Elba Dam to be torn down in federal project

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Elba Dam to be torn down in federal project

ELBA, Ala (WDHN) -- A nearly $2 million plan to remove an "obsolete" and possibly dangerous dam in Coffee County has been announced. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the $1,931,465 project will break down and remove the unusable Elba Hydroelectric Dam, which has become a hazard to the people of Coffee County, fish and wildlife, including Endangered Species Act-listed fish and mussels. "This damaged dam poses a safety issue to the…