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FLTF Progress and Future Plans

8/23/2021

 
On Wednesday, August 18, over 250 people joined our public informational communications webinar. During a panel discussion, engineers, consultants and FLTF leadership shared information about flood studies, tasks required to bring up each lake, and updates on each dam. 

Questions submitted via email were answered throughout the presentation and the event concluded with a public comment period. Thank you to everyone who attended!

If you missed the session you may watch a recording or view the slides here.
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Below is a summary of some of the information shared.

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Why Does Funding Go To FLTF and Not the Counties?

8/23/2021

 
Where funding and grants are directed depends on the funding source.
  • For federal matching grants, a project is approved by the federal government, and once the work is completed, the supplier or contractor sends an invoice to FLTF. FLTF then submits the invoices to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). For the approximately $30 million of funding, the federal grant holds the money, not FLTF or the county

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Dive Inspections Taking Place at Secord, Smallwood and Sanford Dams

8/23/2021

 
Divers will be inspecting the areas immediately downstream of the spillway (the tailrace) at Secord and Smallwood dams this week. These are recommended items from the January 2021 GEI inspection report and are considered interim repairs.

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Debris Removal Underway in Midland County

8/13/2021

 
FLTF is serving as Midland County's sponsor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program. The EWP program covers 75% of the cost to remove flood debris and the county pays for the remaining 25% (FLTF is not responsible for any project costs).

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Erosion Stabilization Work Impacts Dozens of Properties

8/13/2021

 
Erosion Stabilization Stats
With the help of volunteers, Spicer Group engineers and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), over a mile of shoreline that threatened homes or infrastructure has been stabilized.

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Flood Study Results Align With Dam Design and Estimates

8/5/2021

 
The Four Lakes Task Force (FLTF) Precipitation and Flood studies needed for determining the spillway designs for the dams have been completed and results indicate the dam design cost estimates from the last study are holding up. 

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    • History
    • Who We Are >
      • Team Bios
    • Operations
    • Secord Dam
    • Smallwood Dam
    • Edenville Dam
    • Sanford Dam
  • Restoration Plan
  • Donate
    • Why Donate?
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      • Corporate Sponsors
      • Individual Donors
    • Four Lakes Legacy Society
  • Events
    • Symposium >
      • Presenters
      • Vendors
  • Documents
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    • Audited Financials
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