{
  "projectDescription": "Maine Rivers will improve fish passage at numerous sites in the Merrymeeting Bay Salmon Habitat Recovery Unit, one of three designated regions in Maine for restoring habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, a NOAA Species in the Spotlight. Efforts will include multiple dam removals, culvert replacements, and construction of fish ladders and nature-like fishways. When completed, these efforts will improve access to significant stream habitat for Atlantic salmon and alewife. They will also support local communities by reducing flood risk and removing aging infrastructure.This project supports removal of the mill remnants dam and installation of rock weirs to facilitate fish passage.",
  "program": "BIL - FP",
  "name": "Mill Remnants Dam - Barrier Removal in Merrymeeting Bay Tributaries: Restoring Critical Habitat for Maine Diadromous Fish Species",
  "id": "5867",
  "state": "Maine",
  "state_abbr": "ME",
  "region": "NER - Northeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2024-09-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "300578",
  "nonFedLeverage": "15145",
  "accompReportStatus": "In-Progress",
  "accompReportDate": "2026-02-28 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Implementation",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "44.12042",
      "longitude": "-70.1078",
      "county": "Sheboygan County",
      "city": "Sheboygan",
      "congDistrict": "6",
      "riverBasin": "Sheboygan River-Frontal Lake Michigan",
      "huc": "40301011109"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "in-stream",
      "fiscalYear": "2026",
      "actStreamMilesCnt": "0.1"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "rostrata",
      "genus": "Anguilla",
      "commonName": "Eel, american",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "marinus",
      "genus": "Petromyzon",
      "commonName": "Lamprey, sea",
      "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": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Maine Department of Marine Resources"
    },
    {
      "name": "Atlantic Salmon Federation"
    }
  ],
  "weblinks": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.fws.gov/project/sabattus-river-restoration-removal-upper-town-dam-and-mill-remnant-dam",
      "description": "USFWS funding website"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "243055",
      "name": "243055_Mill Remnants, Sabattus.jpeg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "credit": "Maine Rivers",
      "date": "10/8/2024",
      "imageType": "After Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Dam removal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Weir construction"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "Y",
      "fishOprMaintCostsFlag": "N",
      "fishPublicSafetyFlag": "Y",
      "fishSitePassFlag": "Y",
      "monitorResultId": "A5A214D1-1402-F111-8406-001DD80663E3",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2026-02-28 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "name": "Engineering and design",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Monitoring and evaluation",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "name": "Regulatory compliance",
      "category": "Technical Assistance"
    },
    {
      "description": "Protection of downstream bridge with added wing-wall and weirs to regulate flows in absence of the dam.",
      "name": "Infrastructure improvement",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "description": "The local community intend to use the open area adjacent to the river as a small park for wildlife viewing.",
      "name": "Economic enhancement",
      "category": "Community Enhancement"
    },
    {
      "description": "The local community intend to use the open area adjacent to the river as a small park for wildlife viewing.",
      "name": "Parks",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Recreational"
    },
    {
      "description": "Recovery Plan (2019) 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": "400.0",
      "units": "count",
      "description": "Species included red osier dogwood, northern bush honeysuckle, pussy willow, and spotted joe-pye weed.",
      "name": "Plants added",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "200.0",
      "units": "total number of hours",
      "name": "Job hours supported through BIL/IRA funding",
      "category": "Jobs Metrics"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2024",
      "noaaContribution": "550,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "BIL - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Round 1"
    }
  ]
}