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Three Dams Coming Out: Cold Water Fisheries Will Benefit

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Thursday April 16, 2009

After years of debate on the fate of former hydroelectric dams on the Boardman river in Michigan, it has been decided that three of the four existing dams will be removed.

 


Fort Halifax dam comes down, Sebasticook revives

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Friday July 18, 2008

With the start of dam breaching, this week marked an end to the long controversy in removal of Fort Halifax dam


Sullivan Creek Project to require surrendering of application

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday April 1, 2008

A FERC rehearing on the Sullivan Creek Project concluded that the current license for this project is still valid and the PUD will be required to apply for surrender of license for decommissioning.


Montana dam breached to allow for toxic cleanup and removal

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Monday March 31, 2008
Region: Northwest
States: Montana

The Milltown hydroelcetric dam in Montana that trapped toxic wastes, mainly arsenic, from mining operations was breached on Friday, March 28.


Benefit Dinner to Un-dam Klamath

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday February 19, 2008
Project: Klamath : P-2082

Klamath Riverkeeper is organizing a benefit dinner on Mar 14 in Bayside, CA to help bring down the four obsolete dams in the Klamath River.


Sullivan Creek Rehearing

By: Rich Bowers  Friday September 14, 2007

American Whitewater/Washington State Agencies file petitions for rehearing of an August decision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finding that the licensee for the Sullivan Creek Project has no need to relicense the project.


Take a class in dam removal!

By: John Seebach  Wednesday July 18, 2007
States: Michigan | Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin will hold a short course on Succeeding With a Dam Removal Project on November 5-7 in East Lansing, Michigan. Follow the "read more" link below for details.


Removal of Sandy River hydropower dams set to begin in summer 2006

By: Rebecca Sherman  Wednesday May 30, 2007
Project: Bull Run : P-477

A final tour of the Bull Run Hydroelectric Project on the Sandy River in Oregon sparked a series of Memorial Day weekend news articles.


2006 Removal for Bear River Dam in Idaho

By: John Seebach  Wednesday July 20, 2005
Region: Northwest
States: Idaho

Coalition members Idaho Rivers United and American Whitewater helped make a settlement promise become a reality: dam removal on the overregulated Bear River in Idaho.


Dam removal possible on Utah's Bear River

By: John Seebach  Sunday July 3, 2005
Region: West
States: Utah

The Bear River project, a series of four dams, was consolidated under a single license in 2003 after a comprehensive settlement involving a broad group of stakeholders, including members American Whitewater, Trout Unlimited, and Idaho Rivers United. Now in license and settlement implementation, a stakeholder consensus was reached to remove one of the older developments, Cove Dam.