Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Canaan Dam
Region	North East
State
Location	Machias River Watershed
Date of this update	8/2/99

2. Problem(s) addressed (check one or more)

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

The Canaan dam was used by the lumbering industry for log drives in the 1800s thru the 1960s. The deteriorated structure now impedes passage of Atlantic salmon to its important spawning habitat.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list)

Restoration of anadromous fish habitat

5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

• Non-Federal

  State government
  Local Government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		USDA/NCRS USFWS
  Non Federal	State government	Champion International Project SHARE ME Atlantic Salmon Federation
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

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• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date	9/99
Completion date
Current stage	Underway

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Robert Wengrzynek
  USDA/NRCA
  967 Illinois Ave.
  Bangor ME 04401-2700

• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

11. Any additional information/comments

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