EPA, Ohio leaders celebrate launch of Gorge Dam cleanup on Cuyahoga River

Gorge Dam removal underway on Cuyahoga River

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WJW) -- For generations, the Cuyahoga River has had the reputation of being badly contaminated, having infamously caught on fire as a result of the pollutants that were discharged into the river. In 1911, the Gorge Dam was built on the river in Summit County.  A hydroelectric dam, it was built to generate electricity. What it also did was allow more than a century of contaminated sediment, enough to fill the space of eleven…

DeWine, other VIPs visit Gorge Dam as $130M sediment cleanup, removal project kicks off

In about two weeks, the two-year process of dredging a section of Cuyahoga River and removing the Gorge Dam will begin.

EPA, Ohio leaders celebrate launch of Gorge Dam cleanup on Cuyahoga River

The project will dredge 850,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, leading to the removal of the Gorge Dam, which sits on the border of Cuyahoga Falls and Akron.

Sediment removal begins soon behind Gorge Dam on Cuyahoga River - Great Lakes Commission

A major step in the eventual removal of the Gorge Dam from the Cuyahoga River is about to commence. Dignitaries including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel are expected to celebrate the plan to remove nearly 900,000 cubic yards of sediment from behind the dam. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.