MORNING SENTINEL • February 17, 2021
A Canadian company that owns dams on the Kennebec River in Waterville and Winslow was unsuccessful this week in convincing the City Council to oppose a plan to change the state’s current river management plan. That plan amendment seeks to expand the fish species targeted for restoration in the river to include all of Maine’s native diadromous fish or those that use both the rivers and ocean. A spokeswoman for Brookfield Renewable Partners, which owns the dams, told councilors that approving the amendment would lead to dam removals and set a bad precedent. The council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to table indefinitely voting on whether to support or oppose the amendment.