Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan Program

The Cuyahoga River, located in Northeast Ohio, was recently designated as one of fourteen "American Heritage Rivers" by President Clinton. It is recognized worldwide as "the river that burned" and started the environmental movement in the United States. Since that time significant progress has been made in cleaning up and restoring the river’s function and value, but much more remains to be done. If you or your organization have an interest in the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie, and would like to get involved in an innovative environmental effort, then the Cuyahoga Remedial Action Plan (RAP) might be the program for you. The Cuyahoga RAP is a cooperative effort of citizens, businesses, municipalities, and industry working together with governmental agencies to restore the river’s waters to "fishable and swimmable" condition.

The public-private partnership of the Cuyahoga RAP began in September of 1988. In the first few years of existence, the RAP focused on problem identification and definition. Since then, the Cuyahoga RAP and its stakeholder partners have initiated several programs and projects to address some these issues and problems. Innovative educational programs have been developed to broaden public awareness and involvement. Identification and implementation of remedial measures to further improve the biological and water quality of the region remain to be completed. Many of these programs, projects, and initiatives are discussed through the links below.

If you would like more specific information please contact:

• Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan & Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization
• What's Happening?
• What's Needed?
• RAP Publications and Documents
• Cuyahoga RAP Links
• Comprehensive Cuyahoga RAP Information

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