ANOKA 2014 STATE BONDING/CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUNDING REQUEST Improving Dam as a Barrier to Asian Carp populations by dominating native fish species for food and habitat. habitat. and food native fish dominatingspecies for by populations past several several past Asian as Illinois populations, have already in they Asian established, Once Lacs Mille 100% are which effective. of Dam, neither Lock Dam and 1 No. Mississippi at barrier includingbubble/sound a Asian carppotential stop River to associated associated establish a foothold in ’s in Minnesota’s establish lakes, and rivers foothold a Sport indicate they and established Recent have in Illinois populations Iowa. and assets of the Minnesota fishing industry investment in Rum the River Dam would help protect one the of defining carp. Asian as to serve to barrier redundant has a in Anoka potential Dam Coon to Similar River. Rum the Mississippi by River rivers throughout throughout rivers Minnesotavoters wouldbe concerned ifAsian the carp got into lakes and the Asian carp from entering this important fishery. entering this important from the Asian carp recentA • • • • • • • • • Asian Lacs carpLake Minnesota in Mille from reaching strongThere foris immediatesupport citizen action to stop expressed expressed following The • barrier Upper Rum River Conservation District (SWCD) Conservation District Management Organization (WMO) Organization Management Rum River Watershed Lower Isanti SWCD Anoka City of Andover of City Benton Mille Mille Sherburne Sherburne SWCD Morrison Anoka Conservation District Conservation Anoka discovery of an Asian carp at Lock and Dam 5 (110 miles from St. Paul) Paul) St. 5 (110 miles Dam from and Lock at Asian carp an of discovery carp have been making their way up the Mississippi the Mississippi up their way have been making carp River system the over fishing in the State of Minnesota is Minnesota $2.8 a fishing of in the State billion If industry. to Asian carp: Asian to Lacs SWCD Lacs SWCD poll fundedpollMcKnight bythe Soil Water & Lake, one one Lake, full support for this project to improve the Rum River Dam as as a Rum River Dam improve theto this projectfor full support recreational and commercial activities commercial and recreational decades. They are invasive are decades. They cause serious and to damage SWCD are moving into Minnesota via via moving into Minnesota are the . coalition partners withinpartners coalition

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ANOKA 2014 STATE BONDING/CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUNDING REQUEST Improving Rum River Dam as a Barrier to Asian Carp • which in Anoka, the Rum River Dam of upstream The the Mississippi on Dam River. River Rum the of six miles downstream approximately located is Dam Rapids Coon River. Mississippi the with confluence Rum River’s the of upstream mile half The River Rum entire redundant barrier for the a provide can Dam River Rum • • • • • • • higher river flows during effectiveness barrier improve to modifications the of design construction and needs funding for The Rum River Dam in $5 million requests Anoka investment funding redundant barrier toAsian 1,600 . Lacs Mille Over 1,780 miles of of miles 1,780 jumping fish. jumping Modify longer periods of the year. of longer periods for pool summer maintain to plan operating Alter gatecontrol. pool with crest adjustable control pool flashboard Replace gate. flood discharge gate withflood top Replace goal is to protect the watershed watershed the protect is goal to located is Anoka in Dam River Rum includes: 200 smaller smaller 200 square square watershedmiles of spillway to block block to spillway bottom discharge discharge bottom Phone: Phone:

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