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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is what happens when libertarians don't fund infrastructure..........Michigan
Srkdqltr
(6,341 posts)It belonged to the power company and was cited many times as unsafe. Just awful for the people who live there.
Wawannabe
(5,685 posts)About a decade ago. Private power co owned dam. Dont know what their consequences were. I hope HUGE!
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Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)if this Wet Weather Pattern stays in that region. Another failure of Conservative Public Policies in real time.
gibraltar72
(7,513 posts)Now the socialism kicks in. I hope.
Igel
(35,374 posts)It hasn't always been.
A lot of dams in the midwest were built not by the federal government. A few were built by states, but a lot were put up by private companies, local government, or a combination of the two. Some were raised by civic groups formed for the sole purpose of raising money and constructing a dam. Flood control wasn't what somebody 1000 miles away was responsible for; it was your back yard at risk, and you had a vested interest in mitigating that risk.
Over time, those dams had various fates. Some were decommissioned. Some were deeded over to various government agencies; or, if owned by government, deeded "up" to a higher level of government. In some cases the company or the civic group died or became unworkable and the remaining stakeholder assumed full control.
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/mid-michigan-dam-failed-was-cited-years-safety-violations
One of the dams was in fairly poor condition.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/tittabawassee-river-expected-to-crest-at-38-feet-6-feet-over-previous-record
Apparently agreement was reached on the dam's sale in January.
The Sanford dam had a "fair" rating; it apparently failed because water flow/volume exceeded design tolerances.