The overarching goal of the proposed project is to perform the required feasibility analysis and design required to restore the south branch raritan river in the vicinity of the rockafellows mills…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (CFDA 15.658) program, provides $186,843.00 to the Raritan Headwaters Association to perform feasibility analysis and engineering design for the removal of the Rockafellows Mills Dam in New Jersey. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) oversight of feasibility studies and engineering design for dam removal, (2) public outreach and project management for the dam removal, (3) a pre-removal freshwater mussel survey, and (4) pre-removal monitoring of the dam. The award period runs from June 6, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

The overarching goal of the proposed project is to perform the required feasibility analysis and design required to restore the south branch raritan river in the vicinity of the rockafellows mills DAM, located in readington and raritan townships, hunterdon county, new jersey. The specific objectives are: (1)to support raritan headwaters association (RHA) staff to oversee the feasibility studies and the engineering design contract for the removal of rockafellows mills DAM (2) public outreach and project management for the removal of rockafellows mills DAM (3) a pre-removal freshwater mussel survey and (4) pre-removal monitoring of the rockafellows mills DAM.