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New Fish Ladder on batsto river - Hutch00 - 07-08-2004
DEP JOINS FORCES WITH ARMY CORPS TO BUILD PASSAGEWAY FOR MIGRATORY
FISH
(04/79) TRENTON - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell today announced that the
Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work together to
build a fishway to provide spawning access for migratory fish on the
Batsto River, increasing fishing opportunities for New Jersey anglers.
DEP and the Army Corps are funding partners in the construction of a
fish ladder on the Batsto River dam in historic Batsto Village in
Wharton State Forest. Under the agreement, DEP and the Army Corps
will
jointly finance the construction project, with the Army Corps
overseeing
the construction of the passageway. The estimated cost of the project
is
$ 610,000 with DEP contributing $142,000.
To find out more, click on the following link:
http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2004/04_0079.htm
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