Eaton, Barry county officials identify hundreds of cases of improper sewage disposal

by Fix MI State | Jan 9, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater

EATON COUTNY, Mich. (WLNS) – On any given day, many people don’t think twice about their pipes or drains. But where all that sewage ends up can be essential to public health, especially when it ends up in the wrong places. “Illicit discharges are a way that raw sewage...

5 things Michigan’s legislative leaders are looking to do in 2018

by Fix MI State | Jan 9, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

LANSING, MI – Michigan lawmakers return to the Capitol this week, kicking off the final year of the 2017-2018 legislative session. Caucus leaders have wide-ranging goals, from water quality to mental health. Here are five issues that are front-of-mind as...

Candice S. Miller: How we’ll avoid the next massive infrastructure problem

by Fix MI State | Jan 5, 2018 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Stormwater & Wastewater

Standing along 15 Mile Road last month as we prepared to cut the ribbon to officially re-open the road after our $75 million repair job, I was struck by the fact that just a year earlier, no one knew we would have such a massive problem on our hands. The sinkhole that...

Two E. Coli Hotspots Found In Warren, Testing “Off The Charts” For Bacteria From Human Waste

by Fix MI State | Dec 20, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

Turns out that sewage and storm drains are believed to be mixing in two locations in Warren. The drains empty into Lake St. Clair. Responding to a complaint from a citizen, Candice Miller, the Macomb County Public Works Commissioner began an investigation that...

Tribe to receive infrastructure grant funds

by Fix MI State | Dec 14, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

Bay Mills Indian Community will develop approximately 90 new home sites, thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to award the tribe grants totaling $4 million to develop water and sewer systems. Two separate grants, totaling $2 million each, will fund...

City accepts grant for infrastructure

by Fix MI State | Dec 12, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

GLADSTONE — A $770,004 state grant that will fund the creation of plans to manage Gladstone’s stormwater and wastewater infrastructure as well as pay for a study to update the city’s wastewater plant were accepted by commissioners during their regular meeting Monday....