GLIN==> Ozaukee County Awarded $4.7 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Fish Passage in the Milwaukee River Watershed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Andrew Struck
Ozaukee County
Planning and Parks Department
262-238-8275
astruck at co.ozaukee.wi.us<mailto:astruck at co.ozaukee.wi.us>

OZAUKEE COUNTY AWARDED $4.7 MILLION IN RECOVERY ACT FUNDING
Port Washington, WI (July 1, 2009) -

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced yesterday that Ozaukee County has been awarded $4.7 million in Recovery Act funding for its "Fish Passage in the Milwaukee River Watershed" (FPMRW) project. The FPMRW project involves modifying or removing stream obstructions and barriers to link naturally occurring high quality habitats in the Milwaukee River Watershed. The project's goal is to directly connect and allow fish to swim between 119,000 acres and 158 stream miles of the Milwaukee River Watershed, the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern, and Lake Michigan.

NOAA's press release regarding the successful projects can be found at:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090630_restoration.html

NOAA's interactive project map is on:
http://www.noaa.gov/recovery/



Andrew T. Struck
Director
Ozaukee County
Planning and Parks Department
121 West Main Street, P.O. Box 994
Port Washington, WI  53074
Phone: 262-238-8275
Fax: 262-238-8269
Email: astruck at co.ozaukee.wi.us<mailto:astruck at co.ozaukee.wi.us>
Visit us on the web: www.co.ozaukee.wi.us<http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us>


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