City of Bedford, Indiana

Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff will hold a meeting to share updates on the scope of work, goals, and preliminary findings for the Williams Dam engineering feasibility study at 5:30 p.m. ET on March 4.

The meeting will take place in Brinegar Hall at Stone Gate Arts & Education Center at 931 15^th St. in Bedford.

The feasibility study is being conducted to determine the future of the dam on the East Fork of the White River in Williams. Its goals are to determine the feasibility of full, partial or no dam removal; determine the impact of each option; and prepare comparative plans and cost estimates.

After the first meeting last October, SWCA Environmental Consultants, with support from DNR, conducted research regarding the variables involved in each proposed plan. The preliminary findings of these study tasks to be presented at the meeting will include:

• Impacts on river water levels
• Impacts on groundwater and wells
• Stream sediment characterization
• Impacts on aquatic passage.
• Permitting
• Alternative renderings

DNR’s Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Fish Passage Program are funding the project.

DNR encourages all interested parties to attend. Those unable to attend but wanting additional details can request them by emailing ross.stclair@swca.com.

To view more DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov.