Re: Raritan river 4/28/14:
Yesterday, the Island Farm Weir Fish Ladder was dewatered.
The chambers (25 lb. carp in one, a 4lb. smallie in another) were cleared of larger debris. A Vac truck then vacuumed the silt out of all chambers & the attraction water out flow.
With all of this current rain the ladder will remain shut. It will be reopened when the river drops back down.
A USF&WS Fish Passage Engineer was on site. He will report back with recommendations to reduce silt / debris loading.
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