How the hell can a damn fail in this day and age.
Sometimes they are just piled up dirt.
"The dam reportedly was installed by the Department of National Resources in 2012"
Just another of Obama's "shovel ready" stimulus projects.
Back in the 80’s the State of Michigan told a small northern village the dam for their Mill Pond was sub-standard. The village finally got the state to build a new dam. That new dam lasted only a few years before it collapsed during a heavy rain storm.
Just because it is new does not mean the engineers can’t screw it up.
“How the hell can a damn fail in this day and age.”
It was a “wildlife dam”, designed by AgencyPersons most likely.
Gubment trough feeders accomplished their usual actualization of bureaucratic excellence.