It brought diverse resources and expertise together to develop and carry out plans for a comprehensive cleanup of the river. A unique public/private/non-profit partnership formed in response, known as the Buffalo River Restoration Partnership. These included poor water quality, degraded fish and wildlife habitat, and sediment contaminated with PCBs, PAHs, lead, and mercury.
Prior to the cleanup, the river faced many environmental challenges. The transformation has helped the river become a beneficial environmental, economic, and community resource. The river bottom's habitat also got a boost with the installation of clean sand, plants, and fish structure. Loading vegetation for planting to restore the river bottom.īuffalo residents and tourists now have a cleaner, deeper river to enjoy! Approximately one million cubic yards of contaminated sediment, enough to fill a football field 40 stories high, were dredged from the river.
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