A rehabilitation plan for a multi-purpose flood control and wildlife reservoir dam in Ridgefield will be discussed during a meeting next week.  The Norwalk River Dam does not meet U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service design criteria and performance standards. 

It's located southeast of Fox Hill Drive and the Fox Hill Condominiums and eligible for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program. 

A Supplemental Watershed Plan must be established, which evaluates the economic and environmental impacts for three alternatives: No Federal Action, Decommissioning, Structural Rehabilitation, and Non-structural Measures.  The NRCS says so far it seems the best course of action for this site may be dam removal with selective local floodproofing.

This alternative will be presented in detail February 27th at 7pm in the Ridgefield Recreation Center  Charter Oak Room on Danbury Road.  The public will have another opportunity to review the Draft Plan-EA and provide input before the plan is finalized.