Congressman Dan Kildee requested $3 million and Congressman John Moolenaar requested $2.25 million in community project funding for Four Lakes Task Force. Each year, members of Congress can direct federal resources to local projects. Kildee and Moolenaar submitted these funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee.
With the completion of the Edenville Dam cutoff wall, we are at a point where crews can safely suspend construction work at the Edenville Dam site at the end of June while Four Lakes Task Force awaits direction on financing. The embankment work was initially expected to suspend in September.
There has never been a “do nothing" alternative. It is not permitted to leave the dams in the rivers as they are.
Dams with normal (legal) lake levels that existed before 2020 with a lake level special assessment district are the best path forward. An updated suspension schedule was posted May 17, 2024. Please view it here.
Today Four Lakes Task Force (FLTF), the Delegated Authority for restoring the four lakes and dams in Midland and Gladwin counties, announced the Schedule for suspending restoration construction work in the coming months on Secord, Smallwood, Edenville and Sanford dams, and that the start of Edenville Dam’s final phase of construction will be delayed. All Four Dams Under Construction
The Sanford Dam permit for restoration construction was approved Thursday, October 26th, by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. The construction crews are mobilizing and work is expected to start this week. We've reached the final steps in acquiring the permit for Sanford Dam. The next steps are to get approval of the stream mitigation plan from EGLE (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy). We responded to comments received during the public comment period and submitted them to EGLE.
We are likely to receive the permit in September based on EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) final review. |
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