Property Details for Swanton Lower Dam

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Government

ACRES Property ID

236099

Property Address

Missisquoi River and Depot Street SWANTON, VT 05488

Size

.25

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Latitude/Longitude

44.9201485 / -73.1267606

Congressional District

Property Contact

Paar, Dorothy

Paar.Dorrie@epa.gov

617-918-1432

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Northwest Regional Planning Commission	BF00A00107	VT	Assessment	2015

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$7,477.00	03/09/2017	07/19/2017	Northwest Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY18

Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $7,477.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $7,477.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

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Cleanup Activities

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The dam is currently inactive. There is debate on whether the dam should be removed for the purpose of improving fish habitat/passage and other water quality benefits. Those in opposition enjoy the recreation benefits the dam creates. A redesign proposal involves reactivating the dam with the addition of a fish passage. In order to add a fish passage the sediment that will be released needs to be sampled.

Former Use: The Property is located in Swanton Village, which is in the Town of Swanton, within a mixed-use, developed area of residential, commercial, and industrial land. The current dam on the Property was built circa 1929 to replace an earlier heavy timber dam, which had been in place since the late 18th century. The area surrounding the dam, which is also known as Swanton Falls, has supported a variety of activities. Among the industries once powered by the dam were sawmills, gristmills, marble mills, woolen mills, tanneries, iron works, and ammunitions manufacturing. Since the dam�s construction in 1929 all but one former mill building has been demolished.

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Hazardous

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