The Michigan DNR was recently at the Boardman River at Brown Bridge Quiet Area assessing complaints about the lack of fish and flies, which the fish eat.
This pond that existed was because of a small dam that needed nothing but some concrete repairs which is true of all the dams on the Boardman River. The ponds behind these dams were sought after over 60 years of records on and off line about how dynamic the fishing was on the Boardman River. It was awarded a designation of "Blue Ribbon Trout Stream" long, long time ago. It brought recognition to the river for tourists and fisherman and people came.
But, rather than taking the inexpensive route of repairing the Brown Bridge Dam, the authorities decided to deconstruction the dam while draining the pond. In doing so they disturbed a lot of sediment in the river containing toxins. The toxins were sequestered at the bottom of the pond for decades. There was virtually no trace of toxins in the water column as per assessments over the years by the Army Corp.
To make a long story short the local residents demanded the dam to be repaired rather than destroyed and no one listened to them, not even the local government. The dam at Brown Bridge could have been repaired for $1.3 million, it is in the Environmental Assessment. Instead, they spent at least $4.9 million to deconstruct the dam and destroy the river.
In a recent visit by Michigan DNR, the Brown Bridge Advisory Board was told it would be at least two generations before the water would support any fishing.
That isn't the worst of it. The worst of it is that the temporary coffer dam built to dewater the pond fell apart. It sent millions and millions of gallons of water into the lower Boardman carrying toxic sediment along with it. The residents along the Boardman River (Some homes previously assessed at over $300,000.) below where the old dam was doing just fine, now suffer from illness and flooding because of the very faulty choices the governments made all along the way. There are lawsuits, but, those lawsuits don't remove the emotional loss these people feel. Many of them grew up along this river and the land was a family heirloom.
Snyder doesn't care about the people and I am sure the ones that speak up are considered insurgents. He wants what wants and to allow dams to exist in Michigan would mean the Gas Industry wasn't needed. He ordered all the small dams capable of producing hydroelectric to local cites and towns be deconstructed.
Now.
The Gas Industry is in Northern Michigan. Like I said, Snyder is corrupt to the core and doesn't care about anything except money and his Wall Street friends.
FACT.
FACT.
FACT.
"Oh, yeah, the record keepers haven't caught up with the fact the Boardman River is dead, but, when they do they'll remove that designation of "Blue River Trout Stream." It will prevent fisherman from having a bad day at the river.
And yes, these dams throughout Michigan are/were capable of hydroelectric power.
In the rest of the nation, these small dams are coveted as treasures and provide a vital source of local energy, but, in Michigan they are basically outlawed. This is Snyder's Michigan. He calls this an economy? At what cost?
This pond that existed was because of a small dam that needed nothing but some concrete repairs which is true of all the dams on the Boardman River. The ponds behind these dams were sought after over 60 years of records on and off line about how dynamic the fishing was on the Boardman River. It was awarded a designation of "Blue Ribbon Trout Stream" long, long time ago. It brought recognition to the river for tourists and fisherman and people came.
But, rather than taking the inexpensive route of repairing the Brown Bridge Dam, the authorities decided to deconstruction the dam while draining the pond. In doing so they disturbed a lot of sediment in the river containing toxins. The toxins were sequestered at the bottom of the pond for decades. There was virtually no trace of toxins in the water column as per assessments over the years by the Army Corp.
To make a long story short the local residents demanded the dam to be repaired rather than destroyed and no one listened to them, not even the local government. The dam at Brown Bridge could have been repaired for $1.3 million, it is in the Environmental Assessment. Instead, they spent at least $4.9 million to deconstruct the dam and destroy the river.
In a recent visit by Michigan DNR, the Brown Bridge Advisory Board was told it would be at least two generations before the water would support any fishing.
That isn't the worst of it. The worst of it is that the temporary coffer dam built to dewater the pond fell apart. It sent millions and millions of gallons of water into the lower Boardman carrying toxic sediment along with it. The residents along the Boardman River (Some homes previously assessed at over $300,000.) below where the old dam was doing just fine, now suffer from illness and flooding because of the very faulty choices the governments made all along the way. There are lawsuits, but, those lawsuits don't remove the emotional loss these people feel. Many of them grew up along this river and the land was a family heirloom.
Snyder doesn't care about the people and I am sure the ones that speak up are considered insurgents. He wants what wants and to allow dams to exist in Michigan would mean the Gas Industry wasn't needed. He ordered all the small dams capable of producing hydroelectric to local cites and towns be deconstructed.
Now.
The Gas Industry is in Northern Michigan. Like I said, Snyder is corrupt to the core and doesn't care about anything except money and his Wall Street friends.
FACT.
FACT.
FACT.
"Oh, yeah, the record keepers haven't caught up with the fact the Boardman River is dead, but, when they do they'll remove that designation of "Blue River Trout Stream." It will prevent fisherman from having a bad day at the river.
And yes, these dams throughout Michigan are/were capable of hydroelectric power.
In the rest of the nation, these small dams are coveted as treasures and provide a vital source of local energy, but, in Michigan they are basically outlawed. This is Snyder's Michigan. He calls this an economy? At what cost?
