Governor Rick Snyder today announcing the creation of a new Great Lakes Basin Partnership to block Asian Carp from the Great Lakes. Michigan, Ontario, Ohio and Wisconsin are the founding members of this partnership. Together, these jurisdictions represent more than 90% of Great Lakes surface area. The partnership will offer a combination of solutions to reduce the risk of invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes at the Brandon Road Lock & Dam in Joliet, Illinois. he Army Corps says it could begin construction on a $275,000 000 invasive carp barrier improvement project in 2022.
