{
  "projectDescription": "The City of Auburn will remove the Littlefield Dam, a former hydropower project in the Little Androscoggin River, to reopen stream habitat and access to a pond for endangered Atlantic salmon (a NOAA Species in the Spotlight) and other migratory fish. They will also assess the feasibility of improving fish passage at three additional dams in the area along Taylor Brook. The project would support the local community by helping improve public safety, creating opportunities for recreation and tourism, and developing fish as an important food source.",
  "program": "BIL - FP",
  "name": "City of Auburn, Maine Fish Passage: Littlefield Dam Removal",
  "id": "5674",
  "state": "Maine",
  "state_abbr": "ME",
  "region": "NER - Northeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2026-07-15 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "4479",
  "accompReportStatus": "In-Progress",
  "accompReportDate": "2027-08-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Planning",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "44.06522",
      "longitude": "-70.2643",
      "county": "Hyde County",
      "city": "Swan Quarter",
      "congDistrict": "3",
      "riverBasin": "Bluff Shoal-Middle Ground",
      "huc": "30201050203"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "in-stream"
    },
    {
      "name": "pond"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "rostrata",
      "genus": "Anguilla",
      "commonName": "Eel, american",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "marinus",
      "genus": "Petromyzon",
      "commonName": "Lamprey, sea",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "salar",
      "genus": "Salmo",
      "commonName": "Salmon, atlantic",
      "populationName": "Gulf of Maine DPS",
      "listingStatus": "Endangered",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "sapidissima",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Shad, american",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "aestivalis",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Herring, blueback (river herring)",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "pseudoharengus",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Alewife (river herring)",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "Bates College"
    },
    {
      "name": "Martindale Country Club"
    },
    {
      "name": "Androscoggin River Watershed Council"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "243640",
      "name": "243640_Aerial image with key features labeled.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "Aerial image of site with key features labeled.",
      "credit": "Inter-Fluve",
      "imageType": "Overview Map",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "243639",
      "name": "243639_Littlefield Before upstream remnant dam 8-28-2025 InterFluve.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Remnant Dam approximately 750 feet upstream of the Littlefield Dam.The timber and rock structure creates a drop of approximately 2 feet under low flow conditions",
      "credit": "Inter-Fluve",
      "date": "8/28/2025",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "243638",
      "name": "243638_Littlefield Before Aerial 7-30-2025 Maranda.jpeg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Looking upstream at Littlefield Dam before removal.",
      "credit": "NOAA",
      "date": "7/30/2025",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N",
      "creditIndividual": "Maranda Nemeth"
    },
    {
      "id": "243641",
      "name": "243641_Littlefield Before Aerial 5-1-2025 InterFluve.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Drone photo looking upstream of the Littlefield Dam before removal. Photo taken May 1, 2025.",
      "credit": "Inter-Fluve / City of Auburn",
      "date": "5/1/2025",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Dam removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Research/recommendations/surveys"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "Y",
      "fishPublicSafetyFlag": "Y",
      "monitorResultId": "17FFC9CE-1402-F111-8407-001DD8084AEA",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2028-01-03 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "name": "Project development",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Communication and education",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "units": "count",
      "name": "Plants added",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "name": "Monitoring and evaluation",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Removal of physical hazards",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "name": "Engineering and design",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shade areas",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Recreational"
    },
    {
      "name": "Regulatory compliance",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "units": "total number of hours",
      "name": "Job hours supported through BIL/IRA funding",
      "category": "Jobs Metrics"
    },
    {
      "description": "The location of this area relatively close to underserved and low-income neighborhoods in Auburn and Lewiston provides a relatively safe opportunity for people who seldom get to experience nature and river systems. Volunteer River Monitors (for water quality) have noted people using the paths and fishing who reach the area on foot or by bicycle. It is anticipated that the publicity associated with dam removal will bring new attention to the Little Androscoggin and use will increase significantly. It is also expected that enhancement of the paddling experience and improved aesthetics by the dam removal will encourage the city and non-profits to develop additional access both up and down river.",
      "name": "Economic enhancement",
      "category": "Community Enhancement"
    },
    {
      "description": "Dam removal will result in a channel that can be safely paddled by reasonably experienced paddlers, and a portage of the significant drop will make it feasible to paddle both up and down river through the area for even inexperienced paddlers. Removal will create a more aesthetic experience for paddlers and anglers and for those using nearby walking paths.",
      "name": "Infrastructure improvement",
      "category": "Community Enhancement"
    },
    {
      "description": "Androscoggin River Watershed Comprehensive Plan for Diadromous Fishes and  Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)",
      "name": "Addresses actions in recovery plan (what plan?)",
      "category": "NOAA Priorities"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "2.0",
      "units": "number of meetings",
      "description": "Neighborhood meetings to review the project and receive input.",
      "name": "Meetings",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Education & Outreach"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2024",
      "noaaContribution": "3,514,820.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "BIL - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Round 2"
    }
  ]
}