Army Corps predicts safe fishing, swimming in Buffalo River in 5 years
By Jeff Gillies on May 23, 2012
An Army Corps of Engineers official says that recent restoration efforts on the Buffalo River could lead to the removal of the stream from a federal list of toxic hot spots around the Great Lakes in three to five years, according to a report from the Buffalo News.
A dredging project to remove contaminated sediment from the river began last year. That project, along with other environmental, recreational and economic revitalization plans have made the river a national success story, according to a group that advocates for the river.
Read more at Buffalo News.
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