A low-head dam in Southern Indiana that’s been mired in controversy for more than four years will be torn down.

The city of New Albany announced Thursday it had reached a settlement with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources that includes removal of the Providence Mill Dam, also known as the Glenwood Park Dam, in Silver Creek.

According to the agreement, the city has until Jan. 1 to authorize a contractor for the local nonprofit River Heritage Conservancy to remove the dam and issue permits. According to the city’s release, it will allow removal “when water conditions are safe to enter.”

The city must also relocate or remove the unpermitted rocks placed there last year by then.

New Albany agreed to withdraw an October petition for the Indiana Supreme Court to weigh in on the dam,

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