About the Clearinghouse

The Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information was created by the Aspen Team in response to Recommendation 13, Establish a Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (see citation below, p. 21). Aspen Team members are a subgroup of participants from the Aspen Institute Dialogue (see p. [61]). This subgroup is responsible for the implementation of the recommendation. The Team includes: Wayne Edwards (U.S. Society on Dams), Meg Galloway (WI Dept. of Natural Resources), Joan Harn (National Park Service), Marcin Whitman (CA Dept. of Fish & Game), and Laura Wildman (American Rivers). The Water Resources Center Archives (WRCA), an objective information provider, hosts and maintains the Clearinghouse.

Dam Removal: A New Option for a New Century [.pdf, 530K]. The Aspen Institute, Program on Energy, the Environment, and the Economy (2002). [WRCA call #: 24.1 P2-2]. This document and summarizing brochure [.pdf, 63K] are made available by the Aspen Institute.
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Appendices from the Aspen report (p. 62-65)
(UC Berkeley holdings and/or electronic access added as applicable)
Web Pages | Case Studies: Multiple & Individual | Priority Issues

Web Pages:
Academy of Natural Sciences
American Rivers' Rivers Unplugged Program
Association of Dam Safety Officials
Friends of the Earth - River Restoration Program
Friends of the River - River Reborn Program
International Rivers Network's River Revival Program
Massachusettes Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environ. Law Enforcement's River Restore Program
National Performance of Dams Program, Stanford University
New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services Dam Bureau
Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waterways Engineering
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
River Alliance of Wisconsin's Dams Program
River Recovery - Restoring Rivers through Dam Decommissioning
United States Society on Dams
Wisonsin Dept. of Natural Resources - Dam Removal

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Multiple Case Studies:

• American Rivers - Case studies, resource materials, pictures, fact sheets, and other resources featuring rivers throughout the United States.
• American Rivers, Trout Unlimited, River Alliance of Wisconsin, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Atlantic Salmon Federation, and National Park Service (2000). Taking a second look: Communities and dam removal
• Bednarek, A.T. (2001). Undamming rivers: A review of the ecological impacts of dam removal. IN: Environmental Management 27(6):803-814. [UCB Online Access]
• Bioscience (2002). Dam removal and river restoration: Linking scientific, socioeconomic, and legal perspectives. Summer (special issue) [52(8)?]. [UCB Online Access]
• Born, S.M., et al. (1998). Socioeconomic and institutional dimentions of dam removals: The Wisconsin experience. IN: Environmental Management (22)3: 359-370. [UCB Online Access]
• Friends of the Earth. - Case studies featuring rivers throughout the United States.
• Friends of the River - Case studies featuring rivers throughout California, including Yuba River, Ventura River, and Malibu Creek.
• Heinz Center (2002). Dam removal: Science and decisionmaking. [WRCA 24.1 P2-1]
• International Rivers Network. Case studies and newsletters featuring rivers around the world.
  Niemi, G.J., et al. (1990). Overview of case studies on recovery of aquatic systems from disturbance. IN: Environmental Management 14(5): 571-587. [UCB Online Access]
• River Alliance of Wisconsin - Case studies, fact sheets, pictures, and other resources; featuring Baraboo River, Milwaukee River, Willow River, Eighteen Mile Creek, Prairie River, Turtle Creek, Sheboygan river, and Deerskin River.
• United States Society on Dams (2002) - Case studies on dam removal in annual lecture reports.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension (1996). The removal of small dams: An institutional analysis of the Wisconsin experience. Extension Report 96-1, May. Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning.
• Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources - Case studies, featuring Baraboo River, Milwaukee River, Willow River, Eighteen Mile Creek, Prairie river, Turtle Creek, Sheboygan River, and Deerskin River.
  Baraboo River
  Milwaukee Basin projects
  Superior Basin projects
  Sheboygan Basin projects
  

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Individual Case Studies:

• Baraboo River Restoration Project, Purdue University
• Billington Street Dam Removal at Town Brook and the Old Berkshire Dam Removal: Massachusetts' River Restore Program, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement
• Case Study of Rockfill Dam: Stability Evaluation and Removal Treatment. Hong, S., et al. (1994). IN: Proceedings of the 13 International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, New Delhi, India, Vol. 3, p.967. A.A. Balkema, Publisher: Rotterdam, Netherlands. [UCB ENGI TA710 .I6]
• Changes in the habitat and fish community of the Milwaukee River, Wisconsin, following removal of the Woolen Mills Dam. Kanehl, P.D., Lyons, J., and Nelson, J.E. (1997). IN: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 17:387-400. [UCB BioSci SH328 .N6]
• Deerfield River Decommissioning Study. Report prepared by Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, P.C., for U.S. Generating Company New England, Inc. (15 March 2002). FERC Submittal No. 20020327-0708 (P-2323).
• East Machias Dam Removal Project Case Study. Downeast Salmon Federation.
• Edwards Dam Removal. Natural Resources Council of Maine.
• Effects of Dam Removal on Dead Lake, Chipola River, Florida. Hill, M.J., Long, E.A., and Hardin, S. (1993). Apalachicola River Watershed Investigations, State of Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Midway, Fl. A Wallop-Breaux Project F-39-R, (12p.).
• Hemlock Dam Removal. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.
• Manatawny Creek: Ecological Studies of Dam Removal. Academy of Natural Sciences (2002).
• Removal of Stronach Dam. Battige, D.S., Fields, B.L., and Sowers, D.L. (1997). IN: Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydropower, Atlanta, Ga., Vol. 2, p.1341-1350. American Society of Civil Engineers: Reston, VA. [UCB WRCA, 26 W - housed off site]
• Rockdale Dam Conflict Management Process, Summary Report and Appendix. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Dane County (2000). Cooperative Extension Publications: Madison, WI.
• Salling Dam Drawdown and Removal. Pawloski, J.T., and Cook, L.A. (1993). Unpublished manuscript presented at the Midwest Regional Technical Seminar on Removal of Dams, Association of State Dam Safety Officals, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 1993.

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Sources to Consider for Priority Issues:

• American Rivers and Trout Unlimited (2002). Exploring Dam Removal: A Decision-Making Guide. (available in .pdf)
• ASCE Task Committee on Guidelines for Retirement of Dams and Hydroelectric Facilities (1997). Guidelines for Retirement of Dams and Hydroelectric Facilities. American Society of Civil Engineers. Publisher: ASCE, New York.
• Babbit, B. (2002). What Goes Up, May Come Down. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.656-658. [UCB Online Access]
• Bowman, M. (2002). Legal Perspectives on Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.739-747. [UCB Online Access]
• Friends of the River (2002). Dam Removal Issues to be Resolved. (From program, Rivers Reborn: Removing Dams and Restoring Rivers in California.)
• Gregory, S., Li, H., and Li, J. (2002). The Conceptual Basis for Ecological Responses to Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.713-723. [UCB Online Access]
• Hart, D., et al. (2002). Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research and River Restoration. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.669-682. [UCB Online Access]
• Heinz Center (2002). Dam Removal: Science and Decision-making. [UCB WRCA 24.1 P2-1 & EnvDesign TC556 .D36 2002]
• Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2001). Dam Repair or Removal: A Decision-making Guide.
• Johnson, S. and Graber, B. (2002). Enlisting the Social Sciences in Decisions About Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.731-738. [UCB Online Access]
• Pizzuto, J. (2002). Effects of Dam Removal on River Form and Process. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.683-691. [UCB Online Access]
• Poff, L. and Hart, D. (2002). How Dams Vary and Why it Matters for the Emerging Science of Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.659-668. [UCB Online Access]
• River Alliance of Wisconsin and Trout Unlimited (2000). Dam Removal: A Citizen's Guide to Restoring Rivers.
• Shafroth, P., et al. (2002). Potential Responses of Riparian Vegetation to Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.703-712. [UCB Online Access]
• Shuman, J.R. (1995). Environmental Considerations for Assessing Dam Removal Alternatives for River Restoration. IN: Regulated Rivers: Research and Management, Vol.11, p.249-261. [UCB Earth Sci TC530 .R43]
• Stanley, J.R. and Doyle, M. (2002). A Geomorphic Perspective on Nutrient Retention Following Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.693-701. [UCB Online Access]
• Whitelaw, E. and MacMullan, E. (2002). A Framework for Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Dam Removal. IN: BioScience, Vol.52, No.8, p.724-730. [UCB Online Access]

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