| Hazard Codes: | Blast rock, Low Head Dam, High Water, Hydraulic/Keeper Hole, Man-made Debris Strainer, Pin/Broach, Rocks that cause blunt trauma, Natural Strainer or Sieve, Water Temp, Waterfall |
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River dam debate unresolved
Saturday, July 11, 2009
By Jeff Dankert
Buzzi Unicem officials say they’re willing to work with a rafting company and local officials to find a way to allow safe boating on rafts, kayaks and canoes, but for now the Vermilion River is closed between Lowell and Oglesby. Three serious accidents and two fatalities occurred at the dam in the past two months.
Buzzi Unicem cement plant’s no-trespassing enforcement on its portion of the Vermilion River in Oglesby has river users in an uproar about the shutdown of their fishing hole and whitewater river. It’s sparked debate about water rights, low-head dams, and a rock slide near Buzzi’s quarry above Wildcat Rapids.
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