Dam Removal Project Held Up By Federal Permit Process
Cuyahoga River project may be postponed until 2013 if permission isn't granted soon by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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. The concrete dams – located near the Sheraton Suites and Samira restaurant – cannot be taken out without a permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has jurisdiction over navigable waterways. Cuyahoga Falls Engineer Tony Demasi said he doesn’t know how much longer it will take for the city’s permit to work its way through the approval process. “We hope it’s soon,” Demasi said. “We’re getting close to the date – not a specific one set on a calendar – that the contractor is likely to be unable to do work this year (due to temperatures).” The dams are …
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crazyriver
11:16 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
As one of the local paddlers anticipating the removal of these dams, the waiting is excruciating! While the original bidding process may have been flawed, it is interesting that the bidder who originally cried foul did not participate in the next round of the process. With low flows this summer, the original schedule for removal activities could have had this completed in time for the … more ›