Our plan is to restore the mills...the first original one only has a foundation and a turbine in it (size 30 X 40) and sits on the bank of the Clyde river. Our thoughts are to use that one for the fish ladder.
On the other side of the river is the large Lumber and Grist mill (50 X 150') with a 12' X 50' opening for the water. Our plan is to use the orginal footprint. Concepts of the new mill can be found on our website. All of the orginal equipment from the mills still exists in the mills and will have to be removed but will make for a nice Museum once completed.
The water is redirected off the river and channeled into the mill and then back into the river..yes it will have to be redefined and cleaned out.
The mill pond will be the river itself...we can flood river back 600' and will have 12' of head at the dam. The dam itself will be roughly 60 feet wide but including the mill and shoreline we will have 120 of water 12 feet high.
I agree that this should be alot more easier on the EA process...more so doing modification to existing structure versus from Scratch but quotes are not showing that. Concidering we own the 600' of river that will be flooded, both sides of the river where the dam is and 1500' of river on both side down river.
Ed
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