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Northborough and Westborough dams to be upgraded with Recovery Act funding

Nichols Dam, WestboroughAMHERST, Mass. (April 10, 2009) — Massachusetts is one of 11 states that will receive a share of $45 million in funding to rehabilitate aging flood control structures nationwide announced recently by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Funding is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and is part of the Obama Administration’s plans to modernize the nation's infrastructure, jumpstart the economy and create jobs.

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Recovery Act Project Fact Sheets

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County/Town Watershed Funding Project Name Program
Worcester County
Northborough		 Sudbury-Assabet-Concord (SuAsCo) rivers watershed $2,357,400 Hop Brook Dam
(PDF; 298 KB)		 Watershed Rehabilitation
Worcester County
Westborough		 Sudbury-Assabet-Concord (SuAsCo) rivers  watershed $2,007,000 George H. Nichols Dam
(PDF; 306 KB)		 Watershed Rehabilitation

Related Documents

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Hop Brook Dam Supplemental Watershed Plan No. 6 & Environmental Assessment - DRAFT (PDF; 9 MB)
Hop Brook Dam Supplemental Watershed Plan No. 6 & Environmental Assessment - FINAL (PDF; 10 MB)
George H. Nichols Dam Supplemental Watershed Plan No. 7 & Environmental Evaluation - FINAL (PDF; 5 MB)


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