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Title: Dam Removal in Massachusetts: A Basic Guide for Project Proponents
Creator: Ian A. Bowles
Date Created and/or Issued: 12/1/07
Contributing Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
Collection: Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (CDRI)
Rights Information: Copyrighted
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Description: Scope/Content: Abstract: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) is committed to restoring natural river ecology, re-establishing river continuity, and maintaining public safety, while avoiding inadvertent or adverse impacts to important natural and cultural resources. EOEEA considers the removal of out-dated dams - dams whose negative impacts outweigh their benefits - to be a critical mechanism in achieving these goals. EOEEA, through its agencies, aims to make the dam removal process predictable and easy to understand. It is the intent of this document to provide guidance for the removal of dams that are dilapidated and no longer functional. For the most part, these would be smaller dams or run-of-river dams that impede the flow of water and obstruct habitat, and no longer provide significant benefits. This guidebook informs the public of what the removal of a dam entails, the process, parameters to be considered, permits required, funding available, and constituents involved. The guidebook also distills some of the national and local experience in dam removal to help achieve projects that restore the environment and protect infrastructure.
Scope/Content: Author affiliation: Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Type: text
Identifier: ark:/86086/n2610zxv
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Subject: Ecology and river restoration
Dams
Dam retirement
Place: MA

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