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Updated: 7:05 PM Jun 21, 2009
Many Fish Dead in Rock River Near Dixon
A strange situation out north of Dixon - the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is warning the public of a fish kill. Posted: 7:04 PM Jun 21, 2009 |
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A strange situation out north of Dixon - the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is warning the public of a fish kill. Fish are turning up dead in the Rock River between Grand Detour, north of Dixon and the lower dam in Sterling. One Dixon viewer called to tell us the smell is overwhelming. She says she and three other people cleaned out 1,000 fish alone. The Department of Natural Resources does not know why the fish are dying, but they're warning is not to eat fish from that section of the river until the cause is determined.
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Posted by: r
Location: dixon
on Jun 27, 2009 at 09:41 AM
This fish kill shows that a bloated bureacracy which is supposed to be protecting our environment and our citizens is incompetent. Samples taken days after the accident, rather than hours. Rivers left open with people recreating, after massive reports were received. Heads should be rolling in IEPA and DNR. Close our parks, heck no, how about laying off the numbskulls who failed to do their job and protect the public. If this had been a terrorist attack we could be looking at 1000s of dead people before these people had a clue. No fish are being caught. We had the midwest's richest fishery, and it is a desert now, and these fools are asking for a tax increase because of a 9 billion deficit, and nobody protects the public. shameful, disgraceful, people in DNR who received these reports and failed to take timely samples should find other work. We want answers who failed to do what they were suppose to do.......identify, warn, protect....not fall asleep on the job!
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Posted by: John
Location: Dixon
on Jun 23, 2009 at 08:35 PM
Who ever is responsible needs to pay! This is the worst thing Ive seen. What ever it was ruined my family summers for many years! I want to know who, and what did this! There won't be any fish left! Ive went down to see how bad it was, and it's bad. I think every thing is DEAD! Even the water fowl are acting odd! I really feel bad for the people that own bait shops cause they will be going out of business before long.
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Posted by: kenny
Location: rockford
on Jun 23, 2009 at 03:05 PM
its a big cover up the fish kill started in rockford from the train crash the thing that i was wondering is these people ganna clean up the rivers and restock the river with new fish. what about the wildlife eatin these fish .
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