Project Titles:

• Energy Efficiency T-8 Lights (FFS #R3PE)
• Replace Self Contained Freezer (FFS #R3PD)
• Filtration Building Rehabilitate Traveling Screen (FFS #R3PG)

State: Michigan

Project Description: In March of 2011 the Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery (NFH) in Brimley, Michigan completed their third and final American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 project. The Hatchery received approximately $340,000 for these projects that resulted in energy-efficiency improvements and a filtration building rehabilitation project.

Projects included installing energy efficient T-8 Lights at the hatchery, replacement of the fish food freezer with an energy efficient model, and rehabilitation of the travelling screen at the filtration building.

Pendills Creek NFH, founded in 1951, rears lake trout as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Program. The hatchery complex produces more than 6 million eggs annually and more than 900,000 yearling and 200,000 fall fingerling lake trout for stocking into Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Recovery Act funding will support a variety of projects, including the installation of a new lighting system, which will create a safer working environment for hatchery staff and increase energy efficiency at the hatchery.

For additional information about Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery, visit the Pendills-Sullivan Creek NFH website.

News Release: Secretary Salazar Announces $45,500 for Energy-Efficiency Projects at Pendills Creek NFH

Photos:

Before Photo: The original lighting at Pendills Creek NFH – replaced with energy efficient lighting through the Recovery Act

Originally posted 08/10/2009
Updated 10/02/2009
Updated 06/17/2010
Page Completed 11/02/2011