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Article: Asian carp misery spreads to barge operators Army Corps ending payments for tow boat
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2009
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By DAN EGAN
The leaping Asian carp have long been a problem for recreational
boaters plying waters infested by the species, which was
accidentally unleashed two decades ago during government sewage
treatment experiments in Arkansas.
Now the misery has spread to commercial barge operators near
Chicago.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it will end a
subsidy that provides an extra tow boat for barges moving through a
new carp barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Barge operators aren't happy that they'll have to foot the bill
for the extra tow boats, a requirement by the U.S. Coast Guard.
"It's bad news for us, and it's also bad news for the economy of
Chicago," said ...