Vicki Blazer of the U.S. Geological Survey leads a field survey of smallmouth bass from the Shenandoah River in Front Royal, Virgnia. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Fisseha Mengistu, a hydrologic technician with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), conducts water quality monitoring in Mattawoman Creek in La Plata, Md., on June 6, 2018. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Conowingo Dam spans the Susquehanna River between Harford County, Md., and Cecil County, top right, on Nov. 9, 2021. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program with aerial support by Southwings)
Staff from the Chesapeake Bay Program, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other partners attend an event to learn about water quality monitoring conducted by USGS at Fishing Creek in Goldsboro, Pa., on Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
David Brower from the U.S. Geological Survey conducts water sampling on a bridge over the Patuxent River near Bowie, Md., on April 2, 2015. "We're trying to get cross sections of the river and combine them," said Brower. "That gives us a picture of the river." Brower took eight samples at various points along the bridge that morning, while the river was under normal, base flow conditions. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Can the contaminated sediment behind Conowingo Dam be dredged? Can a more efficient fish passage way be installed at Conowingo Dam to allow Shad migration upstream? The fish lift at the dam is inefficient in moving adequate numbers of shad and other migrating fish species to additional spawning grounds up the Susquehanna River and the many tributaries.All other dams on the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania must follow with more efficient fish passageways plus enforce better water quality discharges to control medications , chemicals, pesticides, etc in the water effecting all aquatic life, wildlife and human health.
Thank you USGS for all of your work to improve our fisheries here in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed!
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Can the contaminated sediment behind Conowingo Dam be dredged? Can a more efficient fish passage way be installed at Conowingo Dam to allow Shad migration upstream? The fish lift at the dam is inefficient in moving adequate numbers of shad and other migrating fish species to additional spawning grounds up the Susquehanna River and the many tributaries.All other dams on the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania must follow with more efficient fish passageways plus enforce better water quality discharges to control medications , chemicals, pesticides, etc in the water effecting all aquatic life, wildlife and human health.
Thank you USGS for all of your work to improve our fisheries here in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed!
Thank you!
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