by Fix MI State | Sep 9, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
City officials are asking the public to avoid a stretch of Kalamazoo River after a sewage release. The stretch of river under the “no contact advisory” is located between the Kings Highway and Mills Street bridges, Kalamazoo city officials said. The release of sewage...
by Fix MI State | Aug 27, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Huron River trips between the city’s Argo and Gallup canoe/kayak liveries are closed due to a sewage spill. The city received a complaint Monday morning, Aug. 26 about sewage overflowing onto Ashley Street from a manhole, the city announced in a news release Tuesday...
by Fix MI State | Aug 26, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
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 21, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The city dumped an estimated 2 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Flint River Sunday, Aug. 18, just months after officials warned wastewater infrastructure was fast approaching a “critical point.” A partial report filed by the city with the state Department...
by Fix MI State | Jul 26, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Many Michigan beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming for at least one day in 2018, according to a report released on Tuesday. The Environment America Research and Policy Center collected water samples from beaches in 29 coastal and Great Lakes states last year,...
by Fix MI State | Jul 26, 2019 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A new study highlights just how unsafe some of Michigan’s beaches are for swimming. The Environment America Research & Policy Center released a comprehensive look at beach pollution around the county. The study looked at multiple pollution factors. An...
