Entergy: A Friend to Arkansas Fish
Entergy has certain responsibilities that go along with controlling the waters
of Lakes Hamilton and Catherine, but the hydro operations group has typically
gone well above and beyond what's required. Working with the Arkansas Game &
Fish Commission's fish habitat programs is one of several ways Entergy serves
as a good steward of Arkansas' natural resources. Entergy is doing the
following, among several other actions, to help stock fish into the State’s
lakes and rivers: as
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We donated the land for the Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery on Lake Hamilton
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We coordinate the release of water below Carpenter Dam to facilitate the
AGFC's fish population monitoring activities
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We control water levels in both lakes to facilitate fish reproduction during
the spring spawning period.
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We commit to a continuous flow of water from Remmel Dam to improve the fish
habitat in the Ouachita River
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We limit lake bottom dredging to protect fish spawning habitat
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We require new construction facilities in areas identified as Fish Spawning
and Nursery habitat areas to be of a fixed construction rather than a floating
one to provide additional fish habitat areas
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We only allow bio-engineering or rip rap for bank stabilization in areas
identified as Fish Spawning and Nursery habitat as opposed to seawalls
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We require rip rap to be placed at the base of all new seawall construction to
increase fish habitat areas
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