GREENEVILLE DAM AND CANAL REPAIR

Project Description: It is the intent of Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) to perform maintenance repair work on the Greenville Dam and associated canal that is currently owned and operated by Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) and is located off North Main St. (CT-12) on the Shetucket River in Norwich. The dam is 401 feet long. The East end section is constructed of a stone and masonry core wall, the center construction is wooden cribbed timbers with stone ballast covered with wooden sheathing, and the West end section is a fish lift. The upstream face of the dam is covered by wooden planking with granite coping along the crest, and wooden cribbed spillway along the downstream side. The center portion of the dam is of all wood crib construction. The lowest section is wood crib construction encased in concrete.