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

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.

Once the link is open, to view documents click the “Documents” button to view the Public Notice Announcement and the appropriate plans for the project. To leave a comment, please click on the “Add Comment” button. When inputting your comment please do not add any personal identification information (PII) concerning yourself or any other individual, into the comment box, including but not limited to email or telephone number.

The permit application is for the following work:

• Rebuild the right embankment and extend the existing steel sheet piling (SSP) cutoff wall into the dam foundation and install internal filter drainage layers with a toe drain
• Construct a new auxiliary spillway across the top of the right embankment comprised of roller-compacted concrete (RCC)
• Raise the existing primary spillway side walls and extend them downstream
• Install new hydraulically operated crest gates
• Fill the powerhouse with controlled low strength material (CLSM)
• Construct a low level outlet right of the crest gates to maintain base flows
• Flatten the left embankment slopes and install a blanket filter on the downstream side of the embankment

View the Public Notice