CELINA, Tenn. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is funding a treatment system for fish waste at the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery.
The system will keep waste from flowing into the Obey River. Instead it will be stockpiled and given to local farmers for use as fertilizer.
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Monday that it has awarded a $1.35 million contract for the work to Chicago-based MWH Constructors. The project is being funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars.
The Celina hatchery produces 1.5 million trout a year.