GLIN==> Corps of Engineers releases report on non-cargo lock traffic as an interim product of GLMRIS

Contact: Sarah Gross 312-846-5334

Sarah.d.gross at usace.army.mil

 

 

For Immediate Release: September 28, 2011    

 

 

 

Corps of Engineers releases report on non-cargo lock traffic as an interim
product of GLMRIS

 

CHICAGO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today, released the Baseline
Assessment of Non-Cargo Chicago Area Waterways System (CAWS) Traffic, an
interim product of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study
(GLMRIS). The report is available on the GLMRIS Web site at
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This document serves as a baseline assessment of lock traffic by commercial
passenger, recreation, and governmental vessels that includes an appraisal of
historical traffic through the locks and a description of the lock
operations. The assessment only includes non-cargo-related traffic, because
cargo-related traffic will be identified through a separate report. This
effort serves as a basis from which to compare potential impacts to waterway
uses in the consideration of alternative aquatic nuisance species (ANS)
controls.

 

Additional information and analysis will be included in a subsequent report
entitled "Economic Evaluation of Non-Cargo CAWS Traffic," which is expected
for release in winter 2012. 

 

The Baseline Assessment of Non-Cargo CAWS Traffic is the third GLMRIS interim
product released this year by the Corps. In July, the Corps released the
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) White Paper, which catalogues potential
non-native species within the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins and
identifies high-risk species. The second product, the NEPA Scoping Summary
Report, released by the Corps earlier this month, documents the methods and
procedures followed during NEPA Scoping process, as well as summarizes the
public comments received.

 

During the GLMRIS process, the team will continue to compile and produce
intermediate products, as appropr iate. As with most complex studies, it is
expected that many of the reports will be generated from the data-gathering
phase. The Corps will ensure all interim products be made available to the
public as they are completed.

 

The Baseline Assessment of Non-Cargo CAWS Traffic Report is available in PDF
format at: http://glmris.anl.gov/documents/docs/GLMRIS_Baseline_NonCargo.pdf
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