Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hamilton_Harbour_Area_of_Concern

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Area of Concern
gptkbp:area	approximately 2,150 hectares
gptkbp:catchmentArea	about 500 square kilometres
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkbp:designation	gptkb:International_Joint_Commission
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	habitat loss water pollution eutrophication
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Great_Lakes_Water_Quality_Agreement gptkb:Canada-Ontario_Agreement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern
gptkbp:identifiedAsAOCIn	1987
gptkbp:industrialHistory	manufacturing shipping steel production
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Ontario gptkb:Hamilton_Harbour
gptkbp:mainPollutants	gptkb:phosphorus PCBs heavy metals PAHs
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:Environment_and_Climate_Change_Canada gptkb:Ontario_Ministry_of_the_Environment,_Conservation_and_Parks
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Burlington gptkb:Hamilton
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Burlington_Canal gptkb:Cootes_Paradise_Marsh gptkb:Royal_Botanical_Gardens
gptkbp:openToPublic	gptkb:Bayfront_Park gptkb:Pier_4_Park gptkb:LaSalle_Park
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Great_Lakes_Areas_of_Concern
gptkbp:receivesWaterFrom	gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkbp:remedialActionPlan	gptkb:Hamilton_Harbour_Remedial_Action_Plan
gptkbp:remedialActionPlanStage	Stage 3 (delisting preparation)
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts	fish and wildlife habitat restoration sediment remediation wastewater treatment upgrades
gptkbp:status	remedial actions ongoing
gptkbp:tributaryOf	gptkb:Red_Hill_Creek gptkb:Spencer_Creek gptkb:Grindstone_Creek
gptkbp:website	https://hamiltonharbour.ca/
gptkbp:wildlife	gptkb:fish birds amphibians
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Great_Lakes_Area_of_Concern
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6