Hydro dams don’t cause serious erosion, says owner

The dam in Wilder is one of three on the Connecticut River that Great River Hydro is seeking to relicense. File photo by James M. Patterson/Valley NewsAfter further review, the owner of three Connecticut River hydroelectric dams says those facilities are likely not causing any significant riverbank erosion.
In connection with the proposed relicensing of the Wilder, Bellows Falls and Vernon dams, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission earlier this year ordered Great River Hydro to take a closer