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Secord Dam Interim Repairs
Smallwood Dam Interim Repairs
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Jan. 6, 2021
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE FLOOD STUDY? 
​In consultation with engineering firms and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, we're investigating the required maximum flood capacity of the dams to accommodate higher flow volumes. Four Lakes Task Force vice president and retired engineer, Dave Rothman, explains.
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Dec. 30, 2020
THE END OF 2020 AND BEGINNING OF A NEW FUTURE FOR THE FOUR LAKES 
2020 will soon be behind us, but our work in many ways is just starting. The counties made the decision to take the Boyce property and escape from an owner and system that failed to keep us safe, left people without homes and facing major repairs and an uncertain future.
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Dec. 14, 2020
FLOOD CONTROL AND THE FOUR LAKES
FOUR LAKES DAMS: BUILT TO GENERATE HYDROELECTRIC POWER​
The four dams that make up the four lakes system – Secord, Smallwood, Edenville and Sanford dams – were built for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity.
The following language is copied from a July 19, 2019 report by Essex Consulting...​
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Help us restore the lakes and dams so we can enjoy these precious resources once again. Contributions will go directly towards stabilizing the dams, controlling erosion, conducting engineering studies and designing and constructing the dams. The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation committed to match dollar-for-dollar individual contributions up to $5,000 until we raise $200,000 so your donation will have double the impact.

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FLTF to FERC Re. Taking of Properties and Comments and Request Related to FERC’s Dec. 7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED PENALTY Related to Boyce Hydro Power, LLC.
1/5/2021
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