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Reversing the Chicago River Revisited as Asian Carp Worries Grow
July 07, 2010 -- An unthinkably difficult and costly idea has been getting a lot of consideration lately, especially after a live Asian carp was found recently just outside Lake Michigan, miles past the electric barriers that were supposed to stop the voracious fish at Lockport.
Should Chicago waterways be separated from their connection to the Mississippi River, effectively reversing the Chicago River again to block invasive species? Read the full story to get the details.
"Serious people are talking about this seriously for the first time," says Josh Ellis, the Chicago-based Metropolitan Planning Council's water policy expert.
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., last week introduced legislation requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an 18-month study of how to sever the Chicago-area connections between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan.
But that's not fast enough for the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Cities Initiative, two non-profit groups that are trying to line up $1 million to $2 million in foundation grants for a crash study."
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awareness campaign and is sponsored by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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