• In 2005-2007, Ozaukee County completed an inventory of fish passage barriers in the Milwaukee River Watershed, documenting over 150 impediments on 11 project streams.
• On June 9, 2009, the County was awarded a $4.7 Million Grant from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) to remove documented barriers on the Milwaukee River and 9 tributaries. Project areas include:

Milwaukee River Main Stem

• Mequon-Thiensville Dam
• Bridge Street Dam
• Lime Kiln Dam

9 Tributaries Streams

• Fredonia Creek
• Riveredge Creek
• Hawthorne Drive Creek
• Mole Creek
• Pigeon Creek
• Trinity Creek
• Lac Du Cours Creek
• Ulao Creek
• Riverside Drive Creek

• Ozaukee County was one of 50 in the nation, 1 of 3 projects in the Great Lakes Basin, and the only one in Wisconsin to receive ARRA funding through NOAA.