by Fix MI State | Mar 4, 2021 | Dams & Other
LANSING, Mich. – It’s been months since a wall of water burst through two dams, submerged mid-Michigan communities underwater, and created one of the year’s worst environmental disasters. As a result, Michigan’s dam safety task force has taken...
by Fix MI State | Mar 4, 2021 | Dams & Other
Michigan needs to do — and spend — much more to avoid further disasters like the two dam failures that caused catastrophic flooding in Midland and Gladwin counties in May 2020, the Michigan Dam Safety Task Force states in its final report submitted this week to Gov....
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Dams & Other
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton River is one of three southeastern Michigan rivers being studied to help improve water quality and wastewater treatment in the region. It is part of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s “Regional River Water Quality Monitoring Program,”...
by Fix MI State | Jul 9, 2020 | Dams & Other
A combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to the collapse of the Edenville and Sanford dams along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County on May 19. Close to 10,000 residents were evacuated. “There are many dams across the state that we have concerns...
by Fix MI State | Jun 29, 2020 | Dams & Other
If there was any doubt, Midland made it clear. About $200 million in damage. About 2,500 buildings damaged. Some 10,000 people evacuated. All because two dams failed. We have to invest in infrastructure. Several dams in Northeast Michigan, including the Four Mile,...
by Fix MI State | Jun 16, 2020 | Dams & Other
The Edenville and Sanford Dams, which failed causing 11,000 people to evacuate their homes in the Midland area, weren’t the only dams whose failure could lead to widespread flooding and potential loss of life. Of Michigan’s 2,532 dams, 1,153 are regulated...
