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Posted: Thursday, 05 November 2009 8:22AM
Asian Carp barrier needs work, no money for it
Regine Schlesinger Reporting
WBBM Newsradio 780
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CHICAGO (WBBM) -- A scientist warns the fish are moving faster than the federal government when it comes to keeping the predatory Asian carp out of Lake Michigan waters.
Last spring, a $9 million electronic barrier was installed in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep the Asian carp from swimming into Lake Michigan and wreaking havoc on the lake's eco-system.
University of Wisconsin biologist Phil Moy, who's working on the barrier project, says the barrier is effective but needs some routine maintenance. "There's no problem with the barrier. It's just scheduled to go for maintenance, just like changing the oil in your car."
The problem: so far no one's come up with the $750,000 needed to do the work.
Professor Moy says the state of Illinois doesn't have the money. He says it should really come from Washington since this is a matter that affects all the states around the Great Lakes. "It is a little bit frustrating to work only at the pace of the federal government rather than the pace that these fish might want."
Moy says maintenance on the barrier should be done every 6 months. It's been 7 months already and so far, there's no money.
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