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Federal Regulator Cited Failed Michigan Dam Multiple Times

Owner Said Odds of Failure Were Five to 10 in 1 Million

May 20, 2020
Jeff Yoders
KEYWORDS Boyce Hydro / dam failure / dams / FERC / flood / Flooding / Gretchen Whitmer / Michigan Flood / Midland County / sanford dam / Tittabawasse / Tittabawassee River
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The owner of a dam that failed May 19 in north central Michigan had its power-generation license revoked by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in September 2018 after more than a decade of negotiations with the energy regulator.

The main concern cited by FERC at the time was that the dam’s spillway would not be able to withstand a major flood.

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