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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Answer Questions 1-4-2012

gengberg January 4th, 2012

CHICAGO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a conference call on Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. (CST) for interested parties to ask questions on the Cargo Assessment, a Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study interim product, intended to serve as an assessment of cargo traffic on the Chicago Area Waterways.Silver Carp Illinois riverThe data will be used to develop navigation system models and waterway traffic forecasts in order to make the best potential recommendation for aquatic nuisance species (ANS) controls on the waterway and, if necessary, mitigation measures.View the assessment here: http://glmris.anl.gov/documents/docs/GLMRIS_Baseline_Cargo.pdf

Call-in information:

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The purpose of GLMRIS is to determine the range of options and technologies available to prevent ANS transfer via aquatic pathways between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. The final study will consider possible ANS controls to prevent ANS transfer, analyze the impacts each ANS control may have on significant natural resources and the existing and for ecasted uses of the lakes and waterways within the study area and recommend a plan to prevent ANS transfer between the basins. If necessary, the plan will include mitigation measures for impacted waterway uses and significant natural resources.

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