From the Montrose Daily Press:
The money enables Delta’s Painted Sky Resource Conservation and Development Council to proceed with the dam replacement. “This is incredible,” said Painted Sky Project Director Mike Drake in a news release from the Fish and Wildlife Service. “The level of coordination and the amount of work put in by all parties made this project possible. The entire area will benefit from this project for years to come.” The project is a cooperative effort between Painted Sky, Fish and Wildlife, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, private landowners and recreation organizations, plus other state and federal partners. The 6-foot Hartland dam will be removed and replaced with a new, natural boulder field structure. The service previously committed $600,000 of stimulus funds and $200,000 through the National Fish Passage Program for the project.
More Hartland Dam coverage here.