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Residents raise alarms about reservoir dredging, say turtles and fish are dying; administration says relocation and monitoring underway
Summary
At a public comment session residents reported dead turtles and fish around the Clark Reservoir and urged township involvement. Business Administrator Jim Ulrich said the county project is being monitored by the DEP and county officials and that 4,126 fish were relocated to nearby ponds and rivers during the dredging operation.
Residents at the April 6 council meeting raised concerns about dredging work at the Clark Reservoir and reported dead aquatic animals and degraded site conditions.
Delia Collins, a Clark resident, told the council that social media reports and local observations show "turtles dying, fish dying" and she urged the township to be more active in monitoring and responding to the situation.…
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