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This Web site is the online center for public information and involvement in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). Browse this Web site, and subscribe to receive e-mail alerts and GLMRIS newsletters. You can also attend public forums to be hosted by USACE. Forum details such as date, time, and location will be announced on this Web site, to GLMRIS email subscribers, and through social media outlets.

The GLMRIS Team is utilizing Facebook and Twitter as a means of broadcasting ways to stay involved with GLMRIS and with issues associated with aquatic nuisance species. Join the GLMRIS conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

 

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Lockport Lock and Powerhouse
On 16-May-2012, GLMRIS CAWS Project Manager Dave Wethington and members of the GLMRIS Navigation & Economics Team toured the Lockport Lock and P... See More

May 16, 2012

GLMRIS Navigation and Economics Product Delivery Team meeting at the USACE Chicago District, May 5, 2012. The team discussed milestones, the current status of upcoming interim products and challenges and successes. PDTs allow for focus on complex items within the study scope. This PDT is responsible... See More

May 15, 2012

Thank you to everyone who participated in the stakeholder call about the Commericial Fisheries Report, the latest interim product from the GLMRIS team. The report is an economic assessment of commercial fisheries in the U.S. waters of the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River basins. ... See More

May 10, 2012

The Canadian Consul General of Chicago also spoke with GLMRIS Chicago Area Waterway System Project Manager Dave Wethington on how the study team is evaluating the long-term solution to ANS prevention in the Great Lakes.

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May 9, 2012

Don't forget to mark your calendars for this Thursday May 10 at 10 a.m. (CST) for the Commercial Fisheries Report stakeholder call. The team will be ready to answer any questions you have on the economic assessment of commercial fisheries in the U.S. waters of the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi... See More

May 7, 2012

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May 4, 2012

Today the GLMRIS Team released the Commercial Fisheries Report, which is an economic assessment of commercial fisheries in the U.S. waters of the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River basins. This forms the baseline harvest and value against which future conditions will be compared to ... See More

May 1, 2012

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April 30, 2012

USACE Engineer Research and Development Center Engineer Howard Park drives a scale towboat for partners in the aquatic nuisance species fight: USACE St. Paul Commander Col. Michael Price, USACE Rock Island Commander Col. Shawn McGinley, USACE St. Louis Commander Col. Chris Hall and ERDC Commander Co... See More

April 27, 2012

GLMRIS Fact: Did you know that the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 authorized GLMRIS? It also authorized the completion of Aquatic Nuisance Species Electric Dispersal Barrier II, a study on the effectiveness of the barriers and made all of the barriers a single project at 100 percent federal... See More

April 25, 2012

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Past Involvement Opportunities

ANS Control Comment Period

USACE asked interested members of the public to review the list of potential Controls contained in the Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic Nuisance Species of Concern – Chicago Area Waterway System and provide information regarding Controls that may be effective but not included in the paper or comments regarding Controls listed in the paper. Comments were received via electronic submittal through the GLMRIS Web site and mail. The comment period ran from December 21, 2011 through February 17, 2012. USACE reviewed and incorporated public input before finalizing and re-issuing the paper. View these Controls and the updated paper on the ANS Control Page.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the paper and to comment. The GLMRIS Team appreciates your input!

NEPA Public Scoping

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping period was from November 16, 2010 through March 31, 2011. For more information regarding NEPA scoping, see What is NEPA Scoping?

During the scoping period, USACE solicited public comments regarding the scope of GLMRIS. Comments were delivered during 12 USACE-hosted public scoping meetings and received via electronic submittal through the GLMRIS Web site, mail and hand-delivery.

Please refer to the Completed NEPA Public Scoping Meetings and Transcripts page for more information regarding these meetings and to view transcripts of the scoping meetings.

The comments received during the scoping period are available on the View Scoping Comments page. A summary of the NEPA public scoping activities and the comments submitted during the scoping period is available in the NEPA Scoping Summary Report (PDF, 1.4 MB).

For Additional Information

For additional information on aquatic nuisance species and what you can do to prevent their spread, visit the following federal agency websites:

• The National Invasive Species Council
• Meet The Invasive Species Challenge (Microsoft Word, 160 KB)
• US Fish and Wildlife Services
• Protect Your Waters Website
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee
• USACE Chicago District

For location-specific information addressing aquatic nuisance species, visit your state's Department of Natural Resources website.

For further information on GLMRIS, please contact:

Via email: glmris@usace.army.mil