RSSDam News: 7 – 11 October, 2012
“Dam news” is a round-up of news and events related to dams and dam removal, brought to you by the Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (CDRI), a project administered by the Water Resources Collections and Archives. Visit CDRI for more on dams and dam removal.
Michigan Announces Plan to Bolster State’s Dam Safety
HydroWorld – Oct 11, 2012
Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources has announced a new Dam Management Grant Program to address the state’s failing dam infrastructure. The grant will provide US$2.35 million in the 2013 fiscal year to fund dam removal and maintenance, as per a 2011 address by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.
Tribe Objects to Chemical Tests on Klamath River
Two Rivers Tribune – Oct 11, 2012
Tribes with territory along the Klamath River are not happy about a Sept. 6, 2012, PacifiCorp test of the algaecide GreenClean on water in the Copco Reservoir during the traditional world renewal ceremonies. Regina Chichizola, the communication coordinator for the Hoopa Valley Tribe, said that the tribe was not notified about the test.
Bishopville Dam Repairs in Final Stage
Delmarva Now – Oct 11, 2012
BISHOPVILLE — Long-awaited repairs to the Bishopville Dam are going to start soon, giving spawning saltwater fish a better opportunity to swim upstream into fresh water, and making the St. Martin River a cleaner waterway.
Beaver Lake Dam Removal to Begin this Month
The Union Leader – Oct 10, 2012
DERRY — Work on the removal of the Beaver Lake Dam could begin as early as next week. Whereas proposals to have the town take control of the Adams Pond Dam has garnered some disagreement among citizens, the plan to do away with the Beaver Lake Dam has been a much more low-key affair.
Investigation into Boardman River Dam Failure Continues
Legal Examiner – Oct 10, 2012
I’ve caught some big trout in that section of the Boardman River below Brown Bridge Dam. It was a beautiful place to wet a line knowing that you were fishing some of the same water that Len Halladay and Charles Adams once prowled. These fly fishing legends would be appalled at what has happened to their beloved Boardman River.
Letters: Wrong Route for Dam-Removal Trucks
Monterey County Herald – Oct 10, 2012
Cachagua Valley residents object to the plan by Cal Am, the Coastal Conservancy and the gated community of Sleepy Hollow to use Cachagua and Tassajara roads as the Cal Am construction truck route to the San Clemente Dam/Carmel Dam removal sites.
About Dam Time
Columbus Monthly – Oct 9, 2012
The Fifth Avenue dam met the wrecking ball this summer. Its Downtown sister at Main Street will be next in 2014. The April announcement of the $35.5 million project led by nonprofit Columbus Downtown Development Corp (CDDC) is supposed to beautify the area with 33 new acres of green space, but the dam removal has some critics. Both sides agree it’s a city-changing plan, but part ways on the outcome.
Fishing & Outdoors: Removal of dam has transformed Des Plaines River
Chicago Sun-Times – Oct 9, 2012
Honors went to Dale Penkava. The 78-year-old from North Riverside carried and released the first of 126 broodstock smallmouth bass, tagged with No. 367 by streams biologists Steve Pescitelli, on Tuesday into the Des Plaines River near the site of the former Hofmann Dam.
Minnesota Falls Dam Removal Questions to be Answered October 11 in Community Dialogue/ Bus Trip
Granite Falls Advocate Tribune – Oct 8, 2012
Feeling anxious about the removal of the Minnesota Falls Dam? Have questions and want answers? Then get on the bus Thursday, October 11 for a Minnesota Falls Dam Removal Field Trip and Dialogue hosted by Yellow Medicine East Community Education and Clean Up the River Environment (CURE).
Dam Removal Project Held Up By Federal Permit Process
Patch.com – Oct 8, 2012
Two Cuyahoga River low-head dams set for removal this year may still be around in 2013 if city officials don’t soon receive a federal permit that was applied for in mid-March.
River Restoration Progress Threatened by Extreme Bill
Huffington Post – Oct 8, 2012
Communities nationwide are benefiting from efforts to removed unsafe, outdated dams and restore river health. In the U.S., more than 1,100 dams that have outlived their usefulness have been taken down over the past 100 years. The United States is the global leader in river restoration through dam removal.
River Restoration Progress Threatened by Extreme Bill
Huffington Post – Oct 8, 2012
Communities nationwide are benefiting from efforts to removed unsafe, outdated dams and restore river health. In the U.S., more than 1,100 dams that have outlived their usefulness have been taken down over the past 100 years. The United States is the global leader in river restoration through dam removal.
Dam Breach Causes Emergency
Interlochen Public Radio – Oct 8, 2012
The breach of a dam south of Traverse City over the weekend gave residents along the Boardman River a scare. Officials declared a state of emergency for several hours and issued evacuation orders. Floodwaters damaged a number of homes in low spots along the river but there were no injuries.
Blasting Continues to Bring Down Glines Canyon Dam
Peninsula Daily – Oct 7, 2012
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The big mud puddle behind what’s left of Glines Canyon Dam is about to get a lot smaller. Crews will resume blasting the 85-year-old dam Monday, lowering what’s left of Lake Mills by another 8 feet.
River Restoration Specialist to Speak in Groton
Sentinel and Enterprise – Oct 7, 2012
GROTON — A dam-removal movement is sweeping the nation, with a growing awareness and appreciation of the numerous linked benefits. Dam removal can simultaneously retire obsolete (and often failing) infrastructure, eliminate owner liability, reduce flood hazards, and dramatically improve ecological conditions of the aquatic ecosystem.
