whitewater project schedule

from the meeting tonight, here are the due dates for the proposal process:

December 12 last day for written questions regarding the process (ask members of the sub committe about the process and proposals)

January 5 responses/comments to the questions are due from the sub committee

January 19 PROPOSALS ARE DUE

all proposals and ideas will be determined eligible or not for money by March 27

This will happen fast now.
The subcommittee will accept both full proposals and ideas. If you just have an idea then you can still use the proposal form to submit an idea. It will be considered and the subcommittee will consider if it can fit or help with another proposal that someone other group is suggesting.
Proposals and ideas will be accepted in writing only.
BUT, thoughts and questions can be submitted to

michael.powers@po.state.ct.us

for more informatioin about the available money for development along the Housatonic River visit

www.housatonicrestoration.org

turning dangerous dams into play parks

http://www.ogdencity.com/awr_rec.kayak_park.html

http://www.eddyflower.com/RunDetail.aspx?RunId=270

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Photo/detail/photoid/16940/

http://paddling.about.com/od/wheretopaddle/tp/playparks.htm

http://www.swwparkalliance.com/
http://www.grandvalleyriverpark.org/
http://www.whitewaterparks.com/
http://www.ripboard.com/community/whitewaterpark.shtml
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/stewardship:whitewater_parks
http://www.djc.com/news/en/11170278.html
http://www.streamteach.org/sister_whitewater_parks.html
http://www.visitrenotahoe.com/plan_your_trip/outdoors/kayak_park/
http://ci.golden.co.us/Page.asp?NavID=203
http://www.whitewaterpark.canoe-kayak.org/
http://www.benscreekcanoeclub.com/wwpark.html
http://www.paddlermagazine.com/issues/2005_3/article_265.shtml
http://oregonstate.edu/~etherine/kayaking/parks.html

low head dam related links

The bleachery dam in New Milford, CT is dangerous and can be removed or modified.
If left in it's current state,this "drowning machine" will surely continue to be a hazard to the increasing numbers of recreational users on the Housatonic River.

what is a low-head dam?
http://www.myccr.com/press/articles/article.php?article_id=17

what can be done about it?
http://www.desmoinesriver.org/retrofit.htm

supporting material:
http://www.fswtlaw.com/articles/numbered/72.htm
http://www.wrightwater.com/wwe/wwepubs/pdfs/Low-Head%20Dams%202-2004.pdf
http://www.boatertalk.com/forum/BoaterTalk/1148282
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=39&id=49523
www.rose-hulman.edu/~sutterer/ EFRI/Low_Head_Dams_Report.pdf
http://www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft/facts/dams.htm

www.ohiodnr.com/enews/pdf/1202.pdf

files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/ safety/boatwater/drowningmachine.pdf

http://www.seakayak.ws/kayak/kayak.nsf/NavigationList/NT00435C8E
http://www.gopaddle.com/html/safety.html
http://www.myccr.com/press/articles/article.php?article_id=17&printer=1
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:VmiKuXCBxOAJ:oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03bump/background/edu/media/03cb_eddies.pdf+low-head+dam+drowning&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=8

New Milford Dam from above

notice how you cannot see the horizon line from the first sequence (about 100ft upstream)
imagine just how dangerous this is to the untrained eyes of recreational kayakers....



this could easily be modifed to have safer passage on either side, and perhaps it could even be a good playspot for mid summer and mid winter whitewater paddling, when the water is low.



illustrated here:
http://www.boatingsidekicks.com/kidsknow/INWATER/drowningmach.htm

Potential of the Bleachery Dam

cash in

have after work fun

big fun

instead of the deadly old broken down dam we have in New Milford.

pssst, hey government people. this kind of stuff brings money into town

and another manufacturer's team makea point to visit the dam in Richmond, VAhere

dreaming of Strike 3

we could build structures that allow us to do this on a regular basis......