Residents anxious to have Canasawacta dam removed
NORWICH – Residents of Plymouth Street and Willard Court are still waiting for the old dam to be pulled out of Canasawacta Creek. After the weather provided several days with temperatures in the 60s, the families in these neighborhoods want to know when conditions will allow the dam to be pulled.
“All we get is promises, promises,” said Jean McDowell, a 47-year resident of Willard Court. The Department of Public Works and the City of Norwich have promised to remove the dam. Working with Stearns & Wheler, an engineering consulting firm located in Cazenovia, they have said the water needs to be at a low flow and they will need about a week of dry weather before the dam can be removed, but area residents are fed up with the delays. “It’s been months. There have been times when they could have been here,” McDowell said.
Plymouth Street resident Larry Davey has been standing in the creek every day, measuring the water level. Last week, he estimated the water level in some spots was only nine inches. “It’s not going to get better than this,” McDowell said.
City of Norwich Mayor Joseph Maiurano encourages residents in these areas to be patient. “The more we get worked up and anxious about this, the more difficult it’s going to be,” Maiurano said. “We’ll do it as soon as we can.” According to the mayor, Stearns & Wheler is making all of the decisions at this time. “We have to go with the experts. When they tell us it’s right, we’ll do it.”
In a phone interview, Beth Ann Smith, an employee at Stearns & Wheeler, could not give any specific guidelines for exactly how low the water level needs to be before the dam can be pulled out. “I know the residents are anxious to get this (the dam) taken care of. The Norwich DPW is anxious too,” Smith said. Although the creek was pretty low last week, Smith says only a couple inches of water can be going through the dam, for the DPW to be able to pull it out. “We just have not had a low flow in a long time,” Smith said.
Residents near the creek have expressed concern, saying they fear winter will arrive before the dam is pulled out, and come spring, the snow will melt, flooding their homes once more. However, Smith explained that residents should not give up hope just because winter has arrived. “If the water flow is low enough and DPW feels they can work in that environment, we’ll do it,” she said. In addition, Smith added that snowfall may be light this year. “Melting may not be a problem, it all depends on precipitation and weather.”
Smith assures that Stearns & Wheler and the DPW are ready to go whenever the water flow is low enough. “The best we can do, because it depends on the weather, is to stay on it on a daily basis,” Smith said.
“All we get is promises, promises,” said Jean McDowell, a 47-year resident of Willard Court. The Department of Public Works and the City of Norwich have promised to remove the dam. Working with Stearns & Wheler, an engineering consulting firm located in Cazenovia, they have said the water needs to be at a low flow and they will need about a week of dry weather before the dam can be removed, but area residents are fed up with the delays. “It’s been months. There have been times when they could have been here,” McDowell said.
Plymouth Street resident Larry Davey has been standing in the creek every day, measuring the water level. Last week, he estimated the water level in some spots was only nine inches. “It’s not going to get better than this,” McDowell said.
City of Norwich Mayor Joseph Maiurano encourages residents in these areas to be patient. “The more we get worked up and anxious about this, the more difficult it’s going to be,” Maiurano said. “We’ll do it as soon as we can.” According to the mayor, Stearns & Wheler is making all of the decisions at this time. “We have to go with the experts. When they tell us it’s right, we’ll do it.”
In a phone interview, Beth Ann Smith, an employee at Stearns & Wheeler, could not give any specific guidelines for exactly how low the water level needs to be before the dam can be pulled out. “I know the residents are anxious to get this (the dam) taken care of. The Norwich DPW is anxious too,” Smith said. Although the creek was pretty low last week, Smith says only a couple inches of water can be going through the dam, for the DPW to be able to pull it out. “We just have not had a low flow in a long time,” Smith said.
Residents near the creek have expressed concern, saying they fear winter will arrive before the dam is pulled out, and come spring, the snow will melt, flooding their homes once more. However, Smith explained that residents should not give up hope just because winter has arrived. “If the water flow is low enough and DPW feels they can work in that environment, we’ll do it,” she said. In addition, Smith added that snowfall may be light this year. “Melting may not be a problem, it all depends on precipitation and weather.”
Smith assures that Stearns & Wheler and the DPW are ready to go whenever the water flow is low enough. “The best we can do, because it depends on the weather, is to stay on it on a daily basis,” Smith said.
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