More lawsuit fun. Now a group of home owners is suing the State of Michigan (EGLE). The State has been busy since the failure informing all who will listen that this proves that dams should not be privately owned. That may or may not be true for many reasons, but the ultimate responsibility for the dam's safety is with the State. They regulate it. They issue standards for construction and operation. They have the ability to shut it down completely (with use of lethal force and imprisonment of the owners if needed). No different than a privately-owned high-rise building that is substandard and endangers the lives and properties of all those around it.
