Army Corps Plan for Invasive Species Protection
Final Brandon Road Report - Public Comment Period

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: https://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental-Protection-and-Restoration/GLMRIS-BrandonRoad/

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers final GLMRIS-Brandon Road Recommended Plan is available for review by the public. The purpose of the plan is to prevent the transfer of Asian carp and other Aquatic Nuisance Species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watersheds. Find the report here.

The recommended plan includes an array of different deterrent methods, including:

• an acoustic fish deterrent,
• an additional electric dispersal barrier,
• an engineered channel,
• a flushing lock,
• lock closure, and
• an air bubble curtain.
  

The cost of this multi-pronged approach is $778 million (almost triple the initial estimate).  The estimated likelihood of Asian carp establishment in the Great Lakes after implementation is 10-17%.  Depending on the timing of Congressional authorization, construction will be completed by 2025 at the earliest.

Individuals may submit comments to the Army Corps of Engineers  by February 22, 2019.  Email the USACE at GLMRIS-BR@usace.army.mil, or mail to: 
     U.S. Army Engineers Rock Island District 
     Attn: GLMRIS-BR Project Manager 
     P.O. Box 2004 
     Rock Island, IL, 61204-2004.

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100 Meetings for 100 Years

​2018 Palleon Leadership in Advocacy Winner

The League of Women Voters will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2020!  LWVLMR and our member Leagues have presented, participated in, or organized over 100 public education meetings on water-related topics to commemorate this milestone. We have committed to keep on going!

Contact us for more information or for help in finding a speaker.

Local Leagues, please help us meet this goal by sending in a brief report on your meetings:

Report Here

Suzanne Dixon (right) was presented with the award by board members Marjorie Palleon and Krista Grimm at the Annual meeting in Chicago on June 27, 2018. Suzanne is a long-time board member of the LWV Lake Michigan Region, and a member of the LWV of the Holland, MI Area.

Watershed Research Project

League volunteers researched four Lake Michigan watersheds in Wisconsin to update facts sheets that were previously published by the U.S. EPA.

The fact sheets, available on our Watershed Education page, are available for public education and outreach.

Map of the Lower Fox River watershed in Wisconsin