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Eighteenmile Creek - Great Lakes Area of Concern Niagara County, NY

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Eighteenmile Creek is one of the 43 designated Areas of Concern (AOC) in the Great Lakes. The mission of the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) is to delist.

The Eighteenmile Creek AOC is located in Niagara County, New York. The creek flows generally north through central Niagara County and discahrges via Olcott Harbor into Lake Ontario, approximately 18 miles east of the mouth of the Niagara River. The AOC includes Olcott Harbor and extends upstream to the farthest point at which backwater conditions exist during Lake Ontario's highest monthly average

lake level. This point is located just downstream of Burt Dam, approximately 2 miles south of Olcott Harbor. Eighteenmile Creek was designated as an AOC becasue of water quality and bottom sediment issues associated with past industrial and municipal discharge practices, the disposal of waste, and the use of pesticides. Over the years, numerous contaminants have been identified in creek sediments which have a detrimental effect to the AOC and Lake Ontario. These contaminants include but are not limited to; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Mercury; Dioxins and Furans; Dieldrin; Mirex; DDT; Lead; and Copper. Sediments contaminated with these substances have contributed to 5 beneficial use impairments (BUIs)

-Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption
-Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations
-Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems
-Degradation of Benthos
-Restrictions on Dredging Activities

The Eighteenmile Creek is now listed under the National Priorities List (NPL) also known as a Federal Superfund Site. The site has been divided into two parts: the Eighteenmile Creek Corridor, which extendeds from the Creek's headwaters at the Barge Canal to Harwood Street to Lake Ontario. The Creek Corridor includes approximately 4,000 feet of the creek, as well as properties located along Mill Street, Water Street, and Clinton Street in the city of Lockport. The northern portion of the main channel of the Creek extends from Harwood Street to the Creek's discharge into Lake Ontario and includes numerous contaminated depositional areas.

10/23/2025

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10/14/2025

The Eighteenmile Creek Clean Sweep was a Success!!
Over 30 Scouts and parents came to do our part to help clean up the area along Eighteenmile Creek and Fisherman's Park.

Almost 400 pounds of garbage was collected by everyone! Thank you for spending your Saturday morning with us.

Here are some of the highlights:

Axe Head Mouth Guard Metal Pipes Boot Strap
Light Bulb Pie Dish Crock Electric Cords
Car Belt Brick Rope E-Cigs
Fishing Pole, Reel, and Hooks
Glass, Glass, Glass, and More Glass

07/07/2025

*If you missed the meeting, a recording will be posted on the website soon.

Interested in the Eighteenmile Creek Area of Concern? This is the area surrounding Eighteenmile Creek from the Burt Dam, north to Lake Ontario.

There is a virtual public meeting Tuesday, July 8th from Noon to 1 to discuss the progress and BUI removal criteria. Please join us, all are welcome. There will be a link for comments on the BUI removal through July 30th.

To listen in and participate please sign up on the website, you will be emailed a link. http://www.eighteenmilerap.com/

**This is not a meeting to discuss the Superfund work or project**

Non-Discrimination Statement "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, s*x, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, s*xual orientation...

10/16/2024

09/10/2024

Please Join us in Cleaning Up Eighteenmile Creek!

07/24/2024

The US EPA Superfund program will be presenting a public update on Thursday, August 1st, 2024 at 6pm in the Newfane Town Hall.

The meeting will focus on their latest proposed plan of Eighteenmile Creek in Operable Unit (or phase) 3. This phase will includes areas near Harwood St. in the City of Lockport and extend downstream approximately 5.3 miles. A copy of the proposed plan can be downloaded from the EPA website-
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206456

A Public Meeting at Newfane Townhall on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 6 PM, will hosted by the EPA to discuss the Eighteen Mile Creek cleanup plan. For more information please go to the Town Notifications page under Latest Public Town Announcements at townofnewfane.com.

10/16/2023

This past Saturday Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District employees and members of Boy Scout Troup 4 cleaned up litter around Fisherman's Park and Eighteenmile Creek - Great Lakes Area of Concern Niagara County, NY!

Eight bags of garbage were collected totaling approximately 150 pounds of garbage! The crew collected some notable items including multiple pairs of socks, 3 pairs of sunglasses, metal saw blades, lots of fishing line, and a couple of metal pipes!

Thank you to Zach Parent, Zach Szatter, and Lucas Schrooten of Boy Scout Troop 4 for coming out. Thanks also goes out to their parents and sisters for helping out!

St. John's Cub Scouts Pack 4 of Lockport

03/22/2023

Eighteenmile Creek is part of that 1%!

10/24/2022

The DEC Urban and Community Forestry Program invites educators to carry on the tradition of the Arbor Day Artwork Contest within their classroom, school, district, or educational program! UCF is grateful to teachers who educate their students about urban and community forestry and applauds students....

10/17/2022

Our 2022 Clean Sweep was a success, we collected 200 lbs. of litter at Fisherman's Park! Thank you to Cub Scout Pack #4 and Boy Scout Pack #4 for coming out to help us!

Many food containers, cans, bottles, plastic bags and cigarette butts were picked up. Over 25 yards of fishing line was also picked up.... that's over 1/4 of a football field! Some different finds were hunks of porcelain, 10' PVC pipe, metal pipes, a tarp, and old saw blades!

Please remember to carry in/carry out when there are no trash bins and if there are trash bins, please use them!
Town of Newfane
St. John's Cub Scouts Pack 4 of Lockport
Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District

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