DETROIT (AP) — The former owner of a Michigan dam is on the hook for roughly $120 million sought by the state for environmental damage when the structure failed after days of rain in 2020, a judge said.
But it's not known how the state will ever collect: Lee Mueller has filed for bankruptcy protection in Nevada.
After three days of rain, the Edenville Dam collapsed in May 2020, releasing a torrent that overtopped the downstream Sanford Dam and flooded the city of Midland, located about 128 miles (206.00 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.
Wixom Lake, a reservoir behind the Edenville Dam, disappeared.
The state insists that the Edenville Dam collapsed as a result of poor maintenance and a lack of critical repairs.
Persons:
it's, Lee Mueller, ”, Troy Fox, Paul Maloney, Mueller, Phil Roos, Ed White
Organizations:
DETROIT, District, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Locations:
Michigan, Nevada, Sanford, Midland, Detroit, Wixom Lake