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Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern Expanded Study Area Habitat Management Plan Prepared by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program Third Draft Version, November 2013Contents Introduction 5 Executive Summary 5 Purpose of the Plan 5 Review Process 6 Waukegan Harbor ESA Natural History 6 Waukegan Harbor ESA Cultural History 7 Impairments to Habitat Quality 9 Outcomes 11 Management Plan 12 Illinois Beach State Park 12 Waukegan Lakefront North 13 Area of Concern 21 Waukegan Lakefront South 22 North Chicago 25 Transportation Corridor 28 Nearshore Habitat 29 The ESA Overall 32 Summary and Next Steps 34 Bibliography 40  Acronyms AOC Area of Concern BSC Bird Studies Canada BUI Beneficial Use Impairment CBG Chicago Botanic Garden CDF Confined Disposal Facility CW Chicago Wilderness DNAPL Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquid ESA Extended Study Area GLRI Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ICMP Illinois Coastal Management Program IDNR Illinois Department of Natural Resources IEPA Illinois Environmental Protection Agency LaMP Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSSD North Shore Sanitary District OMC Outboard Marine Corporation PAH polyaromatic hydrocarbons PCB polychlorinated biphenyl ppm parts per million RAP Remedial Action Plan TCE trichloroethylene USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service USGS United States Geological Survey WHCAG Waukegan Harbor Citizens’ Advisory Group WMC Waukegan Manufactured Gas and Coke Plant Definitions Allelopathic: a trait whereby an organism releases compounds that suppress the growth of other organisms in the immediate area. Amphibian Indicator Species metric: A measurement developed by Bird Studies Canada to assess the quality of a wetland via the presence of certain amphibians, primarily frogs. Area of Concern (AOC): Defined