dam removal

Federal records show lingering risks at Michigan's Labarge Dam, where a failure could be deadly. The dam's embankment leaks, the spillway is too small, and the gates are deteriorating.

Legislation that's passed the state Senate would require more dam inspections and emergency planning, and let the state remove dams in danger of failing.

Officials have known about the dangers of the Cheboygan Lock and Dam for years, but failed to compel private owners to make repairs. Taxpayers are now funding emergency work.

After 17 years, a project to remove the dams in downtown Grand Rapids is finally set to begin construction this summer.

Consumers Energy plans to sell its 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland-based company — but Consumers would still buy power from the dams.

A number of deteriorating dams have been torn down and streams restored. It's expensive, and Michigan's budget is facing challenges.

The state Department of Natural Resources recommends removing the Trout Lake Dam in mid-Michigan. Community members are advocating to save it.

Consumers Energy says it is continuing negotiations for potentially selling its 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan.

A Michigan grant program to help repair, replace or remove crumbling dams will end this year unless the Legislature extends it.

Michigan has many aging dams across the state. One dam on Trout Lake in Gladwin county Michigan is at risk of failing, according to state officials. Higher water pressure from spring runoff prompted an "emergency" drawdown of Trout Lake water levels to prevent dam failure.