Michigan Dams Still Need Fixing a Year After Failure
A year later, residents are looking at $215 million price to restore the emptied lakes with the earliest dams of four area dams completed by 2024 and the latest by 2026. Residents will be assessed to pay for the repairs.
May 19, 2021 •
(TNS) - While the reasons for the Edenville Dam s failure a year ago Wednesday are clear a poorly maintained dam unable to keep back historic rainfall holding those responsible accountable and fixing the policy failures that allowed the structure to skirt safety standards for years have been less straight forward.
After Edenville Dam gave way on May 19, 2020 , and overwhelmed the downstream Sanford Dam pushing about 10,000 Midland -area residents to evacuate government documents revealed years of non-compliance with state and federal standards, a fumbled hand-off of oversight between the feds and state, and an underfunded dam safety effort ill-equipped to hold the dam owner to task.
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Dam in Tuscola County scheduled for replacement
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
March 15, 2021
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There was a special presentation recently on the need to replace the Murphy Lake Dam.
“The county is responsible for making sure this dam is kept up so you need to understand that, and what is going on,” said Tuscola County Drain Commissioner Robert Mantey, who is the manager of the dam.
Very little work has been done on the dam over the years despite recommendations of needed improvements.
“Two of the spillways were coated with concrete to prevent further corrosion that was occurring, Mantey said. The corrosion was detected in 1974. It was recommended at that time to do something but nothing happened until 1983. In 1997, there was a 48 niche metal main pipe that was recommended to be replaced with a concrete or plastic pipe; but instead, it was cleaned and coated onsite. The recommendations of a professional engineer were not followed.