{
  "projectDescription": "Most dams in New Jersey are well over 100 years old, are no longer used, and at risk of falling into disrepair. This combination often leads to unwanted maintenance costs and potentially unexpected structural failures. In 2018, ice damage created a 30-foot breach in the Califon Dam (also known as the Coles Mill Dam) located in Califon, on the South Branch of the Raritan River. This breach altered the river’s watercourse, causing erosion that may eventually undermine a section of a local road. The dam, originally built to power a small mill operation, has been unused since the late 1800s. The dam creates a shallow seven-acre impoundment that heats up in the summer and becomes choked with aquatic plant growth, creating unhealthy conditions for fish and other aquatic species. Removing the dam will remove the threat to the local road, and improve water quality at the site and in the Ken Lockwood Gorge downstream – good news for trout!  Funding for the project was achieved through a Trustees Resolution made by the Cornell Dubilier Superfund Settlement Trustees Council.",
  "program": "DARRP",
  "name": "Cole's Mill (Califon)Dam Removal",
  "id": "5629",
  "state": "New Jersey",
  "state_abbr": "NJ",
  "region": "NER - Northeast",
  "orrId": "2190",
  "constructionStartDate": "2023-03-13 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Individual project EA",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "In-Progress",
  "accompReportDate": "2027-10-01 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "N",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Implementation",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "40.71961",
      "longitude": "-74.8415",
      "county": "Galveston County",
      "city": "Bayou Vista",
      "congDistrict": "14",
      "riverBasin": "Dickinson Bayou",
      "huc": "120000000000"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "in-stream"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "fontinalis",
      "genus": "Salvelinus",
      "commonName": "Trout, brook",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "mykiss",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Trout, rainbow",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "trutta",
      "genus": "Salmo",
      "commonName": "Trout, Brown",
      "populationName": "Great Lakes - not \"sea run\"",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "rostrata",
      "genus": "Anguilla",
      "commonName": "Eel, american",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Office of Natural Resource Restoration (ONRR)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Raritan Headwaters Association"
    },
    {
      "name": "New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection"
    },
    {
      "name": "New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "242553",
      "name": "242553_Coles Mills Dam.png",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Cole's Mill Dam (Califon NJ) is shown before dam removal. A sizeable breach has re-directed most of the river flow around the wing wall (facing downstream port-side). The breach threatens to destabilize a roadbed. Residents report frequent flooding.",
      "credit": "USFWS",
      "date": "8/22/2019",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "Y",
      "creditIndividual": "Cathy Marion"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    },
    {
      "name": "Stream channel reconnection/creation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dam removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Debris removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Research/recommendations/surveys"
    },
    {
      "name": "Seeding"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coral nursery"
    },
    {
      "name": "Placement of fill/dredge material"
    },
    {
      "name": "Native plant nursery construction"
    },
    {
      "name": "Signage"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "monitorResultId": "4157C2CF-1402-F111-8407-001DD80B194B",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2027-10-01 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N",
      "monitorConductFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "name": "Meaningful engagement is not planned",
      "category": "BIL/IRA Metrics - Meaningful Engagement"
    },
    {
      "description": "removal of state listed high hazard dam",
      "name": "Removal of physical hazards",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "units": "count",
      "description": "tbd",
      "name": "Plants added",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "description": "Localized flooding occurs with increasing frequency due to dam failure. A breach has occurred causing the river to flow around the wing wall causing sediment erosion, localized flooding and instability.",
      "name": "Flood risk reduction",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "description": "Fact Sheet",
      "name": "Outreach products",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Education & Outreach"
    },
    {
      "units": "number of signs",
      "description": "Number TBD",
      "name": "Signs",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Education & Outreach"
    },
    {
      "description": "Removal of the impoundment will likely result in nutrient reduction. The impoundment becomes eutrophic in summer months.",
      "name": "Nutrient reduction",
      "category": "Water Quality"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "DARRP Settlement Funds",
      "activityType": "Engineering and Design",
      "fyAwarded": "2023",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "872,662.0",
      "sourceProgram": "DARRP - Damage Assessment, Remediation & Restoration Program",
      "partner": {
        "name": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
        "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
      }
    }
  ]
}