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MI Clean Water Initiative Statement

MI Clean Water Initiative Statement

by Fix MI State | Oct 1, 2020 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

MI Clean Water Initiative Statement LANSING. Mich. – The following statement can be attributed to Mike Nystrom, Executive Vice President, Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association: “We applaud Governor Whitmer, the bipartisan group of state...
11 beaches across Michigan have bacteria contamination advisories, closures

11 beaches across Michigan have bacteria contamination advisories, closures

by Fix MI State | Jul 6, 2020 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

An unexplained spike in the bacteria count in the water of one inland lake beach, and a possible toxic algal bloom in a handful of spots in the Upper Peninsula. These are the reasons behind some of the 11 contamination advisories and closures at beaches across...
Water access must be part of our COVID recovery

Water access must be part of our COVID recovery

by Fix MI State | May 11, 2020 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

Wash your hands, save lives — it’s a central message during the COVID-19 crisis. But what if you don’t have basic running water, as we assume everyone does? Incredibly, too many Americans don’t. In Michigan, the pandemic has shed light on...
Buick City postpones work to reroute sewer leaking PFAS into Flint River

Buick City postpones work to reroute sewer leaking PFAS into Flint River

by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2020 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Work to replace and reroute over 3,600 feet of underground storm sewer lines through the old Buick City site on Flint’s north side has been paused indefinitely. The work began the first week of March. It was paused on March 24, RACER Trust announced in a Wednesday,...
Keeping the lakes at bay: High water levels take toll on infrastructure

Keeping the lakes at bay: High water levels take toll on infrastructure

by Fix MI State | Mar 26, 2020 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

The rising Great Lakes are scouring, flooding and undermining roads and bridges around the state, and nowhere is the economic uncertainty more visible than in these shoreline towns. At least $25 million will be needed to keep the causeway connecting the fraternal...
Amid increasing water levels, EGLE pushes to minimize discharges into lakes, rivers

Amid increasing water levels, EGLE pushes to minimize discharges into lakes, rivers

by Fix MI State | Jan 21, 2020 | Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

“Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.” —Margaret Atwood, “The Penelopiad” Michigan’s lakes, rivers and streams represent some of our...
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