Improvement Company
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News Release Issued: |
Wisconsin Valley
Improvement Company
2301 North Third Street Wausau, WI 54403 For more information contact Ben Niffenegger, Manager of Environmental Affairs Phone: 715.848.2976, ext. 304 Email:ben@wvic.com |
EAU PLEINE
RESERVOIR AERATOR STARTING
UNSAFE
ICE AND OPEN WATER WARNING ISSUED
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) personnel and Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company (WVIC) will
begin operation of the aerator system in the Eau Pleine Reservoir on Wednesday,
February 24, 2021, according to WVIC, Wausau.
The Eau Pleine is a 7,000-acre storage reservoir located in southwest
Marathon County. The aerator is located
in a narrow stretch of the reservoir adjacent to the Big Eau Pleine County
Park.
With the start of the aerator comes
public notice to fishermen, snowmobilers and others traveling on the ice that
aerator operation creates unsafe ice conditions and open water. DNR personnel have installed rope barriers
set off with flags and reflective signs across the entrances to the area to
warn of the danger. Warning signs have also been posted at the boat landings.
Aerator helps maintain oxygen levels
The aerator is put into operation to
help maintain adequate oxygen levels in the water for the fishery. The start of aerator operation is timed to
take advantage of favorable dissolved oxygen (DO) levels and to help maintain
them, particularly in the aerator area.
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