According to Midland County officials as of ~3pm (EST) 5/20/2020, the Sanford dam may still be somewhat intact but they can't tell because it's underwater (they're using the term "failed" because it's spilling over, not necessarily because the structure has collapsed). Latest images of the Sanford dam appear to show overflow limited to the emergency spillway area. The current hope is that the dam itself will hold long enough for the upstream flow from the Wixom lake breach to recede. If the Sanford dam fails, areas downstream are looking at 500-year flood levels. Local and state police have already begun staging in a number of downstream areas, presumably to facilitate evacuations if the dam fails.
These two videos appear to me to be real videos of Sanford Dam: th-cam.com/video/BzObRlhuztU/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/lzgu_Mnkfgk/w-d-xo.html In the first, you can see how the emergency spillway is not much lower than the top of the dam. In the second (at 0:40), contrary to what the title says, it is fairly obvious that the spillway and much of the dam are missing. The water level appears significantly lower than what the spillway height was, and the length of dam not showing above the water appears quite a bit longer than just the spillway length. Unless this video is actually of a different dam (or an extensive fake), I'd say the dam is gone.
@@andrewsnow7386 Yeah, based on that second video, looks like the entire earthen part from the emergency spillway to the side is washed out. There's a riffle over where the emergency spillway is, so some of that may still be intact underwater. Maybe the city officials are hoping some of that earthen wall is still underwater as well and as the river drops it'll slow the release of the lake, as the "hole" will be smaller?
I live here in Michigan and I'm so glad you're covering this I like the way you covered the Oroville Dam and I believe you'll do a good job giving us the facts on this one keep up the good work
I. Do. Not. Think. This. Is. A. Dam. It's. A. Dirt. Stone. Embankment. Been. On. Tibbs. Many. Times. From Detroit. Fishing. Was. Good. Back. In. The. Day. Good. Luck. To. All. Affected.
I found your channel when the Oroville Spillway Failed and followed all your great coverage, never would have expected to be following your channel for a dam failure in my back yard. Thanks for all the good info through the years, I look forward to your info on this failure as its close to home for me.
I know, right, George ! Juan is VERY legit - he's putting the US News Networks to shame - thank God ! "One man speaking the Truth outweighs an entire world of lies" - John Knox (paraphrased)
@@waynejedynak9443 Ha Ha yes Brother I'm Scots Irish and "channeling my inner Covenanter'. You know, the Scottish "Rebels" who said "No King but King JESUS" It was their Spirit the Colonists were following in the 1770's at our Founding. I rejoice that you remember him - one of those fearless preachers we need more of...
Agreed, Raymond, I'm in the Chicago burbs and knew that you had flooding and dams threatened but the news is more like the usual sensational stuff. Had no idea how bad things were and getting the degree of how bad from TH-cam.
Isn't it amazing that major news networks can't do this ? Every time there is a major happening they trot out some "specialist" who doesn't know his arse from an anthill.
@@SomeTechGuy666 That would require them to cover Gov. W-I-T-C-H mer (intended) in an unflattering way WRT restritive control and failing to have dam owners correct their deficiency notices.
I am from Michigan so have been paying attention to all of this coverage. Thanks for being factual in your reporting (been following you since Oroville). There are a lot of people being critical of officials and engineers etc. about this and it is often left out of reporting that in essence these emergency spillways did function as intended: they gave people time. Although the photo/videos are shocking to see, all the residents had plenty of warning and I don’t believe there has been a single fatality. As for the emergency spillway capacity, I don’t know to what level they were designed for. We had an unprecedented amount of rain with huge portions of that watershed getting over 7 inches of rain in the hours/day preceding the flooding (falling on already saturated soil). I don’t know if any reasonable level of emergency spillway capacity would have been able to handle that volume of water. Just my two cents. Thanks for being straightforward and not rushing to criticize or blame. Keep up the good work.
I'm from Midland. My house and neighborhood has an immense amount of damage from this. Three years ago we had another flood due to EVEN MORE rain than this, but no where NEAR the damages. So in my opinion, this is 100% the company's fault for neglecting to perform maintenance on the dam. The dam had previously prevented a flood like this due to more pressure, there is no excuse for it not to have done the same this time around.
@@BlueFire498 - I'm also from Mich (sry you're going through this bro) I've now head that the Corp of engineers told the owners that the dam was in need of repairs and recommended lowering the water level in the lake. The lake front owners had a fit and didn't want the water levels lowered as to hamper boating / docking. Then a bunch of bunny huggers failed a suit stating that lowering the water level would endanger a type of muscle. The power company actually went to court trying to get the ok to lower the water and from what I hear, they fought hard to comply with the Corp of engineers recommendation. In the end a judge(s) ruled in favor of the bunny huggers. It would seem that the dam owners were the ONLY ones that wanted to do the right thing.
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I’m from Michigan too, I clicked on the video when I saw Tittabawassee River on the title. I live like two minutes from it but though I’m down in Saginaw. Crazy year.
Step aside ABC, CBS, NBC. Juan Brown has the story covered like a blanket. After watching the main networks with reporters on scene I had a vague idea of the situation. Then I watched Juan and got the most updated story from 2000 miles away!!
The best dam coverage available. Seriously. I,m in michigan and have been searching for informative reporting and you provided the best i've found. Thank you. I to am wondering about the chemical plant. Luckily my sister and her family recently moved from Midland. Prayers going out to all the people in that mess.
I came several years ago for your motorcycle vids, stayed for the aviation vids, and now your infrastructure vids. Nice work, and thank you for your analysis.
Juan, I live 20 minutes from there. It's a privilege to have somebody who knows what the heck they are talking about report on it. I only sustained a wet basement. Nothing compared to the folks east of me. Thanks again for your focus on this. (And all your other fantastic coverage.)
Thanks Juan , I have a sister that lives In Midland and get reports from her . They had a record flood back in 1986 and this flooding will probably break that record by at least 6 to 9 feet higher. Thankfully she is safe where she lives in town, all our prayers are going out to the families affected by this heat breaking event. Your Orville damn videos gave us alot of great info about dams and their structures. I also am a furloughed pilot. 777 & 767's
It’s worth restating: privately owned dams. And safety hazards known and unaddressed for years. “Mid-Michigan dam that failed was cited for years for safety violations. MIDLAND - The owner of a Gladwin County dam that failed and prompted widespread evacuations Tuesday was cited repeatedly by federal officials for safety violations, including failing to fix spillways used to prevent flooding, ...”
Larry Scott - I know some about dams (my uncle worked at one and we often went with him) - it seems to me the spillways are surprisingly narrow! Just this makes me wonder why this chain reaction didn’t happen sooner!
T Look It’s the Johnstown flood scenario all over again. And just like the Johnstown flood, the owners won’t pay a red cent. The dam of that flood was privately owned. Turned into a private recreational lake. The dam modified. Spillway had iron piping to control water release, which were sold for scrap leaving no controlled method of releases. Further repairs and maintenance deferred, warnings ignored. Flood killed thousands and wiped out huge fraction of towns downstream. “..Fifty thousand lives," wrote Harrisburg newspaperman J. J. McLaurin, "in Pennsylvania were jeopardized for eight years that a club of rich pleasure seekers might fish and sail and revel in luxurious ease during the heated term." Concluding that dam repair and inspection had been botched by wealthy amateurs, engineers, too, weighed in against the club members. In the damage suits filed against members of the club for their negligence, the courts, however, concluded that the collapse of the dam was an "act of God." No court awarded compensation to any victims of the flood...” explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-144
Larry Scott: With as crooked, and corrupt as our courts are...Did you really expect a different ruling? The corruption is even WORSE now, so they will probably make the home owners in the area liable...Then, levy a "pollution tax", against everyone else!
Fantastic work, sir! I have been a fan of your channel for a long time, I love the objective and professional way you comment on aviation accidents. Being a resident of Midland, MI, and luckily having (narrowly) escaped damage to my property, I was pleasantly surprised by you commenting on this disaster! All the best.
Been waiting all morning for your report Juan. Thanks. Looking at the photos from Michigan in comparison; we got lucky back in 2017. Oroville Emergency Spillway could have gone so wrong. 🤪 Prayers for everyone back Michigan.
Mr. Browne; I must admit that I am startled at your depth of understanding. I didn't expect a zoomie to have such a rich understanding of hydrology. I tip my hat, sir.
My family lost everything from all the flooding. My Grandpa's brother and sister in law barely got out in time because they are in their 80s and don't move very quick. A farmer saw them and jump into his $500,000 brand new tractor he got delivered last week and got them to safety. Thank God there are still amazing people like him. The water level is 10ft high on the outside of the house and my grandpa's sister and brother in law weren't home when it flooded but there home is no longer there got washed away by the water.
Wow. I lived 54 yrs of my life in that area. Spent many days on Wixom and Sanford lake. Great Walleye and bass fishing on them and the Tippy river. Midlands just a great fun city. So sad to see all this happening!
Thank you!!! I am in Michigan (near Detroit though) and am finding your description and explanation better then anything I have seen locally. I didn't want to watch the local news coverage where they exaggerate, toss in 42 commercials, maybe a cooking demo and then go political before returning to what the heck happened in Midland. So again, thank you for your video!
Thank you for all this great information I live in Midland Michigan and it is a big disaster so many homes lost and thank God no lives were lost love your channel ✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
More worried about DOW Chemical. There’s a huge chemical production dual plant area down stream of all of this. I literally just picked up a load there on Monday night. And it was raining 🌧 like Noah’s flood on Monday evening about 18:00 🕕
My first thought when I heard this. The fact that it is happening right at the plant is terrifying. When looking for a home I really wanted to move up to Saginaw/Bay City area but this plant and the river were my greatest concern. Seems to have been a valid.
If you use any of the Dow silicon products, they came out of the Midland plant. If they are down for any amount of time, that’s going to leave Momentive (old GE Silicones) as the only major US silicone manufacturer. Not good for the building trade or aerospace. corrected the old GE silicone name to Momentive
I've been reading through the comments and would like to thank all those who live in the affected area for the updates. And please GET OUT OF THERE! Stay safe everyone!
YOU BETTER GET OUTA THERE ON YOUR OWN , YOUR DEMOCRAT RAN STATE DO NOT CARE IF YOU GET OUT OR NOT. I DONT UNDERSTAND YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS, DEMOCRATS HATE YOU!!!!!🇺🇸
Great coverage and information Juan, as always! I have built a few small earth-filled dams. The first rule the old engineer gave me was that you never have the emergency spillway on any part of the earth-filled dam. He said if the spillway is part of the dam and it fails it could take out the dam. I was standing on the side of a small dam that I had constructed when it was overtopped by water. I ran to get out of there as the dam was collapsing. If my memory serves me right the dam was gone in about a half-hour!
Thanks for covering this. I've spent a lot of time up near Sanford (live in Lapeer, MI). They've got a helluva mess up in that area. Good explanation of dams, spillways, etc.
I have friends, who live in Michigan. I am praying real hard, for their safety and well being. I have shared your update with them, and many others. I will continue to share any future updates that you post. Thank you!
Thanks Juan for doing the research on this and getting the word out! I swear there ought to be a Pulitzer Prize for best reporting on the internet, and you should be the first recipient :)
I decided to wait for this video before reading or watching any news coverage, this is the most informative channel with accurate data and analysis...Thanks Juan
Thank you for clarifying "overwhelm" versus "failure." Similar but very different. I am in Georgia and to hear NBC News, they made out like the dams just crumbled. Your explanations is clearly understandable in terms of what happened and WHY it happened. Prayers for everyone impacted by this act of Mother Nature.
@@LardGreystoke yes, but the way NBC was reporting it was all wrong. Yes, after the fact the earthen part was washed away. I understand now. Thank you. If you're in that area, stay safe!
Wixom lake’s did just crumble. The lake emptied in about one hour. The land embankment to the east of the main dam was washed out. There are videos of it happening. Water was never flowing over the emergency spill way on Wixom Lake. -Midlander
That is true and they actually pulled the permit at Edenville recently because of it. If you don't have flood insurance I would absolutely sue the power plant/dam company!
the owner attempted to lower the lake level to effect repairs after the FERC pulled their license. State of Michigan sued to prevent their lowering of the water due to the impact of snails and the lake front home owners not having access to their recreational lake rights.
@@kashmirgoat for years the feds have been after them to fix the dam, and they kept saying they didn't have the money. Why do you buy dam if you don't have the money to up keep it
@@kashmirgoat That is correct, I am so tired of the blame being solely on the owners of the dam. They were denied permission to lower the lake levels. If the lakes had been lowered this probably would not have happened (at least not at this time).
@@dougc190 You don't have the money when your source of revenue is shut off because you can't use the dam to generate the power. The power company already had the dam before their license was pulled. The whole thing is a Multi-Agency Charlie Foxtrot aka Cluster-Foulup.
Saw this video as a recommendation to watch and immediately said that sounds like something blancolirio should cover. Without realizing it was your video.
oh boy, I hope everyone living in the area next to those dams are okay. You guys up there in the US need to have a serious talk about infrastructure and maintenance...
In the 80s a lot of infrastructure was reaching its 50 year lifespan and then we had Reagan and trickle down. We never raised taxes on the rich or funded infrastructure like it should be because old infrastructure isn't sexy like new infrastructure.
They have been "talking" about infrastructure for years but nothing ever gets done. It seems to be more important to spend money on a Southern border wall than to repair infrastructure. At the local level, voters don't want to pay taxes to replace or repair these things. There is so much denial about how bad some structures are.
@@tiredoldmechanic1791 unfortunately, we know how this ends. It's only a matter of time before some big structure fails and takes hundreds of lives with it.
I live in Midland, roughly a mile from the Tittabawassee River. Over 11,000 people evacuated in roughly an hour without a single death or serious injury. Impressive work by our county officials.
He has some good maps and overview, but it's difficult to get that when you are trying to cover it live as it happens and when people need the information. I was watching a channel last night cover the 3 dam failures and the M30 bridge failure, and the M10 bridge being under water. Don't hear that mentioned much today.
Same. Michigan media is or was saying something to the effect of the Sanford structure is still standing. Ok, the gate structure may be standing, if the rest is inundated or gone, is that really the important message to be sending?
So much THIS!!! First I heard of this was last night from an INDIAN news source - th-cam.com/video/wvKngSrorXQ/w-d-xo.html - and then I get a great detailed report from Juan. Citizen Journalist and Foreign news source are curb stomping American traditional media sources!
@@adamludwick9931 Might want to also keep an eye on a channel called Inventor Lee Wheelbarger. He covered these 3 dam failures the night of the 19th May for 5 hours and gave a 2 hour update today. More video footage is difficult to come by. He had on live audio from first responders dispatch. He also covered the Paradise fires as they happened for almost a month. Unfortunate that YT made him take down those videos in order to stay online.
Hey Juan outstanding job as always. I live in Midland and this is a sad deal on top of everything else. Keep up the awesome coverage you do on all the subjects you talk about. I've lived here all my life and you just taught me a lot of things I didn't know👍🏻
Our family has had a cabin on this river system since 1956 (ours is on Secord Lake, the uppermost of the four dammed reservoirs). I have closely followed the legal proceedings that came to a head in 2018 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revoked the license for the failed dam held by the owner of all four dams, after more than a decade of violations. The operator was clearly negligent, driven most likely by the poor economics of hydroelectric power generation in the face of cheap natural gas. When the license was pulled, a task force was setup that drove the creation of a special taxing district that was to assess property owners on the four lakes in order to finance a bond issue to acquire, improve, maintain and operate the four dams. At the same time, FERC ordered a drawdown of the lakes in late 2018 to inspect the spillways to ensure they were sound. They passed and the lakes were returned to their mandated levels (each lake has a very narrow water level range mandated by the federal government). Meanwhile, though facing much local resistance, the tax district was created and pushed forward to acquire the dams and the lakes themselves. Though an agreement was apparently reached earlier this year, the deal was not expected to be completed until 2022. Now, this. Bottom line, the feds were pushing for improvements for years and finally acted. Unfortunately, the 500 year flood they were seeking to protect against happened just two years later. If anyone is to blame, it is Boyce Hydro, owner of the dams, and the local communities who enjoyed the recreational and economic benefits of four wonderful all-sports lakes and were blissfully ignorant of the risk inherent in their local treasures. In closing, there are a lot of emotions locally and a lot of political accusations being made nationally surrounding state and federal responsibility and our crumbling infrastructure. This is not a Republican or Democratic thing, It is a human nature thing that makes clear humans are not perfect, which is why we need to be diligent in keeping a close eye on the things humans do.
WSJ: Failed Michigan Dam Lost License in 2018: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cited operator Boyce Hydro Power for safety concerns www.wsj.com/articles/regulators-pulled-license-of-failed-michigan-dam-in-2018-11589994661 “The area had been experiencing heavy rains from a slow-moving storm in recent days. By 11:15 a.m. local time Wednesday, the Tittabawassee River level was at just under 35 feet-higher than its record 1986 crest, according to the National Weather Service.”
Thanks Juan, another great job of reporting. The main stream media reports have been absent enough details to give us a total picture on what is happening with no specific info on the dams themselves. I did see one report that all the dams in that watershed were listed as significant hazards. But no details on why they were so designated. Keep up the excellent reporting!
Thanks for looking into it Juan. The aftermath of this will be interesting in regard to the damage of course, but longer term if these are even rebuilt or not.
I live 2 blocks from the tittabawassee river in Freeland and for me to get from one side of the river to the other, it's almost a 2 hour drive. All bridges crossing the river have been closed until they are inspected. Flooding has devastated Midland and shields. Videos of the lakes being emptied within hours is eerie to look at. I think the evacuation and warnings were well done from what I know and have seen. I thought you were from michigan, most people cannot pronounce the names of these areas unless your from here. Great job.
@@ffjsb- In April 2019 the American Road and Transportation Builders Association sited 47,000 bridges in poor condition and in need of urgent repairs. And that's just bridges but we've got a wall
Please correct me, these pictures indicate the worst is yet to come. With other failures such as broken dams and other disasters we we not prepared for.
@@fredricunderhill204 You are most likely correct, and it looks like this is going to be a problem everywhere in the country not just California, so everyone should pay attention and be prepared.
David Scott, You are correct. For years, electeds and bureaucrats have looked a preparedness such dams breaking and pandemics and retirement funding as a cookie jar to be raided with impunity. Well, there are real needs and no funding.
Boyce had their licenses pulled (some years back) to generate power, but were forbidden from lowering the water levels in these reservoirs, as it would have impacted the waterfront property values, and therefore property tax revenues. There is a lot of finger pointing right now.
Thank You Juan! Finally getting some decent coverage of the thing.. we need to send you to all the disasters. You could have work in broadcast if something bad in aviation happens.. imho.. Great work as always!
I went to college in Midland, MI at Northwood University. It’s bad. Few friends around that area and lots of homes have sustained significant flooding as well as homes washed away. 3 dams failed, Smallwood, Edenville, and Sanford.
Last report I heard - as of noon today (5-20), reporting from Jackson, MI, many miles from the affected area - the Edenville dam failed sometime yesterday after an inundation of 8"+/- of rainfall on top of already saturated ground. That dam had been previously cited as "inappropriately maintained" (read:NOT) as recently as 2018. Apparently it has completely failed. The lower dam - Sanford - has been "compromised", but has not failed completely. Even given that, the city of Midland is expecting something in the neighborhood of 9' of flooding in the central business district. The Sanford dam was also cited in the 2018 survey, but to a lesser extent than the Edenville dam. So far, it seems to be holding, albeit at a degraded capacity. The city of Sagnaw is next in line to get the flooding - no word as yet regarding what they are expecting...
Juan, as usual your detail and accuracy is so much better than anyone else, I would not be surprised if the news media came to you for details. The ho-hum media reports have been lackluster and are sensationalized for a 10 second spot.
@@bobmar9239 The dams that collapsed were privately owned, and were sited by federal and state regulators for multiple safety violations. And the dam owner fought a legal battle with local property owners and the state government. www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/26/2018-03821/boyce-hydro-power-llc-order-proposing-revocation-of-license#citation-2-p8253 www.mlive.com/news/2020/05/owner-of-failed-dam-state-fought-over-wixom-lake-levels-before-flood.html www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/feds-revoked-dams-license-over-safety-issues-then-michigan-deemed-it-safe www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/20/dangers-edenville-dam-failure-evaded-state-scrutiny/5228559002/
The emergency spillways are not designed to fail. They are built to provide emergency drainage from the reservoir. Once the input flow exceeds the capacity of the two spillways, the dam is likely to over-top.
Thanks for your coverage. Surprised to see you covering this then remembered your Oroville coverage near your home. Please keep up with Dow Chemical Company and it’s Superfund Site which is imperiled by this 500 year flood. I have family in Midland but they’re not under evacuation orders.
According to Midland County officials as of ~3pm (EST) 5/20/2020, the Sanford dam may still be somewhat intact but they can't tell because it's underwater (they're using the term "failed" because it's spilling over, not necessarily because the structure has collapsed). Latest images of the Sanford dam appear to show overflow limited to the emergency spillway area. The current hope is that the dam itself will hold long enough for the upstream flow from the Wixom lake breach to recede. If the Sanford dam fails, areas downstream are looking at 500-year flood levels. Local and state police have already begun staging in a number of downstream areas, presumably to facilitate evacuations if the dam fails.
These two videos appear to me to be real videos of Sanford Dam:
th-cam.com/video/BzObRlhuztU/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/lzgu_Mnkfgk/w-d-xo.html
In the first, you can see how the emergency spillway is not much lower than the top of the dam. In the second (at 0:40), contrary to what the title says, it is fairly obvious that the spillway and much of the dam are missing. The water level appears significantly lower than what the spillway height was, and the length of dam not showing above the water appears quite a bit longer than just the spillway length. Unless this video is actually of a different dam (or an extensive fake), I'd say the dam is gone.
Here's the link to the 5/20/2020 3pm Press Event op mentioned: facebook.com/co.midland.mi.us/videos/2899191300194247/?t=195
Rethink living on flood plains
@@nicotti This part is just politicos blowing we have seen enough of that
@@andrewsnow7386 Yeah, based on that second video, looks like the entire earthen part from the emergency spillway to the side is washed out. There's a riffle over where the emergency spillway is, so some of that may still be intact underwater. Maybe the city officials are hoping some of that earthen wall is still underwater as well and as the river drops it'll slow the release of the lake, as the "hole" will be smaller?
I live here in Michigan and I'm so glad you're covering this I like the way you covered the Oroville Dam and I believe you'll do a good job giving us the facts on this one keep up the good work
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Real fail is:
th-cam.com/video/lCl7I7png08/w-d-xo.html
Fode Bic damn that shit is nasty! 🤢
I. Do. Not. Think. This. Is. A. Dam. It's. A. Dirt. Stone. Embankment. Been. On. Tibbs. Many. Times. From
Detroit. Fishing. Was. Good. Back. In. The. Day. Good. Luck. To. All. Affected.
I'm in mich
You did an amazing job pronouncing names of these rivers and lakes not being from Michigan.
Indeed he did. Wonder how he'd do with some of the county names! I'm originally from Ogemaw Co. where they've been getting some local flooding also!
I'm Ohio born, and I'm pretty sure the entire midwest-born can pronounce the Indian names..
He's a stand up guy!
Random you are right about Juan Pronouncing them Right .
Barry Allard that might be true of the Youppers, but I don’t know whether the Trolls who live “below the (Mackinac) bridge” would agree.
Made more sense than any coverage I've seen thus far. Thanks Juan.
I found your channel when the Oroville Spillway Failed and followed all your great coverage, never would have expected to be following your channel for a dam failure in my back yard. Thanks for all the good info through the years, I look forward to your info on this failure as its close to home for me.
I know, right, George !
Juan is VERY legit - he's putting the US News Networks to shame - thank God !
"One man speaking the Truth outweighs an entire world of lies" - John Knox (paraphrased)
@@hellosunshine1090 very grateful that someone knows who John Knox was.
@@waynejedynak9443
Ha Ha yes Brother I'm Scots Irish and "channeling my inner Covenanter'.
You know, the Scottish "Rebels" who said "No King but King JESUS"
It was their Spirit the Colonists were following in the 1770's at our Founding.
I rejoice that you remember him - one of those fearless preachers we need more of...
I'm glad you are covering this Juan!...not seeing much coverage on it... I'm definitely interested in this!...thank you very much! 😊😊
Why hasn't the governor of Michigan issued a "stay in your banks" order for the river?
Cementer Lol!! Good question!
Agreed, Raymond, I'm in the Chicago burbs and knew that you had flooding and dams threatened but the news is more like the usual sensational stuff. Had no idea how bad things were and getting the degree of how bad from TH-cam.
@Lauren Brawt yes..I've seen some coverage this morning...what worries me is that a lot if the majority of folks probably aren't insured for this...
Always the insightful and FACTUAL information. No drama, just the cold, hard truth
Isn't it amazing that major news networks can't do this ? Every time there is a major happening they trot out some "specialist" who doesn't know his arse from an anthill.
@@SomeTechGuy666 That would require them to cover Gov. W-I-T-C-H mer (intended) in an unflattering way WRT restritive control and failing to have dam owners correct their deficiency notices.
Yup, just the dam truth!
yes, I have been following Juan since the Orville incident precisely because of this
TechGuy Why aren’t they interviewing YOU, Mr. Know-it-all?? 🤣🤣
Juan Brown: The best dam reporter on TH-cam!
I am from Michigan so have been paying attention to all of this coverage. Thanks for being factual in your reporting (been following you since Oroville). There are a lot of people being critical of officials and engineers etc. about this and it is often left out of reporting that in essence these emergency spillways did function as intended: they gave people time. Although the photo/videos are shocking to see, all the residents had plenty of warning and I don’t believe there has been a single fatality. As for the emergency spillway capacity, I don’t know to what level they were designed for. We had an unprecedented amount of rain with huge portions of that watershed getting over 7 inches of rain in the hours/day preceding the flooding (falling on already saturated soil). I don’t know if any reasonable level of emergency spillway capacity would have been able to handle that volume of water. Just my two cents. Thanks for being straightforward and not rushing to criticize or blame. Keep up the good work.
I'm from Midland. My house and neighborhood has an immense amount of damage from this. Three years ago we had another flood due to EVEN MORE rain than this, but no where NEAR the damages. So in my opinion, this is 100% the company's fault for neglecting to perform maintenance on the dam. The dam had previously prevented a flood like this due to more pressure, there is no excuse for it not to have done the same this time around.
@@BlueFire498 - I'm also from Mich (sry you're going through this bro) I've now head that the Corp of engineers told the owners that the dam was in need of repairs and recommended lowering the water level in the lake. The lake front owners had a fit and didn't want the water levels lowered as to hamper boating / docking. Then a bunch of bunny huggers failed a suit stating that lowering the water level would endanger a type of muscle. The power company actually went to court trying to get the ok to lower the water and from what I hear, they fought hard to comply with the Corp of engineers recommendation. In the end a judge(s) ruled in favor of the bunny huggers. It would seem that the dam owners were the ONLY ones that wanted to do the right thing.
All Americans need do is pay attention to Global Warming! This is why we are having so many & often harmful/damaging environmental events! We need to FIRE all those THUGS in our State, Local & Federal Governments an elect individuals that CARE about what's happening to our Country, because of the harmful and toxic destruction's, FOR MONEY, to our Planet! All while, they have gotten so filthy wealthy, they have Homes in other Countries to FLEE TO, once they finish making America into another 3rd World Country!
I’m from Michigan too, I clicked on the video when I saw Tittabawassee River on the title. I live like two minutes from it but though I’m down in Saginaw. Crazy year.
Seriously....most excellent coverage, explanation, visuals concerning this unfortunate situation 👍
Very thorough and concise.
As usual. After the coverage of the Oroville dam incident, I expect no less.
I wish our local news had 1/4 the talent in reporting that you have. Spot on and factual. Well done.
Step aside ABC, CBS, NBC. Juan Brown has the story covered like a blanket. After watching the main networks with reporters on scene I had a vague idea of the situation. Then I watched Juan and got the most updated story from 2000 miles away!!
The best dam coverage available. Seriously. I,m in michigan and have been searching for informative reporting and you provided the best i've found. Thank you. I to am wondering about the chemical plant. Luckily my sister and her family recently moved from Midland. Prayers going out to all the people in that mess.
This is only the beginning of this country's failed dams. Most have been neglected for sooooo long its insane.
"Vice News - American infrastructure is crumbling"
Fun fact-90% of the dams in the US are privately own.
flagmichael 3000 lmao that ain’t shit I’ve seen bombs kill more than that
they'd rather spend the money on illegal immigrants.
We live in an era of rampant deregulation, disasters are normal now.
I thought of you as soon as I saw this yesterday! So glad you are covering
Thank you, this was very educational for those outside MI trying to understand and keep up with this story. Praying for all those impacted.
I came several years ago for your motorcycle vids, stayed for the aviation vids, and now your infrastructure vids. Nice work, and thank you for your analysis.
Juan,
Thank you for this report. My sympathies to the residents of the affected areas.
God bles
Paul (in MA)
Juan, I live 20 minutes from there. It's a privilege to have somebody who knows what the heck they are talking about report on it. I only sustained a wet basement. Nothing compared to the folks east of me. Thanks again for your focus on this. (And all your other fantastic coverage.)
Thanks Juan , I have a sister that lives In Midland and get reports from her . They had a record flood back in 1986 and this flooding will probably break that record by at least 6 to 9 feet higher. Thankfully she is safe where she lives in town, all our prayers are going out to the families affected by this heat breaking event. Your Orville damn videos gave us alot of great info about dams and their structures.
I also am a furloughed pilot. 777 & 767's
The only good thing about disasters is hearing Juan review each event accurately and in detail.
Routine complacency. A term often experienced but seldom explained. Juan could explain it much better than I can.
Heard about this yesterday but I was waiting for Juan to gives us the facts rather than listen to the news.
@ boost demon,
You got that right!
Could have watched some live coverage, with Inventor Lee Wheelbarger who covered it 5 hours on the 19th. Difficult to get anything on MSM
Me too,nobody does it better
And the comments here are NOT cancer!
It’s funny, when the facts are reported how the political climate is maintained.
OMG Juan! I live in Michigan and this is the first I have heard about it! You are a national treasure. Thank you so much!
Thanks, Juan. As we say in Idaho..."All dams will fail, some sooner than others."
Best wishes and sympathy from Houston. From our Harvey experience I know flood recovery takes years. Not worried. You guys are tough.
Another great report. I hope that the people in Michigan are viewing this.
Even better were living it....
I watched from Michigan! Great reporting
It’s worth restating: privately owned dams. And safety hazards known and unaddressed for years.
“Mid-Michigan dam that failed was cited for years for safety violations. MIDLAND - The owner of a Gladwin County dam that failed and prompted widespread evacuations Tuesday was cited repeatedly by federal officials for safety violations, including failing to fix spillways used to prevent flooding, ...”
Larry Scott - I know some about dams (my uncle worked at one and we often went with him) - it seems to me the spillways are surprisingly narrow! Just this makes me wonder why this chain reaction didn’t happen sooner!
T Look
It’s the Johnstown flood scenario all over again. And just like the Johnstown flood, the owners won’t pay a red cent.
The dam of that flood was privately owned. Turned into a private recreational lake. The dam modified. Spillway had iron piping to control water release, which were sold for scrap leaving no controlled method of releases. Further repairs and maintenance deferred, warnings ignored. Flood killed thousands and wiped out huge fraction of towns downstream.
“..Fifty thousand lives," wrote Harrisburg newspaperman J. J. McLaurin, "in Pennsylvania were jeopardized for eight years that a club of rich pleasure seekers might fish and sail and revel in luxurious ease during the heated term." Concluding that dam repair and inspection had been botched by wealthy amateurs, engineers, too, weighed in against the club members. In the damage suits filed against members of the club for their negligence, the courts, however, concluded that the collapse of the dam was an "act of God." No court awarded compensation to any victims of the flood...”
explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-144
Larry Scott: With as crooked, and corrupt as our courts are...Did you really expect a different ruling? The corruption is even WORSE now, so they will probably make the home owners in the area liable...Then, levy a "pollution tax", against everyone else!
Burt Burt
What do think my point was?
I'm just surprise you actually saw my comment...Rolling shadow banning going on in SusanTube...
Thank you Juan for excellent coverage of the failure of these over ninety year old dams.
Fantastic work, sir! I have been a fan of your channel for a long time, I love the objective and professional way you comment on aviation accidents. Being a resident of Midland, MI, and luckily having (narrowly) escaped damage to my property, I was pleasantly surprised by you commenting on this disaster! All the best.
Looking forward to your factual updates - you are quite the authority on earth dams now!!
Been waiting all morning for your report Juan. Thanks.
Looking at the photos from Michigan in comparison; we got lucky back in 2017. Oroville Emergency Spillway could have gone so wrong. 🤪
Prayers for everyone back Michigan.
Mr. Browne; I must admit that I am startled at your depth of understanding. I didn't expect a zoomie to have such a rich understanding of hydrology. I tip my hat, sir.
My family lost everything from all the flooding. My Grandpa's brother and sister in law barely got out in time because they are in their 80s and don't move very quick. A farmer saw them and jump into his $500,000 brand new tractor he got delivered last week and got them to safety. Thank God there are still amazing people like him. The water level is 10ft high on the outside of the house and my grandpa's sister and brother in law weren't home when it flooded but there home is no longer there got washed away by the water.
Wow. I lived 54 yrs of my life in that area. Spent many days on Wixom and Sanford lake. Great Walleye and bass fishing on them and the Tippy river. Midlands just a great fun city. So sad to see all this happening!
When i saw this on the news today i was hoping for one of your updates, and here it is. :)
Thank you!!! I am in Michigan (near Detroit though) and am finding your description and explanation better then anything I have seen locally. I didn't want to watch the local news coverage where they exaggerate, toss in 42 commercials, maybe a cooking demo and then go political before returning to what the heck happened in Midland. So again, thank you for your video!
Thank you for all this great information I live in Midland Michigan and it is a big disaster so many homes lost and thank God no lives were lost love your channel ✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
More worried about DOW Chemical.
There’s a huge chemical production dual plant area down stream of all of this.
I literally just picked up a load there on Monday night.
And it was raining 🌧 like Noah’s flood on Monday evening about 18:00 🕕
It be the pocktolyps!
Going to be a mess as the flood waters reach the chemical plants
My first thought when I heard this. The fact that it is happening right at the plant is terrifying. When looking for a home I really wanted to move up to Saginaw/Bay City area but this plant and the river were my greatest concern. Seems to have been a valid.
Yes Dow Chemical. The largest manufacturer of the infamous Agent Orange.
If you use any of the Dow silicon products, they came out of the Midland plant.
If they are down for any amount of time, that’s going to leave Momentive (old GE Silicones) as the only major US silicone manufacturer.
Not good for the building trade or aerospace.
corrected the old GE silicone name to Momentive
I've been reading through the comments and would like to thank all those who live in the affected area for the updates. And please GET OUT OF THERE!
Stay safe everyone!
YOU BETTER GET OUTA THERE ON YOUR OWN , YOUR DEMOCRAT RAN STATE DO NOT CARE IF YOU GET OUT OR NOT. I DONT UNDERSTAND YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS, DEMOCRATS HATE YOU!!!!!🇺🇸
Wish i had houseboat!⛵
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@@VASTSports aweful situation
Great coverage and information Juan, as always! I have built a few small earth-filled dams. The first rule the old engineer gave me was that you never have the emergency spillway on any part of the earth-filled dam. He said if the spillway is part of the dam and it fails it could take out the dam. I was standing on the side of a small dam that I had constructed when it was overtopped by water. I ran to get out of there as the dam was collapsing. If my memory serves me right the dam was gone in about a half-hour!
Sounds like descriptions of the Johnstown PA dam failure.
Thanks for covering this. I've spent a lot of time up near Sanford (live in Lapeer, MI). They've got a helluva mess up in that area. Good explanation of dams, spillways, etc.
I have friends, who live in Michigan. I am praying real hard, for their safety and well being. I have shared your update with them, and many others. I will continue to share any future updates that you post. Thank you!
Thanks Juan for doing the research on this and getting the word out! I swear there ought to be a Pulitzer Prize for best reporting on the internet, and you should be the first recipient :)
I decided to wait for this video before reading or watching any news coverage, this is the most informative channel with accurate data and analysis...Thanks Juan
Thank you for clarifying "overwhelm" versus "failure." Similar but very different. I am in Georgia and to hear NBC News, they made out like the dams just crumbled. Your explanations is clearly understandable in terms of what happened and WHY it happened. Prayers for everyone impacted by this act of Mother Nature.
The dams, actually, did partly crumble.
NBC = No Body Cares
@@tindoortailgator amen!!
@@LardGreystoke yes, but the way NBC was reporting it was all wrong. Yes, after the fact the earthen part was washed away. I understand now. Thank you. If you're in that area, stay safe!
Wixom lake’s did just crumble. The lake emptied in about one hour. The land embankment to the east of the main dam was washed out. There are videos of it happening. Water was never flowing over the emergency spill way on Wixom Lake.
-Midlander
I heard that these dams had deficiencies since 2011, the company responsible for these deficiencies is Boyce Hydro.
That is true and they actually pulled the permit at Edenville recently because of it. If you don't have flood insurance I would absolutely sue the power plant/dam company!
the owner attempted to lower the lake level to effect repairs after the FERC pulled their license. State of Michigan sued to prevent their lowering of the water due to the impact of snails and the lake front home owners not having access to their recreational lake rights.
@@kashmirgoat for years the feds have been after them to fix the dam, and they kept saying they didn't have the money. Why do you buy dam if you don't have the money to up keep it
@@kashmirgoat That is correct, I am so tired of the blame being solely on the owners of the dam. They were denied permission to lower the lake levels. If the lakes had been lowered this probably would not have happened (at least not at this time).
@@dougc190 You don't have the money when your source of revenue is shut off because you can't use the dam to generate the power. The power company already had the dam before their license was pulled. The whole thing is a Multi-Agency Charlie Foxtrot aka Cluster-Foulup.
Your content is simple but very knowledgeable and entertaining. Keep up the great work
Saginaw, MI resident . . . .thank you for explaining and showing. Prayers to all.
Saw this video as a recommendation to watch and immediately said that sounds like something blancolirio should cover.
Without realizing it was your video.
oh boy, I hope everyone living in the area next to those dams are okay.
You guys up there in the US need to have a serious talk about infrastructure and maintenance...
In the 80s a lot of infrastructure was reaching its 50 year lifespan and then we had Reagan and trickle down. We never raised taxes on the rich or funded infrastructure like it should be because old infrastructure isn't sexy like new infrastructure.
They have been "talking" about infrastructure for years but nothing ever gets done. It seems to be more important to spend money on a Southern border wall than to repair infrastructure. At the local level, voters don't want to pay taxes to replace or repair these things. There is so much denial about how bad some structures are.
@@tiredoldmechanic1791 unfortunately, we know how this ends. It's only a matter of time before some big structure fails and takes hundreds of lives with it.
#NextAdministration
@Peg Leg how exactly do you fix something with bombs again?
Thanks from Michigan for covering this! 👍
As soon as I saw the dam fail I sent it to Juan to make sure he covered it. I only trust my news from the blancolirio channel
@@Antonyg2100 Thanks Tony!
I live in Midland, roughly a mile from the Tittabawassee River. Over 11,000 people evacuated in roughly an hour without a single death or serious injury. Impressive work by our county officials.
Very helpful explanations and information. Thank you!
For a professional airline pilot... you cover some really awesome and out of the box topics Juan!!! Thank You!!!
Best (dam🤔) coverage on this incident 👍
Ann Harvey ta dum dum
@@LANDSHARKK 😏
He has some good maps and overview, but it's difficult to get that when you are trying to cover it live as it happens and when people need the information. I was watching a channel last night cover the 3 dam failures and the M30 bridge failure, and the M10 bridge being under water. Don't hear that mentioned much today.
@@recoveringsoul755 interesting. I thought i heard somewhere about a 3rd breach.
I know Juan doesn't like his extended vacation, but I am glad that he was available to report on these dam failures in MI.
I find it funny that Blancolirio has become my dam expert ! But glade he is.
puttesla intxtbks is
Whats more remarkable is this amazingly articulate and intelligent man is from California. If they had him in Sacramento he could fix that state.
@@1verstapp He was my # one for that one too. A man of many suits. Planes, dirt bikes and music for a start.
@@putteslaintxtbks5166 And a great family man!
I'm Glade for your comment.
I've been avoiding the news reports until I get the FACTS from Juan!
Same. Michigan media is or was saying something to the effect of the Sanford structure is still standing. Ok, the gate structure may be standing, if the rest is inundated or gone, is that really the important message to be sending?
Great advice!
So much THIS!!! First I heard of this was last night from an INDIAN news source - th-cam.com/video/wvKngSrorXQ/w-d-xo.html - and then I get a great detailed report from Juan. Citizen Journalist and Foreign news source are curb stomping American traditional media sources!
@@adamludwick9931
Curb stomping! Haha! I never thought that I would hear a time when I thought that phrase would be so fitting and funny.
@@adamludwick9931 Might want to also keep an eye on a channel called Inventor Lee Wheelbarger. He covered these 3 dam failures the night of the 19th May for 5 hours and gave a 2 hour update today. More video footage is difficult to come by. He had on live audio from first responders dispatch. He also covered the Paradise fires as they happened for almost a month. Unfortunate that YT made him take down those videos in order to stay online.
Hey Juan outstanding job as always. I live in Midland and this is a sad deal on top of everything else. Keep up the awesome coverage you do on all the subjects you talk about. I've lived here all my life and you just taught me a lot of things I didn't know👍🏻
I found this channel years ago because of the dam in California and stayed for the aviation videos.
I have been a fan of your channel for a while. Cool to see you cover something from where I’m from.
I was hoping you would post something on this. Day one oroville follower here. We know about our earth filled dams 🙌🙌🙌🙌. Thanks juan
You rock Juan! Always great and timely information.
Our family has had a cabin on this river system since 1956 (ours is on Secord Lake, the uppermost of the four dammed reservoirs). I have closely followed the legal proceedings that came to a head in 2018 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revoked the license for the failed dam held by the owner of all four dams, after more than a decade of violations. The operator was clearly negligent, driven most likely by the poor economics of hydroelectric power generation in the face of cheap natural gas.
When the license was pulled, a task force was setup that drove the creation of a special taxing district that was to assess property owners on the four lakes in order to finance a bond issue to acquire, improve, maintain and operate the four dams. At the same time, FERC ordered a drawdown of the lakes in late 2018 to inspect the spillways to ensure they were sound. They passed and the lakes were returned to their mandated levels (each lake has a very narrow water level range mandated by the federal government).
Meanwhile, though facing much local resistance, the tax district was created and pushed forward to acquire the dams and the lakes themselves. Though an agreement was apparently reached earlier this year, the deal was not expected to be completed until 2022. Now, this.
Bottom line, the feds were pushing for improvements for years and finally acted. Unfortunately, the 500 year flood they were seeking to protect against happened just two years later. If anyone is to blame, it is Boyce Hydro, owner of the dams, and the local communities who enjoyed the recreational and economic benefits of four wonderful all-sports lakes and were blissfully ignorant of the risk inherent in their local treasures.
In closing, there are a lot of emotions locally and a lot of political accusations being made nationally surrounding state and federal responsibility and our crumbling infrastructure. This is not a Republican or Democratic thing, It is a human nature thing that makes clear humans are not perfect, which is why we need to be diligent in keeping a close eye on the things humans do.
Excellent video and PSA! All our prayers for the people in the path of these flood waters.
I knew you'd be right on top of this, Juan- thank you!!
The Northern part of lower Michigan (West Branch, Tawas, etc.) had just received between 5-8" of rain the night before.
They are using weaponized weather against your state.
@@crystaloracle8711 you're an idiot. "Weaponized weather."😆
Great reporting! I live about fifty miles south of all of this. It’s becoming quite a problem up there. Thank you Juan!
I was waiting for your video on this!
WSJ: Failed Michigan Dam Lost License in 2018: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cited operator Boyce Hydro Power for safety concerns
www.wsj.com/articles/regulators-pulled-license-of-failed-michigan-dam-in-2018-11589994661
“The area had been experiencing heavy rains from a slow-moving storm in recent days. By 11:15 a.m. local time Wednesday, the Tittabawassee River level was at just under 35 feet-higher than its record 1986 crest, according to the National Weather Service.”
Thanks Juan, another great job of reporting. The main stream media reports have been absent enough details to give us a total picture on what is happening with no specific info on the dams themselves. I did see one report that all the dams in that watershed were listed as significant hazards. But no details on why they were so designated. Keep up the excellent reporting!
My brother lives in Midland, his house was spared by the floods but it was very close, Thank you for the info it was helpful
Your coverage yesterday was more informative than local coverage today.
Our country really needs to work on our infrastructures. To many of them need work.
Is there profit in that ?
Need a new New Deal. It’ll put people to work too. Kill two birds.
Thanks for looking into it Juan. The aftermath of this will be interesting in regard to the damage of course, but longer term if these are even rebuilt or not.
I live 2 blocks from the tittabawassee river in Freeland and for me to get from one side of the river to the other, it's almost a 2 hour drive. All bridges crossing the river have been closed until they are inspected. Flooding has devastated Midland and shields. Videos of the lakes being emptied within hours is eerie to look at. I think the evacuation and warnings were well done from what I know and have seen. I thought you were from michigan, most people cannot pronounce the names of these areas unless your from here. Great job.
I was hoping you would make a video. After a long day at the hospital. Your videos make my night!
This is just an exclamation point of the need for an infrastructure upgrade across all of America.
@@ffjsb The truth hurts doesn't it.
@@ffjsb Did you not see the video?
@@ffjsb- In April 2019 the American Road and Transportation Builders Association sited 47,000 bridges in poor condition and in need of urgent repairs. And that's just bridges but we've got a wall
Time for a New Deal Works Progress Administration
@@ffjsb Did you not see the video?
I just wish that you could fly the mighty luscombe up there and get the real report! 👍😁
Please correct me, these pictures indicate the worst is yet to come. With other failures such as broken dams and other disasters we we not prepared for.
@@fredricunderhill204
You are most likely correct, and it looks like this is going to be a problem everywhere in the country not just California, so everyone should pay attention and be prepared.
David Scott,
You are correct. For years, electeds and bureaucrats have looked a preparedness such dams breaking and pandemics and retirement funding as a cookie jar to be raided with impunity. Well, there are real needs and no funding.
@@fredricunderhill204
Exactly! Their cookies are going to cost many people their lives.
David Scott
This would be an excellent time to fly The Mighty Luscombe to expose the weaknesses as explained below
Boyce had their licenses pulled (some years back) to generate power, but were forbidden from lowering the water levels in these reservoirs, as it would have impacted the waterfront property values, and therefore property tax revenues. There is a lot of finger pointing right now.
Thank you for putting this together. I was hoping to hear from you on this. You did such a fantastic job on the Oroville spillway and dam issue!
Ooh been waiting all day for your take.
Juan, You the go to guy for interesting technical details. Also love the new mic and the COVID-19 hair too.
the hair?? HA! didn't notice that.
Thank You Juan! Finally getting some decent coverage of the thing.. we need to send you to all the disasters. You could have work in broadcast if something bad in aviation happens.. imho.. Great work as always!
I went to college in Midland, MI at Northwood University. It’s bad. Few friends around that area and lots of homes have sustained significant flooding as well as homes washed away. 3 dams failed, Smallwood, Edenville, and Sanford.
Last report I heard - as of noon today (5-20), reporting from Jackson, MI, many miles from the affected area - the Edenville dam failed sometime yesterday after an inundation of 8"+/- of rainfall on top of already saturated ground. That dam had been previously cited as "inappropriately maintained" (read:NOT) as recently as 2018. Apparently it has completely failed. The lower dam - Sanford - has been "compromised", but has not failed completely. Even given that, the city of Midland is expecting something in the neighborhood of 9' of flooding in the central business district. The Sanford dam was also cited in the 2018 survey, but to a lesser extent than the Edenville dam. So far, it seems to be holding, albeit at a degraded capacity. The city of Sagnaw is next in line to get the flooding - no word as yet regarding what they are expecting...
Great video! I hope everyone was able to get out of the way of the floods.
Juan, as usual your detail and accuracy is so much better than anyone else, I would not be surprised if the news media came to you for details. The ho-hum media reports have been lackluster and are sensationalized for a 10 second spot.
Juan, you are my Go To for flood emergencies, ever since Oroville. Thanks!
Need better infrastructure folks!!! Less frou-frou!
Similar issue with the Oroville dam that had deferred maintenance.
The government should not be in the business of building and operating dams. This should be done by the free market. #MAGA
@@bobmar9239 The dams that collapsed were privately owned, and were sited by federal and state regulators for multiple safety violations. And the dam owner fought a legal battle with local property owners and the state government.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/26/2018-03821/boyce-hydro-power-llc-order-proposing-revocation-of-license#citation-2-p8253
www.mlive.com/news/2020/05/owner-of-failed-dam-state-fought-over-wixom-lake-levels-before-flood.html
www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/feds-revoked-dams-license-over-safety-issues-then-michigan-deemed-it-safe
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/20/dangers-edenville-dam-failure-evaded-state-scrutiny/5228559002/
bob mar lol did you watch the video bob? 😂 mannnn Americans ARE THIS DUMB . I love you idiots
@@bobmar9239 wanna come back and defend your opinion after hopefully researching your knee jerk reaction?
Thank you. I didn’t realize the emergency spillways were designed to fail, slowing the total release of the reservoir’s water.
The emergency spillways are not designed to fail. They are built to provide emergency drainage from the reservoir. Once the input flow exceeds the capacity of the two spillways, the dam is likely to over-top.
Thanks for sharing the information Juan. Sadly You have gained more knowledge than You'd wish about these events in the last few years.
Thank you for the report.
“You can’t negotiate with science and physics.”
It is called Engineering
Thanks for the explanation and update, Juan
Thanks for your coverage. Surprised to see you covering this then remembered your Oroville coverage near your home.
Please keep up with Dow Chemical Company and it’s Superfund Site which is imperiled by this 500 year flood. I have family in Midland but they’re not under evacuation orders.
We have had record breaking rain in northern Illinois.
Yea I've never seen the Des Plaines river this high before
Southwest Ohio got 4-7 inches of rain in one day. That's like a month's worth of rain, normally.
I live in Midland (not in flooded area) and it's the same situation here. Had a crazy amount rain the day and a half before the breaks.
Agenda 2020 2030
@Ben Ghazi weather warfare is only one piece of the puzzle
Thank you Juan for this great coverage and information.
Juan, you are the best damn guy on line! Thank You.
Also enjoyed the meteorological field trip with u & Pete!
Captain Pete can chase down anything!