Current settling basins at Jordan River NFH. - FWS photo

Cleaning effluent from the Jordan River NFH currently passes through an off-line settling basin system before it reaches the Jordan River.  The purpose of the off-line settling basin system is to slow down the flow of waste-laden water so that solid particles can settle out and be retained, rather than pass through to the river. 

This system has been in place since the mid-1970s.  An aquaculture consulting group called FishPro was contracted by the Service to propose improvements to the Great Lakes Lake Trout Rehabilitation Program facilities.  The report they produced includes a basic design for improvements to the hatchery's settling basin system.

Craig Swedenborg, Regional Office Engineering Division, visited the hatchery, December 19, to discuss the upcoming rehabilitation work to be done on the effluent treatment system.  He toured the proposed construction site and received input from staff regarding additional features we would like incorporated into the design.