Maine Group Takes Over 3 Dams
December 23, 2010
Bangor Daily News: The decade-long effort to reopen nearly 1,000 miles of fish habitat in central and northern Maine surpassed a milestone last week when a coalition purchased 3 major dams on the Penobscot River north of Bangor.
The coalition of organizations working together as the Penobscot River Restoration Trust officially took possession of the Veazie, Great Works and Howland dams from PPL Corp. on Friday in a historic deal worth $24 million.
Next up for the coalition: complete plans to start dismantling or bypassing the dams over the next several years.
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