Since 1999, the Shiatown Dam has been owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It acquired the Shiatown Dam as a tax-reverted parcel.
Other reports claim the dam is owned by the MLBFTA michigan land bank fast track authority.
The water in FRONT of the dam are public waters, open to anyone. Hence logjams could be removed.
Physically climbing upon the dam "might" be a liability issue, since it's a 19ft drop onto the concrete below.
While the DNR does oversee fisheries protection and recreation in Michigan,
its mandate does not include the operation or maintenance of dams.
The agency is guided by the seven-member, governor-appointed Natural Resources
Commission and is funded by state general fund revenues, federal funds and a
variety of restricted funds.
Sharon Hanshue is the Legal Services Coordinator from the DNRE in Lansing, Michigan Area
She can be reached at 517-335-4058
Operating out of the Office of Science and Policy, she coordinates litigation on behalf of DNRE
and provides central Exec level assistance for rules and policy development, directors orders,
interagency agreements and related work.
The dam's owner is expected to keep the structure in good repair - the dam safety act is Part 315 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, PA 451 of 1992 and is administered by the DNRE - Water Resources Bureau.
Byron Lane is the program manager for dam safety.He can be reached at 517-241-9862
http://www.linkedin.com/in/byronlane
Byron is Chief of the Hydrologic Studies and Dam Safety Unit of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environmental (DNRE) which regulates the safety of state regulated dams and provides flood discharge estimates, hydrologic modeling services and drought flow estimates to internal and external customers.
These are the KEY players to getting dams cleaned up along the Shiawassee River
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Monday, December 13, 2010
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