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Feds fine Boyce Hydro Power for Midland-area dam safety violations The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has fined Boyce Hydro Power LLC $15 millon for "numerous dam safety violations at three of the company’s hydroelectric projects" in Midland and Gladwin counties, the agency announced Thursday. Boyce Hydro owned multiple dams in the Midland area that collapsed in May of 2020 and caused massive property damage, emptied lakes and caused the evacuation of 10,000 homes. The damage occurred during historic rains that breached the Edenville Dam on May 19 by punching through the earth...

Officials push for $15M Edenville Dam fine, cite ‘blatant’ safety disregard Updated Feb 04, 2021; Facebook Share WASHINGTON, DC — Senior investigation and enforcement officials with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) are urging the agency to follow through with a proposed $15 million fine against the former owner of mid-Michigan dam that collapsed last spring and unleashed catastrophic flooding. In a Feb. 3 filing, five top FERC officials, including LarryParkinson, Office of Enforcement director, argue that former dam owner Lee Mueller and his company, Boyce Hydro, deserve...

$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...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order proposing a $15 million civil penalty in response to the failure of a licensee to respond to FERC dam safety orders in the wake of the failure of the Edenville dam and downstream FERC-licensed Sanford Dam (Project No. 2785) in Michigan in May 2020 ( see June 1, 2020 edition of the WER).  The December 9, 2020 Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty followed months of FERC orders and directives to the licensee related to the catastrophic failure of the two...

It's official: Four Lakes Task Force acquires mid-Michigan dams Transfer includes more than 6,000 acres of land Jan. 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Dam properties previously owned by Boyce Hydro have been officially transferred to Four Lakes Task Force. FLTF is the delegated authority working on behalf of Midland and Gladwin counties to oversee the dams and lakes along the Tittabawassee River system. According to a FLTF newsletter released on Jan. 14, the Boyce properties are now under the ownership of FLTF, with the transfer including about 300 parcels/lots of land, with a total of more than ...