by Fix MI State | Jul 31, 2019 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
3 more beaches have closed due to contamination in Bay County. According to the Bay County Health Department South Linwood Beach, Brissette Beach, and Pinconning Park in Bay County all produced water samples with high contaminant levels. Samples collected Wednesday...
by Fix MI State | Jul 4, 2019 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Hot, muggy weather on a holiday means a trip to the beach will be in order for many of us today. But be careful about where you’re dipping your toes. High bacteria counts from stormwater runoff or other, unknown sources has closed or prompted contamination...
by Fix MI State | Jun 11, 2019 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The Bay County Health Department issued a closure for South Linwood Beach on Saginaw Bay after collecting water surface samples that exceeded the state’s standard. The results of surface water samples collected from South Linwood Beach on Monday, June 10 have exceeded...
by Fix MI State | Jun 6, 2019 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The waterfront at Bluebell Beach is closed until further notice after high levels of E.coli were found amid testing at the Genesee Township facility. Genesee County Parks and Recreation issued a statement Tuesday, June 4 advising the waterfront would remain closed...
by Fix MI State | Jan 22, 2019 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan voters have once again ranked fixing infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, drinking water systems and sewer systems — as the top problem facing the state, according to a 2018 survey conducted by EPIC-MRA for Fix MI State. The findings of the 2018 poll mirror...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
An unusually high number of beach closures and water contamination advisories is hitting Michigan at the height of this tourism season — most of them in an idyllic slice of the Upper Peninsula that was devastated by historic flooding. Health officials had closed...
