St. Clair Shores beach remains closed due to high contamination levels

by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

St. Clair Shores Memorial Park Beach remains closed as the beach water is unsafe to swim in, according to the Macomb County Health Department website, which lists beach conditions and closures. The beach was shut down May 30 after high levels of e. coli were...

Officials: Lake St. Clair quality improving but more cleanup needed

by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Lake St. Clair and the surrounding land are becoming cleaner and more boater and fisher friendly, but more can be done to address illicit drain and sewer issues, officials said Wednesday. At the seventh annual State of Lake St. Clair address, Macomb County Executive...

Lake St. Clair has worse E. coli pollution than Lake Erie, study finds

by Fix MI State | May 31, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Lake St. Clair has worse E. coli bacterial contamination than Lake Erie. And goose poop — not humans — is the source of much of the E. coli readings being found along the Detroit River. Those are some of the early takeaways from a Canadian water quality study at the...

Guarding the Great Lakes

by Fix MI State | May 30, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Jon Allan, director of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes, grew up in northeastern Ohio and remembers when the river near his home ran blue or orange, depending on what kinds of industrial waste were being dumped in the water that day. Speaking as part of the...

Oakland County hosting water infrastructure town halls at area libraries

by Fix MI State | May 30, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

One of the state’s most pressing issues will be discussed at eight area libraries through the month of November. Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash will be kicking off National Infrastructure Week, May 15 through 21, with two informational town hall...

302 Kalamazoo lead pipes will be removed with $1.9M contract

by Fix MI State | May 22, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

More than 300 homes in Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood will no longer be connected to lead water service lines after this summer. More than 302 lead service lines will be replaced after a $1.9 million contract was awarded to Comstock-based SWT Excavating, Inc....