Media Advisory

Date: December 3, 2009

Contact:
Chris McCloud (IDNR)
(217) 299-7128

Stacey Solano (IDNR)
(217) 299-3733

Asian Carp Rapid Response Group video

For the latest information on Asian Carp Rapid Response Team efforts and actions please visit www.asiancarp.org/rapidresponse

LOCKPORT, Ill.- The Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup will provide a video uplink on the ongoing operations on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) near Lockport, Illinois at 3:15 p.m. today.  Satellite coordinates for the uplink are detailed below.

Members of the Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard are involved in the operation on the CSSC.

There is a designated area on site for media during project operations. For information on the rapid response operation anytime visit www.asiancarp.org/rapidresponse

SATELLITE COORDINATES:       

Slug: Asian Carp Rapid Response 2

Date: 12/3/09

Time: 3:15 PM (CT) – 3:30 PM (CT)

Satellite: AMC 15KU

Transponder: 01

Slot: B-9

Downlink Frequency: 11715.5

Downlink Polarization: V

Bandwidth: 9 MHz

Symbol Rate: 3.978729

FEC:  3 / 4

Data Rate: 5.5

For technical assistance please call The Illinois Information Service at 217.785.5499.

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