Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Fish Passage at Coopers Mills
Region	North East
State	ME
Location
Date of this update	March 7, 1999

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 Coopers Mills Dam impounds a small flowage of water in the town of Whitefield. The dam is in poor structural repair and requires significant reconstruction to enable fishway operation under all flow conditions. The current fishway provides inadequate passage for Atlantic salmon during moderate and low flows. The dams lends itself to debris collection which blocks fish passage regardless of the flow conditions. When flow conditions allow passage, the debris must be removed in order maintain the fishway during the spring and summer migratory seasons. Partial or complete dam removal will optimize fish passage conditions and also eliminate the annual maintenance requirements.

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

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Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

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

• Federal

  Lead:
  Others:

• Non-Federal

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

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal
  Non Federal	State government
  	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
Completion date
Current stage

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Bob Wengrzynek
  State Biologist
  Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission
  Maine Natural Resources Conservation Service
  e-mail: bwengrzynek@me.nrcs.usda.gov

• 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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