ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For nearly 40 years the Rochester Embayment has been listed as an Area of Concern (AOC) by the EPA due to pollution and contamination from industrial, urban, and ...

It will be a few years before the Buffalo River is delisted as an Area of Concern, but progress is being made, with plans for studies on the remaining BUI in 2025.

The U.S. EPA established the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern, which includes three Lake Erie beaches in Cleveland, a stretch of the Cuyahoga River and neighboring watersheds.