Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain thinks removing the Kimball Street dam along the Fox River is a good idea, but only if it’s feasible and only if it doesn’t negatively affect the city’s water supply.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week released a draft copy of its Fox River Connectivity and Habitat Study in which it was recommended that the nine dams along the Fox River be demolished, including the one that aligns with Elgin’s Kimball Street.However, the mayor and city officials are concerned that removing the structure could impact the river’s high and low flows and, as a result, create problems with the city’s ability to use it as a water supply source.
The change would have a positive effect on the ecosystem as well as help with watershed management and the environment, the draft report said. Many of the dams were built in the 1800s to provide mechanical power for grist and lumber mills but now serve no functional purpose. “In general, the Fox River system was transformed from a naturally diverse, free-flowing river into a homogenized system of impoundments,” the draft report said. “The native species’ richness, abundance and health were severely degraded from their natural state.”The study doesn’t address what would happen to the river flow or how dam removal could affect Elgin’s water supply.
The mayor also wants to know what will happen to the homes in the Willow Lakes Estates subdivision, which are built close to the river and might face future flooding issues if the dams are removed.He’s hoping to get more answers when city consultants make a presentation at the Elgin City Council’s 6 p.m. Wednesday meeting, which can be viewed in person at the Robert Gilliam Municipal Center or live on the city’s website.
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