Dillsboro Dam Removal Approved
posted July 23, 2007
by Kevin Colburn
On Thursday, July 19th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a decision that
will allow the removal of Dillsboro Dam. The removal of Dillsboro Dam is the result of over 3 years
of collaborative studies and negotiations that addressed all of Duke Power's dams on the Tuckasegee
and Nantahala rivers. With this nod of approval from FERC, dam removal could begin as early as
this January, and should be completed within three years.