by Fix MI State | Aug 10, 2017 | Dams & Other, Stormwater & Wastewater
The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office is continuing repair and replace parts of Pontiac’s aging water and sewer systems. Over 50 percent of the water system in the city is over 80-years old, with an estimated cost of $90 million projected for...
by Fix MI State | Aug 8, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
The City of Midland Wastewater Plant has notified the public of a sanitary sewer overflow event that occurred Monday night. A break in a sanitary sewer force main was discovered underneath N. Saginaw Road between Hillcrest Road and W. St. Andrews Road in Midland on...
by Fix MI State | Aug 7, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
During the more than half-century of their existence, three major drains carrying storm water runoff — and possibly raw sewage — directly into Lake St. Clair have never been inspected. Until now. Starting this week, the drains that empty — unscreened and untreated...
by Fix MI State | Jul 31, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other, Stormwater & Wastewater
(WJBK) – Deep in the heat of a Michigan summer and there is something you count on – the beach at Lake St. Clair Metro Park will be closed for swimming. The beach is closed due to high levels of E. coli, a bacteria that can come from many sources,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 28, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other
CHARLOTTE – A deteriorating section of drain that’s nearly 150 years old has created a six-foot wide sinkhole in the middle of a roadway on the city’s west side and fixing it will mean rerouting traffic to and from the city’s largest employer....
by Fix MI State | Jul 13, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WLUK) — A 10-block stretch of road is closed in Menominee, Michigan, after a sinkhole opened up. City officials say the sinkhole was discovered overnight on 13th Street. It covers about a five-square-foot area and is about three feet deep. The...
