https://www.wcmu.org/tags/dam-repairs Dam Repairs en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:52:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-14/seepage-at-bellaire-dam-prompts-officials-to-do-repairs-on-the-fly Due to rising waters and with more rain on the way, dam engineers are adding extra sandbags to the dam. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:52:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-14/seepage-at-bellaire-dam-prompts-officials-to-do-repairs-on-the-fly Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-01/first-special-assessments-to-hit-winter-tax-bills-in-midland-and-gladwin-counties Property owners were unsuccessful in their court challenge of the special assessments that will go towards repairing the Secord, Smallwood, Sanford and Edenville dams after they were destroyed in 2020 by mass flooding. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-01/first-special-assessments-to-hit-winter-tax-bills-in-midland-and-gladwin-counties Cristin Coppess https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-29/state-program-that-funds-dam-repairs-set-to-run-out-of-money The Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program recently announced its last allocations for projects for 19 dams statewide. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-29/state-program-that-funds-dam-repairs-set-to-run-out-of-money Grace Walker https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-10/mid-michigan-dam-rebuilding-effort-gets-9-8m-in-state-budget The grant will go to reduce some of the assessment being levied on property owners in the area. It is not yet clear how much the grant will bring bills down. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:14:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-10/mid-michigan-dam-rebuilding-effort-gets-9-8m-in-state-budget Alvin (AJ) Jones https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-16/dam061325 The Trout Lake dam in Gladwin County is facing uncertainly as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recommends its removal. Community members are now advocating to save the lake. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:02:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-16/dam061325 Masha Smahliuk https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-22/how-dam-safety-has-changed-5-years-after-the-mid-michigan-floods Five years after the Edenville Dam failure, around 60 dams in Michigan have received grants for repairs, but the state program, that oversees these projects, is running out of funds. Thu, 22 May 2025 08:35:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-22/how-dam-safety-has-changed-5-years-after-the-mid-michigan-floods Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-22/spillway-restored-forest-lake-water-levels-rise-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-5-years Five years after historic rainfall destroyed the Forest Lake spillway, the community is on the verge of getting their lake back after cobbling together a series of grants. Thu, 22 May 2025 08:30:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-22/spillway-restored-forest-lake-water-levels-rise-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-5-years Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-21/waterways-off-wixom-lake-still-dry-five-years-after-flood Gladwin County homeowner Jim Hall says it took 8.5 hours for the canals around Wixom Lake to drain after the Edenville Dam failed in 2020. Officials estimate it could take two to seven years for all the water to return. Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-21/waterways-off-wixom-lake-still-dry-five-years-after-flood Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-01/restoration-in-sight-for-cornwall-dam-after-years-of-uncertainty A dam in northern Michigan will be rebuilt after the state and public spent more than two years scraping together money to fund the $1.7 million renovation. Thu, 01 May 2025 23:01:52 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-01/restoration-in-sight-for-cornwall-dam-after-years-of-uncertainty Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-10-04/listen-federal-loan-denied-for-restoration-of-midland-and-gladwin-county-dams A federal $130 million loan to restore four dams in Midland and Gladwin counties has been denied. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:53:58 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-10-04/listen-federal-loan-denied-for-restoration-of-midland-and-gladwin-county-dams Teresa Homsi