News Releases

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  September 2, 2010
  ACRCC Waterway Closure notice (357.4 KB)
  ACRCC Waterway Closure Notice
  
  Press release from the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee announcing an October 4-8 waterway closure for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
• June 23, 2010
  PHOTO: Bighead Asian Carp Found in Chicago Area Waterway System
  
• June 23, 2010
  Media teleconference call scheduled for June 23, 2010
  
• June 4, 2010
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases results of Dispersal Barrier Efficacy Study
  
• May 25, 2010
  Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee concludes fish sampling operation
  
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  May 20, 2010
  Asian carp sampling effort officially underway on section of the Little Calumet River (111.59 KB)
  
  CHICAGO, IL - A five-mile section of the Little Calumet River in South Chicago is now closed to all traffic for a period of four to six days as sampling efforts for Asian carp get underway. The closure is necessary for biologists to safely and effectively apply the fish toxicant Rotenone to a more than two-mile stretch of the waterway at T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam as a part of ongoing Asian carp sampling efforts by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC).
• May 17, 2010
  Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee holds press event
  
• May 5, 2010
  Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Announces Three-Month Monitoring and Sampling Plan
  
• April 16, 2010
  Asian Carp sampling operation anticipated near O'Brien Locks in next 4 to 8 weeks
  
• February 8, 2010
  Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee holds public meeting