Seeking competitive bids to remove the dam and restore the Trout Brook by an excavation contractor with experience in dam removal or in-river work or work of a similar nature. Work tasks will generally involve removal and disposal of concrete dam, upstream dam rock face, dam outlet works, and all dam appurtenances; removal of trees; removal of impounded sediment (~15,700 CY), haul and placement of fill, grading in restoration area and fill site, invasive species handling, river channel formation; stream channel restoration using onsite bed materials and logs (imported if necessary); floodplain restoration with wood; and site restoration. The goal of the project is to remove a failing dam and accumulated sediment to protect water quality, restore the stream channel, protect water utility infrastructure, and improve aquatic organism passage and habitat. The Trout Brook Reservoir Dam will be removed.
