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Report says Michigan 2020 dam failures were ‘preventable’

Report says Michigan 2020 dam failures were ‘preventable’

by Fix MI State | May 5, 2022 | Dams & Other

The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was “foreseeable and preventable,” resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday. The Edenville Dam on the Tittabawassee...
Gov. Whitmer Creates Michigan Infrastructure Office

Gov. Whitmer Creates Michigan Infrastructure Office

by Fix MI State | Jan 20, 2022 | Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

Governor Gretchen Whitmer established the Michigan Infrastructure Office and to ensure resources sent to Michigan under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, are used effectively and efficiently to repair roads...
What does Michigan’s budget mean for dam restoration?

What does Michigan’s budget mean for dam restoration?

by Natalie Kozma | Sep 30, 2021 | Dams & Other

A local conversation regarding dam funding is taking place after Michigan lawmakers passed the state budget Wednesday. Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland, issued a press release outlining the Michigan Legislature’s recent approval of $19 million total in additional funding...
Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association launches campaign highlighting infrastructure construction work

Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association launches campaign highlighting infrastructure construction work

by Fix MI State | Sep 14, 2021 | Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) announced today the launch of a new campaign to highlight the hard-working men and women working to fix roads, bridges, dams and underground infrastructure across Michigan, with the...
U.S. Senate approves infrastructure bill

U.S. Senate approves infrastructure bill

by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2021 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater

LANSING, Mich. – The following statement can be attributed to Mike Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association: “The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Senate today is a good step...
Summer conditions leading to algal blooms in canals, rivers around failed Mid-Michigan dams

Summer conditions leading to algal blooms in canals, rivers around failed Mid-Michigan dams

by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2021 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other

Some residents living along the streams, rivers, and lakes near the failed Edenville and Sanford dams in Mid-Michigan are experiencing algal blooms in the shallow waters that feed the former reservoirs. The blooms are common this time of year and the Michigan...
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    June 30, 2022

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