{"id":115,"date":"2017-10-11T16:36:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oei2.tealemonade.us\/tributaries"},"modified":"2021-03-28T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T18:53:13","slug":"tributaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oei2.org\/beta\/our-watershed\/tributaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Land use within the watershed varies considerably, from the predominantly forested and agricultural upper reaches of Nine Mile and Onondaga Creeks to the heavily urbanized lower reaches of most all of the tributaries in and around the vicinity of Syracuse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table 1.\u00a0 Waters in the Onondaga Lake Watershed that are currently listed as impaired under the 2012 NYS 303(d) List of Impaired Waters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Waterbody<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Section\/Segment<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Cause\/Pollutant<sup>1<\/sup><\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Source<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year Listed\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga Lake<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern end<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dioxin, mercury, PCBs, other toxins<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contaminated sediment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1998<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern end<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dioxin, mercury, PCBs, other toxins<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contaminated sediment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1998<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern end<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pathogen<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSOs, municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outlet<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissolved oxygen\/oxygen demand<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turbidity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streambank erosion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turbidity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streambank erosion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pathogens, nutrients (phosphorus), ammonia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSOs, municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turbidity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streambank erosion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. pathogens\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. nutrients (phosphorus)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. ammonia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSOs, municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. 2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloody Brook<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire, and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquatic toxicity<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unknown<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire, and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pathogens<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ley Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire, and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. pathogens\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. nutrients (phosphorus)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. ammonia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. cyanide<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSOs, municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. 2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. 2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harbor Brook<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. pathogens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. nutrients (phosphorus)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Ammonia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSOs, municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. 2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. 1998<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine Mile Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower and tribs<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. pathogens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. nutrients (phosphorus)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Municipal, urban runoff<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. 2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\f<em><sup>1<\/sup>Many of the issues of concern are being addressed by the Onondaga Lake remedial efforts.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table 2: \u00a0 Chronology of published benthic and fish macroinvertebrate studies conducted in the tributaries of Onondaga Lake: 1973-2007.\u00a0 Sampling years denoted in bold and underlined indicate published fish studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Water Body\/Tributary:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Sampling Year:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Stream Segment(s):<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Collector(s):<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)*<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC (Smith et al., 2010)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire\u00a0 (plus West Branch)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga Environmental Institute (OEI)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2006<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2004<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2002<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith and Bode (NYSDEC)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>1998<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USGS &amp; NYSDEC (USGS, 1998)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS*<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>1993-1994<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danehy (1998)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1993<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USEPA*<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1991<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and middle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danehy (1994)\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1990<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1989<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper and lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1981<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Simpson, 1982)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemlock Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furnace Brook<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ley Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC (Smith et al., 2010)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower main\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson (2009)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2006<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2004<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main branch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2002<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main branch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main branch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main branch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main branch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1990<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main and South branches<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1989<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main branch<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beartrap Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>2003<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cornell University (2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harbor Brook<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC (Smith et al., 2010)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson (2009)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2006<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2004<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harbor Brook<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2002<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onondaga County (AMP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1993<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USEPA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1989<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower and upper<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 2004)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine Mile Creek<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC (Smith et al., 2010)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson (2009)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYSDEC RIBS (Bode et al., 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