Archive for September, 2010
Vessel traffic restrictions scheduled on Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal during October, November
In: News
17 Sep 2010Periodic restrictions facilitate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ construction project There will be temporary waterway restrictions for vessel traffic on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Oct. 4-11, with the possible need for additional temporary restrictions Oct. 13-15. These vessel traffic restriction are necessary to facilitate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ work on electrical Barrier [...]
RCC Briefs Great Lakes States Today in Washington, D.C.
In: News
15 Sep 2010WASHINGTON - Today members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee are briefing Great Lakes states about their progress in stopping the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. As awareness of the threat of Asian carp entering and potentially establishing in the Great Lakes grew, so too did the need for increased coordination of [...]
Obama Administration Officials Meet with Great Lakes Governors
In: News
15 Sep 2010WASHINGTON – Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), John Goss, the recently appointed Asian Carp Director at CEQ, and other Obama Administration officials hosted Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and other Great Lakes state representatives at the White House today to discuss progress in implementing [...]
Fixed Site Sampling Schedule for Week of September 13, 2010
In: News
13 Sep 2010Fixed Site Sampling Upstream of the Electric Dispersal Barrier Site 1: Lake Calumet Site 2: Little Calumet River Site 3: Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) near Western Ave. and South Branch Chicago River Site 4: North Branch Chicago River, North Shore Channel Site 5: North Shore Channel Tuesday, September 14 Two commercial fishing/IDNR crews [...]
WASHINGTON – Continuing the Obama Administration’s proactive response to the threat that Asian carp poses to the Great Lakes, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today announced the appointment of John Goss as the Asian Carp Director. In his role, John will serve as the principal advisor to CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley on Asian carp [...]