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Show Als The Salt Lake Tribune MAINE Friday, July 2, 1999 After 162 Years, River Is Set Free TORE CLEARANCE Edwardsis first working electric dam ordered razed — a sign ofthings to come HE HARTFORI COURANT the future. And our taskis to turn toward the river flowing into the “I workedtherefor 31 AUGUSTA, Maine — Freed rom containment after 162 ears, the Kennebec River roared hrough a 60-foot-wide breach in years. It’s all gone. There's a lot of history gone in that area.” the Edwards Dam on Thursday vorn again as a symbol of chang- ingattitudes towardrivers. The Edwards Dam was the first ating hydroelectric dam or- energy Regulatory Commission. which concluded the benefits of increasein coming years A Don Dostie of Augusta, who worked for 31 years in a cotton mill once powered by the dam — “The dam produced only one- tenth of 1 percent of Maine's pow- gest impediment to the mill itself is already gone — the was amongthose who hatedtosee restoration of many popular mi- it go. He watched from theriver bank Thursday as the dam was giatory game fish species, includng striped bass and Atlantic breached. I worked there for salmon Ina ceremony that was celebra- It’s all gone,”’ tory andbittersweet. a crowd of more hesaid. years “There's a lot of history gonein that area. than 1,000 watched as a Maine Go ngus King. in re backhoepulled away gravel from a temporary damallowing the im poundedriver to gush through a newly cut gap Many applauded some just marks delivered at the river's stared. The removal, be community. But progress means ence he added. months, was sought by conservationists, the state government and Babbitt said the Edwards Dam wasa symbol of changeaffecting which will edge minutes before the dam was breached, said the Edwards Dam representedyearsofenergy, jobs, prosperity and growth for the JS. Interior Secretary Bruce ccmpletedin stages over several Tents, Backpacks, Sleeping Bags, Stoves, Fleece, Boots, GPS's, Gore-Tex Shells, Maps, Books, Shovels, Knives... .even the display fixtures and lights! the dam removal will replace a sluggish impoundment with 17 Since then a number of other Now a dozen or more dams. someof them large, are beingtar 1140 E. Brickyard Rd. (3200 S.) SLC geted for removal by river resto: 484-5044 ration advocates The Edwards Dam, which is 917 Monday - Friday 10am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 6pm / Sunday - Closed feet long and about 25 feet high was built of timbers andstone. It will be completely removed in stages in coming months. But the breachedarea is so large that by today the impoundment behind the damis expected to be down to COME EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION NO LAY-A-WAYS - NO SPECIAL ORDERS -ALL SALES FINAL its natural river level Office DEPOT Rivers flow throughour lives because generations built a culture and associations and lives aroundthe river,” hesaid lar with canoeists and kayakers. But while most hailed the re AT the country, but they were mostly small and removed typically for safely reasons rivers. tory fish, and likely will be popu conservation dams have been removed around andrivers flow out of our past miles of rocky river habitat that will be ideal for sea-run migra of ; lantic Salmon Federation, began their campaign to remove the dam a decade ago. people andtheir relationships to federal wildlifeofficials, who said coalition groups, the Natural Resources Council of Maine, Trout Unlimit ed, American Rivers and the At moval, others sawit as a loss. er, but was seen asthe single big- EVERYTHING MARKED DOWN! Maineplans afisheries restora imagining the future just as they did in their time populations of many species will the power the dam generated were not enough to offset the environmental harm it did and howit is we honor the past by tion program and is predicting Don Dostie Damsupporter ered destroyed by the Federal future and ask how it is we restore that river for future generations But equally, rivers flow into Low Pricesevery day. | Gigantic 4th of July Floor Sample sale Oecdcaauod ‘and Furitors, $299 or more + Cr)ya up to. 4.0% off Lesdpomgpyrmyled becheese ential Ce UP ean CTC eg emachines| baaft)a sk ura i) WITH MII - 333* LLShad Lefer) a std Custom Tees Stencil Distressing -Antiquing Faux Finishes Monitor sold s | | | | The Village Wood Shoppe “Available in storeonly. BRGiieiiteem a ‘urniture * Decorative Stencils Ty Pee yd Nera a » RememberOurTroops! 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