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$15M fine for Edenville Dam owner proposed by federal regulators Updated Jan 27, 2021; Facebook Share BAY CITY, MI — Federal regulators want to levy a $15 million civil fine against the operator of a failed hydroelectric dam that unleashed flooding in mid-Michigan last spring, but creditors and a bankruptcy case trustee are pushing back, arguing such a large penalty would upend proceedings and jeopardize a settlement fund for flood victims. Mark H. Shapiro, a Southfield attorney who is trustee in the Boyce Hydro bankruptcy case, warned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) earlie...

FLTF: Dam condemnation moves forward after court ruling Task force formed 'operations transition' team to manage assets Dec. 10, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Workers with Fisher Contracting continue removing pieces of debris from the Sanford Dam Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 in downtown Sanford. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net) After spending half of the year going through the courts, the Four Lakes Task Force's acquisition of Boyce Hydro properties is moving forward. On Monday, Judge Daniel Opperman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted a motion allowing the FLTF t...