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Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
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Michigan
JUNE 2010
Corps Rejects Closing
Chicago-Area Waterways to Block Asian Carp
In two reports released on June 4, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rejected
several proposals to close locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent the
migration of Asian carp into Lake Michigan. In the reports, the agency noted
that it currently does not have enough evidence that there is an imminent threat
that a sustainable population of Asian carp could establish itself in Lake
Michigan if the locks are not closed.
APRIL 2010
Supreme Court Dismisses
Michigan Lawsuit to Close Chicago-Area Locks
On April 26, the
U.S. Supreme Court rejected a proposal by Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox
to reopen an 80-year-old case involving water rights as a way to stop the
migration of Asian carp into Lake Michigan. Cox had asked the court to
reconsider the original rules governing the flow of water between the
Mississippi River system and the Great Lakes.
Earlier this year, the Supreme
Court denied two separate requests by Michigan for an order to close two
Chicago-area waterway locks to keep the carp out of the lakes. Legislation that
would order the closure of the locks has been introduced in the House and in the
Senate.
Wisconsin
NOVEMBER 2009
ILTA Submits Comments to Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR) Relating to Rim Seal Gap Allowances for Floating Roof
Tanks
WDNR
inspectors have been instructed to cite facilities for seal gaps on domed
floating roof tanks. This would be inconsistent with existing federal rules
which do not impose a gap limit on internal floating roof tanks (IFR). By
definition a “domed” floating roof tank is an IFR. On November 25, submitted
comments
to WDNR addressing the issue.
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