by Fix MI State | Aug 25, 2022 | Dams & Other
Progress is being made after a spring rainstorm wreaked havoc back in 2020 and caused the catastrophic failure of dams in Midland County. Efforts to restore the failed Sanford Dam reached a new milestone as the water started to flow again. The Four Lakes Task Force...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2022 | Roads & Bridges
Rubber is meeting road not in the usual sense of tires rolling on pavement but in rubber from scrap tires becoming part of road surfaces in some areas of Michigan. Recent paving projects backed by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)...
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...
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...
by Fix MI State | Sep 30, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
More than 6 million gallons of raw sewage and rainwater ended up in the Flint River after separate discharges during heavy rains last week. Officials for the city reported the spill volumes in reports on Monday, Sept. 27. The largest discharge of raw sewage and...