In his mind, the spillway is a waterfall. To his eye, flat water, the wide lake behind the dam, is more aesthetically pleasing than a free-running stream. He does not want a dramatic change; he does not want the landscape altered.
Our rivers and streams have become so crowded with dams, many only a few feet high and a hundred or more years old, that many people like Bob do not see the toll they have taken on fish populations, wetlands and the overall health of the stream.
"It is time to rethink our nation's infrastructure," says...
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