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Bottomland Vegetation Treatment Taking Place Week of 6/18/23

6/15/2023

 
The week of June 18, 2023, herbicides will be applied to the Wixom and Sanford lakebottoms under the jurisdiction of the Wixom Lake Improvement Board (WLIB) and Sanford Lake Improvement Board (SLIB). The primary goal is large-scale management of the young trees that started growing on the lakebottoms after the May 2020 flood.
Application Areas:
  • Wixom Lake application area: East of the M-30 bridge upstream to the Hay Township line
  • Sanford Lake application area: Jerome Township

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Progress on Edenville Pull-Ahead Projects

6/7/2023

 
Pull-ahead projects for Edenville Dam are out for public comment by EGLE. Contracting is in the final stages for installing the SCB (soil cement bentonite) cutoff wall in the embankments. This is planned to start this summer. ​

Sanford Dam Bidding Update

6/7/2023

 
Four Lakes Task Force received construction bids from two qualified contractors in late April, as communicated in May ("Sanford Construction Bids Higher than Expected").
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We believe the bids were higher than expected and therefore both have now been rejected. After the bids, FLTF requested qualifications from construction managers to consult in pre-bidding tasks, including repackaging the work into smaller divisions and perhaps performing construction management. 

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June 8th Informational Update and Q&A

6/7/2023

 
We hope you join us for a webinar update on Thursday, June 8th from 3:00-4:30 pm. During the webinar, presenters will share construction and financing updates and answer questions. Click here to register.

Public Comment Open Until June 25 for Sanford Permit Application; Hearing set for July 5

6/5/2023

 
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Water Resources Division
(WRD), has posted the following notice to the MiEnviro Portal home page. To make comments
and view documents please click here.
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A public hearing will occur on July 5, 2023, at 6:00 PM via webinar. You can register here.

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  • About
    • History
    • Who We Are >
      • Team Bios
    • Operations
    • Secord Dam
    • Smallwood Dam
    • Edenville Dam
    • Sanford Dam
  • Restoration Progress Report
  • Donate
    • Why Donate?
    • Our Donors >
      • Corporate Sponsors
      • Individual Donors
    • Four Lakes Legacy Society
  • Events
  • Documents
    • Annual & Quarterly Reports
    • Audited Financials
    • Dam Construction Updates
    • Engineering Reports & Studies
    • Flyers & Brochures
    • Meeting Presentations
    • News Flashes & Newsletters
    • Published Statements
    • Restoration Plan 2021
    • Tax Filings & Governance
  • Resources
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      • Project Map
      • Project Permitting
      • What You Can Do
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