Public meeting on Asian carp control efforts Feb. 17 in Ypsilanti, Mich.
|
 |
Category: WaterType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Monday, February 8th, 2010
No. 10-OPA011
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 projects and get recommendations on Asian carp control efforts. This will be the 2nd public meeting in the Great Lakes region.
Who: Senior representatives from
- International Joint Commission;
- E.P.A.;
- U.S.F.W.S.;
- 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, Michigan 48197
The meeting also will be accessible via live web stream at:
http://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.
There are currently no comments for this story. Be the first to
add a comment!
Click here to add a comment about this story.
Public Meeting Scheduled in Grand Marais to Discuss Canada Lynx Habitat
The U.S. and Wildlife Service is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at seven p.m. in Grand Marais, to discuss the suggestion to designate critical habitat for the Canada lynx, a federally threatened species. The ...
EPA, GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION AND GEORGIA WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL ASSOCIATION TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS
... Division, and Georgia Water and Pollution Control Association will hold a public meeting on Monday, July 12, 1999 regarding ... Division, and Georgia Water and Pollution Control Association WHAT: Public Meeting Regarding Consumer Confidence Reports WHEN: ...
Agencies accelerate action in response to new test results suggesting Asian carp presence in Calumet Harbor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Chicago) - The multi-agency Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) ... prevent Asian carp from establishing populations in the Great Lakes and strongly supports the efforts of the participating agencies to this ...
Nmfs Holds Public Meetings To Gather Input On International AndDomestic Management Of Atlantic Tuna, Swordfish, And Billfish
... Countrywide Marine Fisheries Service will hold a series of regional public meetings to discuss the latest science and management ... improved management projects with direct input from fishermen." Discussion during the 1st half of the public meetings will ...
Public Meetings Set for July to Discuss Changes in Large Whale Protection
... threats to endangered large whales off the east coast will be up for discussion at 6 public meetings along the eastern seaboard beginning July 7. The projects center on how best to further reduce serious ...
Public Meetings Scheduled Next Week For Wisconsin and Michigan To Gather Public Input On Environmental Impact Statement On Double-Crested Cormorant Management
... contaminant levels. Between 1970 and 1991, in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. and Canada the number of double-crested ... wildlife agencies. For further information about programs and activities of the U.S.F.W.S. in the Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, ...
Environmental Officials will Discuss Ongoing Superfund Cleanup at Public Meeting in Gray, Maine
... on the results of this 1st sampling event, E.P.A. may project further testing. At the public meeting, state and federal environmental officials will be accessible to address questions concerning the upcoming work and ...
EPA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AND BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS BOARD TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS
... Valley Authority and Birmingham Water Works Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 6, 2000 to inform customers about ... Authority, and Stevenson Utilities WHAT: Consumer Confidence Report public education seminar WHEN: Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at 6: ...
Officials Convene to Sign Great Lakes Declaration
... and tribal representatives signed a Great Lakes Declaration and a framework document for the Great Lakes Regional ... by the Great Lakes Commission as their organizational foundation. This strategy will be presented to the members of the Great Lakes Regional ...
ASIAN CARP REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO HOLD FEB. Twelve PUBLIC MEETING IN CHICAGO
... in Chicago on Feb. twelve to discuss projects and get recommendations on Asian carp control efforts. The ... near future elsewhere in the Great Lakes basin. Who: Senior representatives from E.P.A.; U.S.F.W.S.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Coast Guard; ...
