by Fix MI State | Nov 11, 2019 | Dams & Other
They are not the biggest dams in the United States, not even close. Nor are the Upper and Lower Stony Lake Dams among the largest in Michigan but should they fail, someone could die. So, they are checked on a regular basis. “The state inspects it on a cycle of...
by Fix MI State | Nov 11, 2019 | Dams & Other
On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning: Get out of your house. Just a little over a quarter-mile upstream, the 92-year-old Spencer Dam was...
by Fix MI State | Nov 8, 2019 | Dams & Other
Michigan is home to more than 2,615 dams. About a week ago, one of those dams failed in Argentine Township. A broken gate resulted in Lobdell and Bennett lakes losing approximately 11 inches of water over the course of about five days. Dams are monitored by the...
by Fix MI State | Oct 23, 2019 | Dams & Other
With 358 inland lakes in Oakland County, in a state surrounded by the largest freshwater source in the world – now at record-high levels – it’s difficult to ever imagine living a day without water. The Michigan Section/American Water Works Association (MI/AWWA),...
by Fix MI State | Aug 29, 2019 | Dams & Other
Public works officials spotted and barricaded a sinkhole in front of Eastpointe Middle School, just in time to prevent any students getting near it. That 8-foot-deep void is one of two new sinkholes in Macomb County that required emergency repairs recently. Miller...
by Fix MI State | Aug 13, 2019 | Dams & Other
As Michigan legislators struggle to pass a new budget before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has made it clear any version of the state’s budget must include ample funding for infrastructure improvements. The governor...
