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FERC Grants Seasonal Access to Ausable - AW Appeals Decision
posted June 1, 2009
by Kevin Colburn
Today, American Whitewater filed a formal challenge of a May 1, 2009 decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to prohibit public boating access to New York's Ausable River for 7 months of the year, while allowing access the other 5 months. Securing 5 months each year of public river access to this incomparable river - after decades of no access whatsoever - is certainly a major success for American Whitewater and the paddling community. While we are challenging the unfounded 7-month annual closure, we would like to thank the many paddlers and organizations that wrote FERC in favor of public access to the Ausable River over the past several years.
Last Chance for Ausable Access for 40 Years
posted June 29, 2007
by Kevin Colburn
July 6th, 2007 is the last chance you will have to request paddling access to New York's Class IV
Ausable Chasm for at least 40 years. The chasm is truly a spectacular place, yet access has been
blocked by a power company for decades. The dam owner has finally completed their whitewater
study, and they have formally requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allow them to
continue blocking river access. There is NO reason access should be limited in any way. Any
paddler that may want to paddle the Ausable River in the next 40 years should send FERC a quick
letter requesting access.
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