Owners Of Collapsed MI Dam Were Cited, Repeatedly, By Feds For Unsafe Conditions, Failure To Repair

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1. Update - Now Three Dams In All Have Failed - And Here's What FERC Had To Say

"Commission staff have worked with (Boyce Hydro) for over 13 years on the spillway capacity issue alone and have sent numerous letters and other communications directing the licensee to bring the project into compliance," the order reads. "Notwithstanding multiple extensions and other accommodations by staff, the licensee still has not made substantial progress toward meeting its compliance obligations. Given the licensee's persistent pattern of non-compliance, and the unlikely chance that the licensee will change course without further Commission action, we are requiring the licensee to cease generation at the project by Nov. 27, 2017."

This is a list of some of the issues:

The June compliance order outlines the following seven issues:

Failing to increase the spillway capacity of the project to address the probable maximum flood
Performing unauthorized dam repairs
Performing unauthorized earth-moving activities
Failing to file an adequate Public Safety Plan
Failing to construct approved recreation facilities
Failing to acquire all necessary property rights
Failing to comply with a 1999 order approving its Water Quality Monitoring Plan

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