The Four Lakes Task Force is a Michigan-based non-profit organization established to restore and maintain the Four Lakes in Gladwin and Midland counties following the 2020 dam failures. Its mission is to rebuild and sustainably manage the Edenville, Sanford, Secord, and Smallwood dams and lakes to support public safety, environmental stewardship, recreation, and local property values.
The organization typically engages in policies related to water infrastructure financing, dam safety and rehabilitation, special assessment districts, environmental restoration, natural resource management, and state and federal disaster recovery funding.
Its primary funding comes from special assessment districts levied on benefited property owners, along with state and federal grants and bonds issued for dam reconstruction and lake restoration projects.
Affiliates include the Midland and Gladwin county governments, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), and engineering and environmental consulting partners involved in dam reconstruction.
Non-profit organization
