Public Meeting – Carp
Contact: (EPA) Phillippa Cannon, 312-353-6218, cannon.phillippa@epa.gov
(EPA) Mick Hans, 312-353-5050, hans.mick@epa.gov
(IJC) Frank Bevacqua, 202-412-1017, bevacquaf@washington.ijc.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 10-OPA011
Public Meeting on Asian Carp control efforts Feb. 17 in Ypsilanti, Mich.
CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2010) – The International Joint Commission, in cooperation with the participating agencies listed below, is hosting a public meeting in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Feb. 17 to discuss plans and get recommendations on Asian carp control efforts. This will be the second public meeting in the Great Lakes region.
Who: Senior representatives from
International Joint Commission;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
U.S. Coast Guard;
Great Lakes states, provinces, municipalities and tribes (invited);
White House Council on Environmental Quality; and
Scientific experts
When: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17
Where: Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
1275 S. Huron
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
The meeting also will be available via live web stream at: http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/live. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person can submit questions on the Web site.
When available, the framework and a transcript of the meeting will be posted on http://www.asiancarp.org/regionalcoordination. Comments on the framework may also be submitted online at the above Web site.
I urge swift and decisive action regarding immediate shutdown of the Chicago River canal that makes direct connection with Lake Michigan. Fisheries and tourism in Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin will be affected permanently if we do not stop the asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan. Can we really afford the catastrophic loss of our joint Lake Michigan fisheries and tourism mecca that it is? Please do not allow this to happen.