WARREN TWP., Ohio - Demolition work is set to begin Tuesday morning on Leavittsburg Dam on the Mahoning River, with the first step focusing on water management.

Zachary Svette, executive director of Trumbull County MetroParks, confirmed the start of the project, stating that crews are targeting this morning to perform the initial “dewatering notch.”

A dewatering notch is a controlled, gradual cut made into the top of a dam. Its purpose is to slowly lower the water level behind the structure, or "dewater" the upstream area. The measured reduction in flow helps to minimize the rush of water and sediment downstream, which can prevent erosion and protect workers as the main demolition begins.

The project aims to restore the river’s natural flow by removing a fish barrier and promoting biol

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