GLMRIS – Brandon Road Appendix B - Planning August 2017 US Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island & Chicago Districts (Page Intentionally Left Blank) Table of Contents AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ........................................................ 1 Studies, Reports, and Existing Water Projects within Study Area ................................................... 1 Great Lakes and Connected Tributaries ...........................................................................................................................1 CAW 4 Des Plaines River ........................................................................................................................................................................5 IllinoisS................................................................................................................................................................................................ River .................................................................................................................................................................................6 Kankakee River ...........................................................................................................................................................................7 Affected Environment ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Physical Resources ....................................................................................................................................................................7 Biological Resources .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NONSTRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVE .................................................. 82 CE/ICA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 85 Asian Carp .......................................................................................................................................................... 85 Asian Carp using minimum elicited values for Probability of No Establishment ....................................... 86 Asian Carp using median elicited values for Probability of No Establishment............................................ 88 Asian Carp Using Maximum Elicited Values for Probability of No Establishment ..................................... 90 A. lacustre Using Minimum Elicited Values for Probability of No Establishment ....................................... 92 A. lacustre Using Median Elicited Values for Probability of No Establishment ........................................... 94 A. lacustre Using Maximum Elicited Values for Probability of No Establishment. ..................................... 96 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 98 List of Figures FIGURE B-1 LAND USE SURROUNDING THE GREAT LAKES ......................................................................................... 11 FIGURE B-2 LOCATION OF NATURAL AREAS WITHIN THE GLB ................................................................................... 14 FIGURE B-3 COST AND OUTPUT RESULTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ASIAN CARP (MINIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................................................ 86 FIGURE B-4 INCREMENTAL COST AND OUTPUT OF “BEST BUY” ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ASIAN CARP (MINIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................... 87 FIGURE B-5 COST AND OUTPUT RESULTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ASIAN CARP (MEDIAN ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ................................................................................................................. 88 FIGURE B-6 INCREMENTAL COST AND OUTPUT OF “BEST BUY” ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ASIAN CARP (MEDIAN ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................... 89 FIGURE B-7 COST AND OUTPUT RESULTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ASIAN CARP (MAXIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................................................ 90 FIGURE B-8 INCREMENTAL COST AND OUTPUT OF “BEST BUY” ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ASIAN CARP (MAXIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................... 91 FIGURE B-9 COST AND OUTPUT RESULTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR A. LACUSTRE (MINIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................................................ 92 FIGURE B-10 INCREMENTAL COST AND OUTPUT OF “BEST BUY” ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR A. LACUSTRE (MINIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ............................................................................. 93 FIGURE B-11 COST AND OUTPUT RESULTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR A. LACUSTRE (MEDIAN ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................................................ 94 FIGURE B-12 INCREMENTAL COST AND OUTPUT OF “BEST BUY” ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR A. LACUSTRE (MEDIAN ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................... 95 FIGURE B-13 COST AND OUTPUT RESULTS OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR A. LACUSTRE (MAXIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................................................ 96 FIGURE B-14 INCREMENTAL COST AND OUTPUT OF “BEST BUY” ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR A. LACUSTRE (MAXIMUM ELICITED VALUES FOR PROBABILITY OF NO ESTABLISHMENT) ........................................................................... 97 List of Tables TABLE B-1 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY CONNECTING CHANNELS ................... 9 TABLE B-2 PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE ST. MARYS FALLS CANAL LOCKS ................................................................ 9 TABLE B-3 PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE WELLAND CANAL LOCKS ............................................................................ 10 TABLE B-4 PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER LOCKS ..................................................................... 10 TABLE B- 5 LIST OF STATE PARKS, WILDERNESS AREAS, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS WITHIN THE GLB ... 15 TABLE B-6 MACROINVERTEBRATES COLLECTED FROM THE CALUMET AND CHICAGO RIVER SYSTEMS IN 2005. ....... 22 TABLE B-7 MACROINVERTEBRATES COLLECTED FROM THE LOWER AND UPPER DES PLAINES RIVER BETWEEN 2001 AND 2004 BY THE MWRDGC. ............................................................................................................................ 24 TABLE B-8 MUSSEL SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE DES PLAINES RIVER BY INHS DURING 2009-2011 SURVEYS. ..... 27 TABLE B-9 MACROINVERTEBRATES COLLECTED FROM THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT OTTAWA, ILLINOIS BY THE USGS IN 2004. ................................................................................................................................................................... 28 TABLE B-10 MUSSEL SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE UPPER ILLINOIS TRIBUTARIES BY INHS DURING 2009-2012 SURVEYS. ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 TABLE B-11 MUSSEL SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE MIDDLE ILLINOIS TRIBUTARIES BY INHS DURING 2009-2012 SURVEYS. ............................................................................................................................................................. 30 TABLE B-12 MUSSEL SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE LOWER ILLINOIS TRIBUTARIES BY INHS DURING 2009-2012 SURVEYS. ............................................................................................................................................................. 31 TABLE B-13 MACROINVERTEBRATES COLLECTED FROM THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, ILLINOIS BY THE USGS IN 1999. .................................................................................................................................................... 32 TABLE B-14 MUSSEL SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE KANKAKEE RIVER BY INHS DURING 2010 SURVEYS. .............. 33 TABLE B-15 LIST OF FISH SPECIES CAPTURED BY REACH DURING INTENSIVE SAMPLING EVENTS IN 2015 ................ 37 TABLE B-16 SPECIES OF FISH CAPTURED FROM 2015 FIXED AND RANDOM ELECTROFISHING IN LOCKPORT AND BRANDON ROAD POOLS. ..................................................................................................................................... 40 TABLE B-17 FISH SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE DES PLAINES RIVER (ILLINOIS) BY MWRD IN 2012. .................... 42 TABLE B-18 SPECIES OF FISH CAPTURED FROM 2015 FIXED AND RANDOM ELECTROFISHING IN DRESDEN ISLAND AND MARSEILLE POOLS. ............................................................................................................................................. 43 TABLE B-19 SPECIES OF FISH CAPTURED FROM KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL IN 1999 BY THE USGS.