UConn To Restore Fenton River

UConn plans to help restore the aquatic life in the nearly mile-long stretch of the Fenton River its water pumps left dry from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15. UConn will reimburse the DEP for lost natural resources and staff time spent investigating the fish kill and general river conditions. In addition, the university will re-stock 1,000 full-size brown trout in the Fenton this spring and conduct a study on restocking the area's invertebrates. The university also plans to promote fishing on university-owned portions of the river. Normally the Fenton's flow is comprised of both rainwater on the surface of the ground and groundwater from the water tables. Without enough rain, pumping a river's well fields can turn water tables into a drain on the river where once they were a robust source. Which is what happened earlier this month. [org pub The Daily Campus, Rob Barry]