Videos

October 10, 2022: Video – The Bar Mills Dam Decommissioning Proposal: A Conversation with Brenton Hill of the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society

August 2, 2022: Video – Buxton Town Meetings – Buxton Dam/Public Meeting

February 7, 2017: Video – The History of Buxton’s Bar Mills Village with Brenton Hill of the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society

 

Written Documents

October 22, 2025: BWPH is issuing a draft study report (DSR) to summarize baseline data at the Project related to geology and soils, water quality and quantity, fish and aquatics, wildlife and botanical resources, recreation, land use, aesthetics, and historical structures. The DSR is not intended to contain specific details on BWPH’s proposal for decommissioning the Bar Mills Project, and its contents will not change regardless of the proposed methodology. Rather, the DSR serves as a foundation for identifying protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures that will be addressed in a Draft Decommissioning Plan and License Surrender Application, which BWPH will issue for public review and comment in early 2026. The following documents are available for review:

• – Cover Letter
• – Executive Summary
• – Draft Study Report
• – Appendix A (Committee Summary):
• – Appendices (A-H) Combined

 

August 28, 2023: Bar Mills Final Study Plan – BWPH had intended to conduct all studies described herein during the summer and fall of 2023, with study results provided in the Draft Study Report to be issued for agency, stakeholder and public review in late 2023. However, due to the abnormally high level of precipitation in Maine and New England during the summer thus far and which are forecasted to continue, river flows that on average this time of year are in the 800 cfs range have been in the 5,000 to 6,500 range, making field and river access conditions unsafe. While BWPH currently still plans to conduct studies as flow conditions allow in the next 2-3 months, there is a high likelihood that field dependent studies may be postponed until 2024,  which would result in a target issuance of a Draft Study Report in late 2024.

June 1, 2023: Bar Mills Draft Study Plan – BWPH has compiled a draft Study Plan based on agency and public consultation and comments to date.

December 9, 2022: The Studies page has been populated with a list of resource issues and studies to be conducted in 2022 and 2023.

August 2, 2022: Bar Mills Decommissioning Scoping Document – Kleinschmidt Associates-prepared scoping document for Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC’s Bar Mills Hydroelectric Project.

August 2, 2022:  Public Informational Meeting Presentation – The slide deck utilized by representatives of Brookfield White Pine Hydro at the August 2, 2022 public informational meeting.

October 12, 2021: Update on Surrender Process Schedule – Brookfield White Pine Hydro update to FERC on the license surrender schedule and process.

November 30, 2020: Notice of Intent to Surrender License -Brookfield White Pine Hydro correspondence to FERC of the intention to surrender the license.

 

Revision Date: 10/22/2025