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> Or more commonly and much worse, these dams are abandoned by their owner and gradually fall into disrepair. That turned into a catastrophic problem last year
by flyinghamster 5y ago
> Or more commonly and much worse, these dams are abandoned by their owner and gradually fall into disrepair.
That turned into a catastrophic problem last year in Michigan. Heavy rains breached the Edenville Dam, and then the Sanford Dam downstream, on the Tittabawassee River. They're still cleaning up even now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edenville_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edenville_Dam
https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/05/17/victims-of-midland-area-flood-are-still-struggling-a-year-later https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/05/17/vic...
- rhodozelia 5y agoThose weren’t abandoned.
- mikeyouse 5y agoNot abandoned but turned over to private owners who deferred maintenance long enough that it caused the dam failure.