Tittabawassee River Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Overview
On July 27, 2020, a settlement with the Dow Chemical Company to address federal, state, and tribal claims for natural resource damages in the Tittabawassee River System was finalized. The settlement is for an estimated $77 million in projects and funding that will restore fish, wildlife, and habitats injured following releases of hazardous substances in past decades from Dow’s manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. Under the settlement, Dow will implement or fund a number of restoration projects identified in Midland, Bay, Saginaw, and nearby counties. The natural resource Trustees evaluated a range of restoration actions and alternatives which would provide benefits to natural resources to compensate the public for losses to natural resources injured by releases from Dow's Midland plant and published the Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Tittabawassee River System.
BaySail Project
Under settlement provisions specific to Dow and the State of Michigan, Dow will provide land and partial funding for a docking facility and education center for BaySail near the mouth of the Saginaw River. This project is immediately adjacent to the Bay City Ecological Restoration Project and near the Rear Range Lighthouse Renovation and the Saginaw River Mouth Boating Access Site.
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