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Agency: Natural Resources
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Trout farm case settled
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April 23, 2004
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials today announced the recent conclusion of negotiations with operators of an Antrim County trout farm.
Owners of the Green River Trout Farm in Chestonia Township agreed to a series of structural modifications to their facility that will better protect the Green River, a tributary of the Jordan River.
“We are very pleased to announce this settlement,” said DNR Resource Deputy George Burgoyne. “By this agreement, the operators of this hatchery have signaled their strong commitment to ensuring the future health of the Green and Jordan rivers. The hatchery can be operated effectively in a way that does not negatively impact the environment, so everyone wins.”
Owners of the Green River Trout Farm agreed to the following:
• Restore the 25-foot natural vegetation buffer along the Green River
• Fill and restore the pond closest to the Green River
• Remove from production and fill raceways 7 and 10
• Install double screens at the intake and outlet of the facility
• Comply with the Jordan River Natural River Plan and Rules for future development within the Natural River District
• Allow the DNR, working in partnership with the owners of the Green River Trout Farm and others, to remove the existing trout farm dam and restore the Green River to a more natural, free-flowing condition.
The agreement allows the Green River Trout Farm to operate in a manner that offers greater resource protection for the Green River than currently exists and creates an option for the Department of Natural Resources to improve the currently impounded section of the Green River to a more natural condition.
Agency: Natural Resources
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Trout farm case settled
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April 23, 2004
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials today announced the recent conclusion of negotiations with operators of an Antrim County trout farm.
Owners of the Green River Trout Farm in Chestonia Township agreed to a series of structural modifications to their facility that will better protect the Green River, a tributary of the Jordan River.
“We are very pleased to announce this settlement,” said DNR Resource Deputy George Burgoyne. “By this agreement, the operators of this hatchery have signaled their strong commitment to ensuring the future health of the Green and Jordan rivers. The hatchery can be operated effectively in a way that does not negatively impact the environment, so everyone wins.”
Owners of the Green River Trout Farm agreed to the following:
• Restore the 25-foot natural vegetation buffer along the Green River
• Fill and restore the pond closest to the Green River
• Remove from production and fill raceways 7 and 10
• Install double screens at the intake and outlet of the facility
• Comply with the Jordan River Natural River Plan and Rules for future development within the Natural River District
• Allow the DNR, working in partnership with the owners of the Green River Trout Farm and others, to remove the existing trout farm dam and restore the Green River to a more natural, free-flowing condition.
The agreement allows the Green River Trout Farm to operate in a manner that offers greater resource protection for the Green River than currently exists and creates an option for the Department of Natural Resources to improve the currently impounded section of the Green River to a more natural condition.
