The water quality studies have shown that a river without low-head dams is safer and healthier for people and the environment.

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Aging, obsolete dams up and down the river impede the natural, connected flow of the Fox River, creating a host of economic, environmental, and safety problems that residents and visitors of the Fox River Valley have to deal with. 

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• Without dam removals, wastewater treatment upgrades are estimated to cost taxpayers as much as $150 million within the next ten years with continual operations and maintenance costs; dam removals are only a one-time investment of $5 million with no O&M fees. 

• Dams slow down the river’s natural flow, trap sediment, and foster algae blooms and poor water quality. 

• Within the past decades, over 20 people have fatally drowned after being pulled in by the strong currents below the Fox River’s various dams. 

• Dam removal is the best solution for rehabilitating the Fox River and returning it to its natural, free-flowing state – and the Army Corps of Engineers is offering to cover 65% of the cost of dam removal.  

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