This project will support the jsrip through:common carp fish research, monitoring, and control on utah lakeevaluating and implementing a strategy in an effort to control the population of northern…

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $959,925.80 to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program (CFDA 15.517) on July 1, 2025, for the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program (JSRIP). The project, extending through September 30, 2029, delivers comprehensive endangered species recovery and habitat restoration services in Utah Lake and associated waterways. Key products and services include research, monitoring, and removal of common carp from Utah Lake using approved methods such as seines, trawls, and traps; development and implementation of a northern pike population control strategy; habitat restoration activities for the June sucker in Utah Lake; fish passage improvements through removal or reconstruction of diversion dams in Hobble Creek; investigation of alternative water supplies to supplement the Provo River and Utah Lake; development of a June sucker population monitoring plan; and continuation of captive rearing and augmentation programs for the endangered June sucker species.

These activities are designed to support endangered species recovery objectives while managing aquatic invasive species and improving fish habitat associated with Bureau of Reclamation water systems. All common carp removal activities require certification from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, ensuring compliance with state oversight and approved removal techniques. The project also emphasizes stakeholder engagement through expanded outreach and education efforts to involve partners in the recovery initiative.

This project will support the jsrip through:common carp fish research, monitoring, and control on utah lakeevaluating and implementing a strategy in an effort to control the population of northern pike in utah lakeutah lake june sucker habitat restorationcontinuing the effort to remove or rebuild diversion dams in hobble creekinvestigating alternative water supplies to replace temporary waterdeveloping a june sucker monitoring planincreasing outreach efforts to include partners and education effortscontinuing captive rearing and augmentation efforts to aid in the recovery of the endangered june sucker. The goals of this project are to remove and dispose of common carp from utah lake, reduce northern pike predation of june sucker, improve the fish passage in hobble creek, improve the june sucker habitats in utah lake, replace the temporary water to provide additional water to the provo river and utah lake, better monitor june sucker populations, improve outreach efforts, and continue captive rearing and augmentation. The carp removal activities to be funded through this action include the following methods: seines (beach seines, purse seines, or other nets hauled through the water) trawls traps (hoop nets, fyke nets, pond nets) the list is not meant to be inclusive and the development of other methods of removal is possible. Those conducting the removal will be required to obtain a certificate of registration from the utah division of wildlife resources. This process requires approval of the proposed removal techniques.