The language surrounding Manchester Michigan’s Ford and Mainstreet Dam’s has been charged with fear and danger. It looks like “Chicken Little” propaganda. BUT “Knowledge Replaces Fear” supposedly so please see these definitions used to describe both dams in Manchester Michigan and possible soon three.
Oh and here’s a thought… if the dam were already listed as High Hazard, what governing body in their right mind would expose residents to potential danger by issuing zoning and building permits to the developer for Rive Ridge. Even more, the continued development of the Manchester Michigan Sewage treatment plant clearly in the direct path of flooding. I believe they call that reckless endangerment,or was it a calculated move to reinforce reason for a land grab?
Definition of dam Condition – https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Groups/MDSTF/Presentation-2020-09-08-Dam-Safety-101.pdf?rev=3de71c2d64244eb3983ea68475d90261
Fair – No existing dam safety deficiencies are recognized for normal loading conditions. Rare or extreme hydrologic and/or seismic events may result in a dam safety deficiency.
MCL 324.31503 – https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-31503
11). “High hazard potential dam” means a dam located in an area where a failure may cause serious damage to inhabited homes, agricultural buildings, campgrounds, recreational facilities, industrial or commercial buildings, public utilities, main highways, or class I carrier railroads, or where environmental degradation would be significant, or where danger to individuals exists with the potential for loss of life.
Dam removal permit is $200 with associated documentation.
https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/water-resources/dam-safety/construction-permits-for-dams
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