Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Perform the surveying and probing necessary to determine if removing each dam structure will likely improve passage for brook trout (i.e., presence of natural bedrock barrier). 2. Determine the channel’s natural bankfull width at the site of each dam. 3. Prepare a memorandum briefly summarizing results and conclusions regarding the potential of removal to improve aquatic organism passage. 4. Survey and characterize the longitudinal profile of the channel’s thalweg and cross sections for the affected upstream and downstream reaches. The longitudinal profile should extend upstream past the end of the impoundment and downstream to a distance of 20-30x the bankfull width. 5. Delineate wetlands adjacent to the channel throughout project limits. 6. Identify potential natural resource conflicts. 7. Document the extent and approximate dimensions of the wedges of deposited sediment upstream of each dam. Include an estimate of sediment volume for each dam, and outline sediment management alternatives for the dam removal. Implement a sediment sampling protocol to characterize sediment quality and identify potential contaminants...
