Lordship Point Gun Club Site

State TrusteeState of Conneticut
Federal TrusteeDepartment of Commerce
AO Bureau

Also Known As

not available

Incident Type

Chemical

State

Connecticut

Case Status

Restoration

Location

not available

Authority

Contaminants of Concern Include

Affected DOI Resources Include

Migratory Birds, Threatened and Endangered Species, Anadromous Fish

Case Description

The Lordship Point Gun Club (Lordship Point) Site (formerly known as the Remington Gun Club) is a 30-acre parcel located at Stratford Point, on the west side of the mouth of the Housatonic River which discharges into Long Island Sound. Trap and skeet shooting began at the Site in the 1920s. During the operation of the gun club through 1986, an estimated 48 million clay targets and 3 million pounds of lead shot were deposited into the tidal waters of the Housatonic River and Long Island Sound. LThe Lordship Point Gun Club (Lordship Point) Site (formerly known as the Remington Gun Club) is a 30-acre parcel located at Stratford Point, on the west side of the mouth of the Housatonic River which discharges into Long Island Sound. Trap and skeet shooting began at the Site in the 1920s. During the operation of the gun club through 1986, an estimated 48 million clay targets and 3 million pounds of lead shot were deposited into the tidal waters of the Housatonic River and Long Island Sound. Lead was identified as the principal contaminant of concern at this Site. Lead shot was found in the sediment from the intertidal zone and extending into sub-tidal waters. Resource injuries at the Lordship Point Site include impacts to surface waters, sediment, salt marshes, estuarine fishes, shellfish, and other aquatic macro-invertebrates, and migratory waterfowl.ead was identified as the principal contaminant of concern at this Site. Lead shot was found in the sediment from the intertidal zone and extending into sub-tidal waters. Resource injuries at the Lordship Point Site include impacts to surface waters, sediment, salt marshes, estuarine fishes, shellfish, and other aquatic macro-invertebrates, and migratory waterfowl.
 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Restoration

 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Lordship Point Gun Club and Raymark Industries Sites 07/23/2019
 

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Case Contact

New England Ecological Services Field Office

Concord, NH | (603) 223-2541 | http://www.fws.gov/newengland/

Associated Restoration Projects

Case Trustees

AO Bureau
Federal TrusteeDepartment of Commerce
State TrusteeState of Conneticut

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