Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Removal of Tiber Reservoir from List of Identified Bodies of Water Suspected for AIS
Feb 28, 2022 1:26 PM
On March 21, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (department) will hold a telephonic public hearing via the ZOOM meeting platform to consider the proposed amendment and repeal of the above-stated rules. There will be no in-person hearing.
Interested parties may access the remote conferencing in the following way:
Dial by telephone: 12133388477
Meeting ID: 849 6840 8715
Passcode: 401343
In 2017, the detection of invasive mussel larvae resulted in adopting quarantine requirements for invasive mussels for Canyon Ferry and Tiber Reservoirs in ARM 12.5.707. Following regional guidelines for invasive mussel detection, intensive early detection monitoring was conducted over the past five years. In 2020, following three years of no invasive mussel detection, regional guidelines allowed for the removal of the mandatory exit inspection requirements for Canyon Ferry Reservoir. Testing of Tiber Reservoir has resulted in no invasive mussel detections for five years, and the department is proposing the mandatory exit inspection requirements for Tiber Reservoir be removed. Since there are currently no bodies of water confirmed or suspected for aquatic invasive mussels, the department is proposing ARM 12.5.707 be repealed.
The statewide quarantine measures to prevent the spread of invasive species outlined in ARM 12.5.706 will remain in place. However, ARM 12.5.706 will need to be amended to strike the language, "known existence of aquatic invasive mussels," due to the delisting of Canyon Ferry and Tiber Reservoirs.
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Public Comment Opportunity
Deadline: Comments must be received no later than March 25, 2022
Mail comments to:
Tom Woolf
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
P.O. Box 200701
Helena, Montana, 59620-0701
Or email: Thomas.Woolf@mt.gov