by Fix MI State | Jul 23, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan State University is moving forward on plans to upgrade its campus water system infrastructure. The East Lansing school recently announced it’s building a new water treatment plant and storage tank to double its water storage capacity and improve the...
by Fix MI State | Jul 19, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Infrastructure underlies and supports modern society. Roads and bridges, a reliable and efficient power grid, clean water, and advanced communications technology are the backbone of the economy. Infrastructure investment has driven our state’s and nation’s greatest...
by Fix MI State | Jul 18, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The city of Ishpeming is moving along with their 12 million dollar water infrastructure replacement project. According to city officials, everything is right on schedule. The project consists of replacing aging pipes all across the city with new iron pipes that have a...
by Fix MI State | Jul 16, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A sewage lagoon for Sunset Ridge mobile homes near Portland dumped 2.5 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the Grand River between June 30 and July 2. It wasn’t a planned dump. A report to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality by...
by Fix MI State | Jul 16, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Water main breaks are commonplace when the weather is cold. When the thermometer pushes 90 degrees? Not so much. That’s why it was odd to see several happen this week. Several breaks were reported Wednesday across western Wayne County, though it doesn’t...
by Fix MI State | Jul 16, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
George Cotton said the water had nowhere to go, “Uh, I would say 3-4 feet,” said George Cotton. The water flooded his basement, “You can see all the water and debris floating around and so forth,” said Cotton. A water main broke in front of his home on Friday, “It...
