Restoring the Rochester Embayment Area of Concern
The Rochester Embayment is a broad bay on the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River. The Rochester Embayment AOC is defined as the approximately 35 square mile portion of Lake Ontario between Nine Mile Point in the Town of Webster (Monroe County, Lake Ontario Central Basin) and Bogus Point in the Town of Parma (Monroe County, Lake Ontario West Basin). The AOC also includes the approximately six-mile reach of the Genesee River, from the Lower Falls to the mouth, that is influenced by water levels in Lake Ontario. The remedial action plan (RAP) for the Rochester Embayment AOC is coordinated by the Monroe County Department of Public Health.
Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) and Removal Reports
- Rochester AOC Added Costs to Agriculture and Industry BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Restrictions on Dredging BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Fish Tumors and Deformities BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Tainting of Fish and Wildlife Flavor BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Drinking Water Restrictions BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Eutrophication and Undesirable Algae BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Degradation of Benthos BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Degradation of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Beach Closings BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Degradation of Aesthetics BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Bird or Animal Deformities BUI Removal Report (PDF)
- Rochester AOC Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat BUI Removal Report (PDF)
All Areas of Concern have a Remedial Action Plan that identifies specific problems and outlines the work needed to restore, or delist, the AOC. The Monroe County Department of Health takes the lead in developing and implementing the Rochester Embayment AOC Remedial Action Plan.
