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County To Attempt Dillsboro Dam Takeover (NC)
posted June 10, 2009
by Kevin Colburn
Earlier this week Jackson County, NC county Commissioners decided to attempt a takeover of Dillsboro Dam on the Tuckaseegee River using their power of eminent domain, also known as condemnation. It remains unclear if they can legally accomplish this feat, however it is almost certain that this development will delay the restoration activities planned all along the Tuckaseegee River.
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.
AW Questions Delays on the Tuckasegee
posted March 20, 2007
by Kevin Colburn
Last week, American Whitewater formally requested that FERC push through the delays in issuing new
dam licenses for several Duke Power dams on North Carolina's Nantahala and Tuckasegee rivers. FERC
action is needed before trail construction, recreational releases, dam removal, base flows, and
other mitigation can be initiated.
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