dam removal – Aquarius-Systems

December 2023 Newsletter

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:41:47 +0000

Let the Rivers be Messy

A Message from our Leader: Celebrate the Essence of Water

The Critical Process of Lake Turnover

Let the Rivers be Messy

Dam Removal Eliminates Fish Infection Hot Spots

March 2021 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:54:33 +0000

It’s About Dam Time

A Special Ice Harvesting Memory

Is Vermont’s Renewable Power Clean Enough?

Coming of Age

Small Dams Disrupt Fish

The United States’ Largest Dam Removal Project

Upcoming Conferences:

Wisconsin Lakes Water Week
Virginia Lakes & Watersheds Association
Illinois Lakes Management Association
World Water Day
32nd Indiana Lake Management Society
New York State Federation of Lake Associations
Michigan Lakes & Streams Association

Milwaukee River Revival Shows How Urban Waterways Can Recover

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:20:13 +0000

Each fall, elementary school students gather along the Milwaukee River to release fingerling lake sturgeon—an act that symbolizes just how far the river has come. Once written off as polluted and lifeless, the Milwaukee River now supports more than 30 native fish species and has become a model of urban river recovery.

Decades of environmental regulations, dam removals, and more than $5 billion in water quality and infrastructure improvements—including wastewater treatment upgrades, phosphorus reductions, and the Deep Tunnel system—have transformed the river into a cleaner, healthier, and more economically valuable resource. From cold-water trout streams near its headwaters to paddling, fishing, and wildlife habitat through downtown Milwaukee, the river tells a powerful story of restoration.

Yet challenges remain. Water quality varies across the watershed, development pressures persist, and the ultimate test—whether lake sturgeon can once again reproduce naturally—has yet to be answered.