by Fix MI State | Mar 9, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
A Michigan agency says drinking water in three southeastern communities have tested positive for contamination. MLive.com reports that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality found perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water in New Baltimore, Mount...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Experts are giving Michigan’s roads a poor rating going into 2018 – they’ve earned a D- grade, according to a new report released Tuesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers Michigan Section. The report gave Michigan an overall D+ grade for...
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The 2018 Report Card for Michigan’s Infrastructure comes back with an overall grade point average of D+. At a news conference on Tuesday, the Michigan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the report....
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Michigan’s roads are in terrible shape. Bridges are crumbling faster than the state can afford to fix them. Systems that provide clean drinking water are too old and damaged to fully withstand stress from age, pollution and demand....
by Fix MI State | Mar 6, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
For years, Michigan has underinvested in infrastructure. In 2016, a task force appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder attempted to put a dollar figure on it: $4 billion. As in, Michigan would need to spend $4 billion more every year for decades just to keep up repairs on the...
by Fix MI State | Feb 15, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan is truly the comeback state. Working together, we are proving to the world that Michigan is the best place to live and work with abundant career opportunities and beautiful scenery. Recently, I spent an entire week traveling the state, discussing different...
