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Sabin Dam P-2980

General information

Waterway  Boardman River
Current status   Removed 
Year built 1902 original, 1930 current
Year removed 2018

FERC information

FERC docket # P-2980

Ownership and operation

Owner Grand Traverse County (originally Traverse City Light and Power)

The licensee of the project decided that the project is not economically feasible for relicensing. Through a settlement of which HRC/MHRC was a part, the licensee decided to decommission the project, potentially opening the door for dam removal.For relicensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)wanted licensee to install emergency spillways at Brown Bridge dam.

See the Boardman River license summary for more information.

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