Croghan Dam: 1849 - 2012
Croghan Dam: 1849 - 2012
Glen Gagnier Lewis County Development Corporation
A log crib dam
Sanborn 1909
Sluice to Shinborn Tannery & Grist Mill on north dam
Post Civil War era Logging Industry
1918 South Dam fails Sash & Blind Factory & Lehman Mill
Current Layout
• Aerial View
Current Condition - South Dam
South Dam continued
The Croghan Island Mill did operate year-round on hydropower producing 75 horsepower with the capability of running 12 belt driven wood working machines simultaneously at different speeds. It now runs on electricity.
Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall
North Dam
North Dam
Croghan Island Mill Machinery
Product examples
Why fix the dam? • • • • • • • • • •
Meet NYSDEC requirements Save green power for the Croghan Island Mill Historically significant (state & national historic registers) Source for green power economic development (net metering S-1149) Protect upstream property values, shore wells and water supply Fire Protection within a two-mile radius of the dam Fire suppression system for Interface Sealing Solutions Recreation - Bridge St. Park Tourism Aesthetics
The following people & organizations are working on a project seeking funding for repair, rehabilitation and structure sustainability with green energy development of the Croghan Dam:
Local Organizations • Arnie Talgo - NYS Tug Hill Commissioner • John Bartow - Executive Director of the Tug Hill Commission • Eric Virkler - Director of Lewis County Economic Planning and Development • Carrie Tuttle, Ph D - Director of Engineering, Development Authority of the North County (DANC) • Michelle Capone - Director of Regional Development, DANC • Glen Gagnier - Lewis County Development Corporation – Municipalities - Lewis County and the Town & Village of Croghan – Croghan Dam owners and upstream property owners
St. Lawrence University • Amanda Lavigne, PhD. Environmental Studies Department, St. Lawrence University, • Mike Petroni, 2012 St. Lawrence University Graduate. Clarkson University • Kerop Janoyan, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering, • Pier Marzocca, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering • Jeanna Matthews - Associate Professor of Computer Science • Stephen Bird - Associate Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences • Spencer Thew, Associate Professor, Construction Engineering • Ken Mending, master’s student at Clarkson University • Long Zhang - student • Andrew Hicks - student
Business • David Mayhew - Chief Technologist from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) • Daniel Parker - Operations & Maintenance Manager of NY Hydro Section for Kruger Energy. • Matt Foley - hydroelectric facility owner & operator, Riverrat Glass and Electric on the Boquet River in Wadhams • Everett Smith & Matt Foley - hydroelectric facility owners & operators - Azure Mountain Power in St. Regis Falls on the St. Regis River • Croghan Island Mill • Interface Sealing Solutions
St. Lawrence University Team
Where we are today • Rural Business Enterprise Grant 7-22-11: $99,000/ $40,000 • ☺ NYSDEC postponed further removal of stop logs & breaching of northern section of dam. • Gomez & Sullivan Engineers, P.C. from Utica: Design Study”. Inspection & Site Survey, Subsurface Investigation, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Stability Analyses, Rehabilitation Design, Gates or Discharge Measures Design, Final Design Report and Incremental Dam Break Analysis. • ☯ Dam Break Analysis indicated & the NYSDEC agreed to reclassification to Low Hazard Class A • NYSDEC has not abated threat of legal action & requirements initiated under the High Hazard Class C • ☯ Stop Logs cannot be reinstalled until rehab, or engineering report indicates dam meets current safety criteria (Stability Analysis)
• Working with and seeking hydro companies for development • Investigating low head turbines coupled with financing for installation/ sale/ redirection of generated electricity • Investigating net metering potential: generated power for energy credit - ON SITE OR REMOTE. • Working with the “University Team” investigating Performance Optimized Data Centers (POD) as part of Clarkson University’s grant with NYSERDA. • Consolidating ownership – necessary for rehab • Discussing economic development potential: facilities related to production/ processing of maple syrup, biomass, mushrooms, grains, microbrewery, energy storage utilizing flywheel &/or battery technology, hydrogen/ oxygen production, & mechanical hydro development, & the direct marketing of products produced on site • Working on establishing long term involvement of colleges & universities utilizing the site as a test/ research/ demonstration model for what can be done with low head, deteriorating dams throughout the state and country and as a carbon neutral energy site
Owners of Croghan Island Mill with TAUNY “Register of Very Special Places” plaque
Web sites for more information • Hard data: http://lewiscountyny.org/content/Generic/View/114 • Pictures and news stories: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CroghanDam-Restoration-Initiative-for-Local-Business-and-RenewableEnergy/177887828922809 • HP’s POD: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/595887-0-0-0121.html • TAUNY: http://northcountryfolklore.org/rvsp/index.php?id=137 • http://www.nyserda.org/Press_Releases/2011/PressReleas20110801.asp, • Watertown Daily Times: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20110816/NEWS05/708169 973 • Senate Bill S.6670: http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/bill-wouldexpand-remote-net-metering-include-micro-hydroelectric • NYSERDA: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/en/About/Newsroom/2011Announcements/2011-08-01-NYSERDA-Clarkson-AMD-to-DemonstrateWind-Powered-Data-Centers.aspx?sc_database=web • Croghan: http://villageofcroghan.org/content/
What you can do • Keep your eyes & ears out for info. on microhydro, low head hydro, companies looking to develop hydro, etc. and let me know. • Contact me to be included on my monthly email update list. • Promote expansion net metering laws. Glen Gagnier [email protected]
Richard Trick original watercolor of the Croghan Island Mill
Glen Gagnier Lewis County Development Corporation
A log crib dam
Sanborn 1909
Sluice to Shinborn Tannery & Grist Mill on north dam
Post Civil War era Logging Industry
1918 South Dam fails Sash & Blind Factory & Lehman Mill
Current Layout
• Aerial View
Current Condition - South Dam
South Dam continued
The Croghan Island Mill did operate year-round on hydropower producing 75 horsepower with the capability of running 12 belt driven wood working machines simultaneously at different speeds. It now runs on electricity.
Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall
North Dam
North Dam
Croghan Island Mill Machinery
Product examples
Why fix the dam? • • • • • • • • • •
Meet NYSDEC requirements Save green power for the Croghan Island Mill Historically significant (state & national historic registers) Source for green power economic development (net metering S-1149) Protect upstream property values, shore wells and water supply Fire Protection within a two-mile radius of the dam Fire suppression system for Interface Sealing Solutions Recreation - Bridge St. Park Tourism Aesthetics
The following people & organizations are working on a project seeking funding for repair, rehabilitation and structure sustainability with green energy development of the Croghan Dam:
Local Organizations • Arnie Talgo - NYS Tug Hill Commissioner • John Bartow - Executive Director of the Tug Hill Commission • Eric Virkler - Director of Lewis County Economic Planning and Development • Carrie Tuttle, Ph D - Director of Engineering, Development Authority of the North County (DANC) • Michelle Capone - Director of Regional Development, DANC • Glen Gagnier - Lewis County Development Corporation – Municipalities - Lewis County and the Town & Village of Croghan – Croghan Dam owners and upstream property owners
St. Lawrence University • Amanda Lavigne, PhD. Environmental Studies Department, St. Lawrence University, • Mike Petroni, 2012 St. Lawrence University Graduate. Clarkson University • Kerop Janoyan, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering, • Pier Marzocca, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering • Jeanna Matthews - Associate Professor of Computer Science • Stephen Bird - Associate Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences • Spencer Thew, Associate Professor, Construction Engineering • Ken Mending, master’s student at Clarkson University • Long Zhang - student • Andrew Hicks - student
Business • David Mayhew - Chief Technologist from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) • Daniel Parker - Operations & Maintenance Manager of NY Hydro Section for Kruger Energy. • Matt Foley - hydroelectric facility owner & operator, Riverrat Glass and Electric on the Boquet River in Wadhams • Everett Smith & Matt Foley - hydroelectric facility owners & operators - Azure Mountain Power in St. Regis Falls on the St. Regis River • Croghan Island Mill • Interface Sealing Solutions
St. Lawrence University Team
Where we are today • Rural Business Enterprise Grant 7-22-11: $99,000/ $40,000 • ☺ NYSDEC postponed further removal of stop logs & breaching of northern section of dam. • Gomez & Sullivan Engineers, P.C. from Utica: Design Study”. Inspection & Site Survey, Subsurface Investigation, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Stability Analyses, Rehabilitation Design, Gates or Discharge Measures Design, Final Design Report and Incremental Dam Break Analysis. • ☯ Dam Break Analysis indicated & the NYSDEC agreed to reclassification to Low Hazard Class A • NYSDEC has not abated threat of legal action & requirements initiated under the High Hazard Class C • ☯ Stop Logs cannot be reinstalled until rehab, or engineering report indicates dam meets current safety criteria (Stability Analysis)
• Working with and seeking hydro companies for development • Investigating low head turbines coupled with financing for installation/ sale/ redirection of generated electricity • Investigating net metering potential: generated power for energy credit - ON SITE OR REMOTE. • Working with the “University Team” investigating Performance Optimized Data Centers (POD) as part of Clarkson University’s grant with NYSERDA. • Consolidating ownership – necessary for rehab • Discussing economic development potential: facilities related to production/ processing of maple syrup, biomass, mushrooms, grains, microbrewery, energy storage utilizing flywheel &/or battery technology, hydrogen/ oxygen production, & mechanical hydro development, & the direct marketing of products produced on site • Working on establishing long term involvement of colleges & universities utilizing the site as a test/ research/ demonstration model for what can be done with low head, deteriorating dams throughout the state and country and as a carbon neutral energy site
Owners of Croghan Island Mill with TAUNY “Register of Very Special Places” plaque
Web sites for more information • Hard data: http://lewiscountyny.org/content/Generic/View/114 • Pictures and news stories: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CroghanDam-Restoration-Initiative-for-Local-Business-and-RenewableEnergy/177887828922809 • HP’s POD: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/595887-0-0-0121.html • TAUNY: http://northcountryfolklore.org/rvsp/index.php?id=137 • http://www.nyserda.org/Press_Releases/2011/PressReleas20110801.asp, • Watertown Daily Times: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20110816/NEWS05/708169 973 • Senate Bill S.6670: http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/bill-wouldexpand-remote-net-metering-include-micro-hydroelectric • NYSERDA: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/en/About/Newsroom/2011Announcements/2011-08-01-NYSERDA-Clarkson-AMD-to-DemonstrateWind-Powered-Data-Centers.aspx?sc_database=web • Croghan: http://villageofcroghan.org/content/
What you can do • Keep your eyes & ears out for info. on microhydro, low head hydro, companies looking to develop hydro, etc. and let me know. • Contact me to be included on my monthly email update list. • Promote expansion net metering laws. Glen Gagnier [email protected]
Richard Trick original watercolor of the Croghan Island Mill
