Dredging Needed Around Washington Island
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By Nick Freimuth | Source: Door County Daily News
In particular, Wisconsin Congressman Steve Kagen looks forward to working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address the adverse economic impact caused by declining water levels in the federal channel on which Washington Island depends. Lake Michigan water levels are declining, and the current channel depths surrounding Washington Island have become nearly impassable.
The people living on this island are now engaged in dredging areas outside the federal channel in order to import all of their food and medical supplies.
Water levels and the Washington Island channel were also discussed at length when Congressman Kagen invited the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment to Green Bay for a field hearing on April 18, 2008.
