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Watershed Status Report

11/10/2025

 
The Four Lakes Watershed Status Report

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Nov. construction newsletter; date change for dec. webinar | news flash

11/6/2025

 
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  • November Construction News
  • Sanford Gate Installation Time Lapse
  • Date Change for December Webinar

November construction news

11/6/2025

 
Construction continues to progress on schedule and within budget. With the changing seasons, crews are taking advantage of the warmer weather to let concrete cure properly. 

​Download/view the November Construction Newsletter

dnr | report | tittabawassee fish monitoring after the 2020 dam failures

11/4/2025

 
Tittabawasssee Fish Monitoring After the 2020 Dam Failures

This report documents and summarizes a variety of efforts to investigate, document, and, when feasible, salvage fish communities after the dam failures.

dnr | report | sanford lake fishery status and trends 2015

11/4/2025

 
Sanford Lake Fishery Status and Trends

This report highlights the environment, history and current status of the Sanford Lake fishery. Published in 2015.

dnr | report | Wixom Lake fishery Status and Trends 2014

11/4/2025

 
Wixom Lake Status and Trends 2014

This report highlights the environment, history and current status of the Wixom Lake fishery. Published in 2014.

DNR | Report | Smallwood Lake fishery status and trends 2012

11/4/2025

 
Smallwood Lake Status of the Fishery

This report highlights the environment, history and current status of the Smallwood Lake fishery. Published in 2012.

DNR | Report | Secord lake fishery status and trends 2008

11/4/2025

 
Secord Lake Status and Trends 2008

This report highlights the history, environment and the current status of the Secord Lake fishery. Published in 2008. 

Environmental Restoration Information | NEws flash

10/15/2025

 
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  • Environmental Restoration Information

october 8 webinar

10/9/2025

 
PowerPoint  | Webinar

2020 - 2025 Creation of a Path Forward | A Community's Response to the 2020 Edenville Dam Failure

10/8/2025

 
This report is the final update to the May 2021 Feasibility Study and Restoration Plan, with the experiences and learnings of the past four years of implementation. Moving forward, reporting will focus on dam and lake restoration, lake refill, and environmental and recreational progress. This is a large and comprehensive public works project, and this report frames FLTF’s accomplishments over the past five years that led to permitting, financing and implementation of the 2021 plan. A final report on implementation will be published when construction concludes on all four dams and the four lakes are filled.

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FLTF awarded $9.8M grant | news flash

10/8/2025

 
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  • Governor Whitmer signed the State of Michigan Budget Agreement which includes an allocation for FLTF for $9.8M
  • Register for the Oct. 8 webinar to learn more

October construction news; webinar tomorrow | News flash

10/7/2025

 
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  • Read the October Construction update
  • Register for the 10/8 webinar

October Construction News

10/7/2025

 
In this month's construction newsletter, you will read that construction is on schedule and within budget. New to the newsletter is a key performance indicator (KPI) section that reveals how each project is doing in terms of cost, schedule and quality. The construction updates highlight work completed in September and upcoming milestones. The most notable construction milestone is that five of the six gates are installed on Sanford Dam.  

Download/view the October Construction Newsletter

Concrete work on Sanford begins next week | news flash

9/17/2025

 
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  • Concrete work to begin September 22 through Thanksgiving
  • Stay updated at our next webinar October 8
  • Help manage invasive plant species: Purple Loosestrife and Phragmites

Housing Assistance Fund Details | News Flash

9/2/2025

 
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  • Four Lakes Housing Assistance Fund
  • Edenville Dam Construction Progress
  • Join Our Next Webinar: October 8, 2025

Four Lakes Housing Assistance Fund Information

8/28/2025

 
​A low-income assessment support fund, known as the Four Lakes Housing Assistance Fund, has been established. This fund was created in collaboration with the Midland Area Community Foundation, Four Lakes Task Force, and Mid Michigan Community Action. Click the link for details and eligibility information.

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September Construction News; Bottomlands information | News Flash

8/27/2025

 
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  • September construction newsletter
  • Disturbing the bottomlands is NOT permitted
  • Join our upcoming webinar on October 8

September construction newsletter

8/27/2025

 
Read about the restart of construction in the latest construction newsletter. Some highlights:
  • Crews are installing gates at Sanford
  • Secord and Smallwood are undergoing construction on the primary spillways
  • Remobilization is completed at Edenville
FLTF will release monthly construction updates that include a letter from the president, upcoming construction milestones, pictures and a brief recap of the construction work throughout the month. 

Download/view the September construction update

Summer update: est. dam substantial completion dates, lake refill info | news flash

8/5/2025

 
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  • Summer Update from President Dave Kepler
  • Estimated Dam Completion Dates
  • Lake Refill Durations
  • How should property owners prepare the bottomlands?

Four LAkes REstoration Project July 2025 Brochure

7/18/2025

 
Informational brochure mailed to property owners week of July 21, 2025

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July 9 Webinar

7/10/2025

 
PowerPoint | Webinar

Assessment options for property owners | news flash

6/12/2025

 
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  • Options for property owners to prepay the capital assessment
  • Annual Capital Assessment letter to arrive in July
  • Reminder to register for July 9 webinar

Interest rate secured | news flash

6/4/2025

 
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  • $80 Million bond interest rate secured
  • Capital assessment annual breakdown
  • Reminder: Annual capital assessment letter to arrive in July
  • Register for July 9 webinar

Construction resumes on Secord & Smallwood; PSC report findings | News Flash

6/3/2025

 
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  • Secord and Smallwood construction restarted
  • What Did I Miss? FLTF Communications Log
  • PSC Hedonic Analysis of Lake Level Property Value
  • Register for July 9 webinar
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