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News Release (PDF) Final Reports (All) Summary Report (PDF) Leaders’ Comments (PDF) Study FAQ (PDF) Asian Carp Risks (PDF) Economic Factors (PDF) Videos (YouTube) Image Gallery Additional Materials Contacts © 2020 Tweet Separating The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins in the Chicago Area Waterway System Introduction The Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative , with support from six funders, embarked on a project in July 2010 to identify engineering options for Chicago’s waterway system that will prevent interbasin movement of aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp. The expedited study, now completed, also examines potential improvements to the waterway’s roles in commercial navigation, recreational boating, flood and stormwater management, and water quality. Read the official news release . Read comments from prominent leaders Read MI Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dave Camp’s statement Read MI Attorney General Bill Schuette’s statement Read MI Rep. Candice Miller’s statement Download the media conference audio ( .wav file ) Download the public briefing audio ( .wav file ) From left: David Ullrich, executive director of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, and Tim Eder, executive director of the Great Lakes Commission, speak at the media conference in Chicago on Jan. 31. Download the media conference audio ( .wav file ) Reports Summary Report 6MB PDF Summary Report, Executive Summary Only 1MB PDF Technical Report (HDR, Inc.) 36MB PDF – LARGE FILE Technical Report Appendices (HDR, Inc.) 103MB PDF – LARGE FILE Image Gallery Below are a selection of graphics featured in the summary report. Click a size (small or large) to view the image. Right click to download the image to your desktop. All images should be credited to the Great Lakes Commission unless otherwise indicated . Study Area and Great Lakes Watershed (page 2) – Small or Large Chicago Waterway Map (page 3) – Small or Large Separation Alternatives (page 5) – Small or Large Historic flow, circa 1900 (page 6) – Small or Large Key Elements of the Separation Alternatives (page 12) – Small or Large Down River Alternative (page 16) – Small or Large Mid-System Alternative (page 17) – Small or Large Conceptual Rendering (page 17) – Small or Large – credit: HDR, Inc. Near Lake Alternative (page 18) – Small or Large Total Costs ($Billions)(Present Value) (page 19) – Small or Large Summary Report Cover – Small or Large Additional Materials Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s statement Michigan Rep. Candice Miller’s statement Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dave Camp’s statement Chicago Waterway Study FAQ (PDF) Asian Carp risks (Great Lakes Fishery Commission) (PDF) Economic factors concerning separation (PDF) Comments from prominent leaders regarding “” (PDF) Media conference presentation slides (PDF) Media conference audio (.wav file) Public briefing audio (.wav file); public briefing advisory (PDF) Contacts Tim Eder , Executive Director, Great Lakes Commission 734-971-9135 or 734-604-7281 (cell); teder@glc.org David Ullrich , Executive Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative 312-201-4516 or 312-480-6501 (cell); david.ullrich@glslcities.org Tim Eder and David Ullrich biographies Great Lakes Commission // Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Quick Links News Release (PDF) Final Reports (All) Summary Report (PDF) Leaders’ Comments (PDF) Study FAQ (PDF) Asian Carp Risks (PDF) Economic Factors (PDF) Videos (YouTube) Image Gallery Additional Materials Contacts View Summary Report Copyright © 2020...