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Last Chance for Ausable Access for 40 Years

posted June 29, 2007
by Kevin Colburn
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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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