by Fix MI State | Oct 15, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Why the Soo Locks keep coming up on Michigan lawmakers’ priority lists Michigan’s Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are a connector for shipping iron, coal, grain and other materials from the shores of Lake Superior to the rest of the country. In 2016,...
by Fix MI State | Oct 15, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
PAW PAW, MI — A 113-year-old dam separating Briggs Pond and Maple Lake in Paw Paw was breached after weekend storms brought more than six inches of rain to Southwest Michigan. Spectators gathered at the dam Sunday, watching the fast moving current carry sediment...
by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow. Nine months after a collapse in a major sewer line on 15 Mile Road created a giant sinkhole in Fraser, a new pipe started carrying the waste of more than 500,000 Macomb County residents Tuesday. Who would have guessed officials...
by Fix MI State | Sep 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
People who know Michigan know water is especially important here. Water is our way of life. Water is where we play. Water is our childhood summer memories. Water is swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and camping at our lakes and rivers. Water is also...
by Fix MI State | Aug 18, 2017 | Dams & Other
LAKE ORION, Mich. (WXYZ) – The Michigan Department of Transportation and Village of Lake Orion crews will begin emergency repairs on the Paint Creek dam under the M-24 bridge on Friday morning. The repairs, according to MDOT, will begin at 9 a.m. and are out of...
by Fix MI State | Aug 17, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other
BENZIE/LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Swim advisories have been issued for two northern Michigan beaches after reports of high E.coli levels. According the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department, no contact above the waist is being advised at Northport...
