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Army Creek Landfill - Army Creek Marsh Restoration
Army Creek Landfill - Army Creek Marsh Restoration
Army Creek is a superfund site in New Castle, Delaware. The 60-acre landfill site was used to dump industrial wastes between 1960 and 1970. Rainwater percolating through the landfill contaminated the groundwater used for drinking by 1970. The restoration plan proposes to restore injured natural resources by increasing the quality and quantity of wetland and upland available for resources within the Army Creek watershed. Restoration of 220 acres will take place at the Superfund Site with the installation of a new water control structure at the mouth of the marsh, removal of invasive species, and protection of the area using conservation easements and the purchase of wetland and upland buffer areas.
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Army Creek Landfill
Restoration
Army Creek proper is a sixty-acre site, the creek is approximately 3.9 mileslong and is a tributary of the Delaware River, there are 225 acres of emergentwetlands adjacent to the creek.
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The tide gate at the mouth of Army Creek on the Delaware side of the river.The tide gate drains flood and rain water out of the creek to prevent flooding.The five circular mechanisms on the gate open and close to control water flow.
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The tide gate from the riverside of Army Creek. The tide gate is a water controlstructure, the culvert is about 15 feet in diameter the flood control mechanismshave approximately 30 openings.
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A close-up view of the tide gate from the Delaware River side shows the flatvalves near low tide. The water is flowing out of Army Creek, the tide gatesare open and debris that plugs the openings can be clearly seen. The restorationwork will target m
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The mud and sand flats of the Delaware River at the entrance to the tide gates.The gate would be at the lower left hand corner of the image.
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Army Creek Pond a freshwater pond about 1 mile upstream from thetide gate/water control structure. A rip rap dam creates the lake, the ArmyCreek Landfill is on the right through the trees.
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A view of Army Creek, in the foreground, and its marsh. Phragmites australis isseen in the front of the image.
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A close-up view of the scrub under-brush common along Army Creek.
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Vegetation in the water and around the creek. The restoration will eradicate theinvasive Phragmites australis and restore the area with a diverse set of nativewetland plants.
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An image of Gambacorta Creek, this creek is less than a mile from Army Creekand also drains into the Delaware River. This image shows the Gambacorta tidegate nearing low tide.
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The Gambacorta side of the tide gate, Gambacorta Creek is a tidal brackishcreek.
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The Delaware River at the outlet of Gambacorta Creek. Most of the land sideis in New Jersey.
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The Army Creek landfill that was capped is in the upper-left hand corner of theimage. The white pipe sticking up in the rear is a vent placed in the groundwhen the landfill was capped. The landfill contained both municipal andindustrial wastes.
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Taken from the landfill looking upstream at Gambacorta.
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Gambacorta Creek, the National Heritage Park, Army Creek is in the backgroundto the right. Gambacorta Creek is on the right and the Delaware River is on theleft.
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Heritage Path, Delaware River in the background
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The path that leads to the tide gate at Army Creek.
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The Route 9 Bridge that crosses Army Creek just upstream from the tide gate.The Army Creek wetlands are on both sides of the road. The road runs North/South, Army Creek runs East West.
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Army Creek upstream to the left, downstream to the right
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Gambacorta Creek, the Gambacorta landfill cap is about mid-photo where theland slopes in the background between the white house and the large structure tothe right of the image.
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