Perkiomen Creek Dam Removals and Stream Restorations
Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
The Perkiomen Creek Dam Removals and Stream Restorations project, an outstanding effort that has successfully resulted in improved water quality, enhanced habitat biodiversity, and restored stream channels, received a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award for the removal of obsolete dams, resulting stream restorations, and an extensive collaborative process with many community partners. At a total project cost of $275,000 and with support from community partners, this project, which involved the removal of two dams and subsequent stream restorations, will improve water quality for the region, aquatic habitat for these two branches of the Perkiomen Creek, and for Green Lane Park, an important recreation area. Check out the video here!
