Address of Project Location: Dams are located on the Pachaug River in Jewett City at Slater Road and the intersection of Water Avenue.
Project Description: United Pond Dam (aka Lower Slater Pond) and City Pond Dam (aka Upper Slater Mill Pond) are run of the river dams on the Pachaug River. United Pond Dam is a concrete dam with concrete face, 120 feet long and 8.8 feet high. The spillway is 78 feet long and 3.2 feet high. City Pond Dam is an earthen embankment dam 200 feet long and 28 feet high with a spillway that is 110 feet long with a stone masonry vertical face.
It is the goal of the Department to remove the dams in order to eliminate a public safety risk and eliminate another migratory barrier to diadromous fish by restoring a stretch of free-flowing river. Contaminated sediments in the impoundment will be identified and excavated prior to dam removal.
Project objectives include:
· Eliminate a public safety risk
· Eliminate a migratory barrier to diadromous fish
· Remove contaminated sediment from the river to eliminate exposure hazard to recreationalists and downstream residents (in the event of dam failure) and strengthen the long-term resiliency of the aquatic organisms
· Restore natural riverine functions (e.g. sediment transport, restoration of floodplain functions and values, maintenance of normal thermal regimes, re-establishment of natural riverine vegetative communities).
Project Maps: View a map of the project location.
View pictures of the dams.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: May 4, 2017.
Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection will schedule a Public Scoping Meeting. Such requests must be made by April 17, 2017.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Dan Biron |
| Agency: | Department of Energy & Environmental Protection |
| Water Management and Planning Division | |
| Address: | 79 Elm Street |
| Hartford, CT 06106-5127 | |
| Phone: | 860-424-3892 |
| Fax: | 860-424-4067 |
| E-Mail: | dan.biron@ct.gov |
If you have questions about a public meeting, or other questions about the project or scoping, contact Mr. Biron as directed above.
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