The move comes a week after Brookfield Renewables, which owns the dams in Waterville-Winslow, Fairfield and Skowhegan, filed a suit seeking to halt the potential removal of dams.
A Department of Marine Resources proposal to remove dams in Waterville-Winslow, Fairfield and Skowhegan to restore fish passage and boost economic development on that stretch of the river is "unlawful," according to the global energy partnership, which owns the dams.