Armstrong Ford Dam Removal Public Meeting

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Armstrong Ford Dam Removal Public Meeting

Hank Talmadge • Dec 07, 2022

Armstrong Ford Dam Removal Public Meeting

Please join Catawba Riverkeeper and Wildlands Engineering on Monday, December 12 from 5-7:30 for an open house style public meeting to learn the outcomes of the Armstrong Ford Dam Removal Feasibility Study. The event will be held at Confluence, 117 Center Street, Cramerton, NC 28032 and is open to all. The Armstrong Ford Dam is a low head spillway dam that was constructed in 1926 to serve as the foundation for the bridge across the South Fork River between what is now Cramerton and Belmont.

Earlier this year, Catawba Riverkeeper, with support from the Town of Cramerton, City of Belmont, and Gaston County engaged Wildlands Engineering to complete a feasibility study to determine the impacts on water quality, flood resiliency, wildlife, and recreational access of removing the dam. This project is in alignment with the stated goals of the South Fork Collective to find ways to improve the water quality, flood resiliency, and recreational access of the South Fork River.

Staff from Catawba Riverkeeper and Wildlands Engineering will be on hand to discuss the findings of the study as well as the impacts of removal and the process to execute the project. The public is welcome to come any time during the open house to see large scale drawing and modeling of the potential impacts as well as to ask questions of the project team.

Site Plans for Armstrong Ford Dam Removal

Stations Handouts from Public Meeting

December 16th Update:

We have created a “virtual” version of the community meeting at the South Fork Collective website and would welcome you to post this on social media where appropriate or send it out to constituents where appropriate. The information can be found here:

https://www.southforkcollective.org/armstrong-ford-dam

As next steps, we will be meeting with the municipal partners who participated in the funding of the feasibility study to determine the appropriate ways to move forward and hope to have some clarity on the process at our first meeting of 2023 which is scheduled for Monday, January 30, 11:30-1p at Confluence, 117 Center St, Cramerton, NC 28032.

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