River Restoration Study findings

Throughout 2008, JRWA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MA Fish and Wildlife, MA Division of Marine Fisheries, and the Town of Kingston have been working in partnership to determine the best way to create fish passage and restore the river at the aging Wapping Road dam site.

One of the nation's leading river restoration firms, Milone & MacBroom Inc, have conducted an alternatives analysis for the engineering, environmental, and economic issues surrounding this site. The study has found dam removal to be the most feasible and effective way to meet all of the restoration goals. Read their findings here:

Updated March 2009
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