1 / 13

Dam Removal in Vermont

Dam Removal in Vermont. Environmental Business Council of New England July 16, 2009. How many dams?. At least 1,200 total 150 – hydroelectric, flood control and water supply 300-400 – recreation Hundreds unmaintained and serving no useful purpose. History of Dam Removal.

chester-christensen
Download Presentation

Dam Removal in Vermont

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Dam Removal in Vermont Environmental Business Council of New England July 16, 2009

  2. How many dams? At least 1,200 total 150 – hydroelectric, flood control and water supply 300-400 – recreation Hundreds unmaintained and serving no useful purpose

  3. History of Dam Removal Newport No. 11 – Clyde River Removed 1996

  4. History of Dam Removal • Not much activity from 1997 – 2001 • Focused on “targets of opportunity” • Eight small dams removed since 2003

  5. Cox Brook Dam, August 2008

  6. Cox Brook Dam, September 2008

  7. Vermont Dam Task Force • The Vermont Dam Task Force is dedicated to restoring rivers through the assessment, prioritization, and facilitation of dam removal or modification within the context of Vermont's natural resource, cultural, and historic values. It is a statewide cooperative effort among federal and state agencies, private organizations, and individuals.

  8. East Burke Dam

  9. Dam Hurricane Upper Reservoir

  10. Dufresne Pond Dam

  11. Marshfield-8 Dam

  12. Swanton Dam

  13. Brian T. Fitzgerald Vermont Agency of Natural Resources 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671-0511 802.241.3468 brian.fitzgerald@state.vt.us

More Related