by Fix MI State | Nov 10, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
Bursting pipes. Leaks. Public health scares. America is facing a crisis over its crumbling water infrastructure, and fixing it will be a monumental and expensive task. Two powerful industries, plastic and iron, are locked in a lobbying war over the estimated $300...
by Fix MI State | Nov 9, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
Macomb County’s top two public works officials were warned in early 2013 that the 15 Mile Road sewer “was being eaten away” by corrosion and that a catastrophic collapse could result. That dire prediction in a report by an engineering firm was largely ignored and...
by Fix MI State | Nov 3, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges
In multiple stories over the past year, Bridge Magazine has focused on shameful and alarming examples of Michigan’s aging, failing and overwhelmed infrastructure. Sadly, as one Bridge headline so accurately noted, our Legislature’s answer has been “ignore everything.”...
by Fix MI State | Oct 30, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan Department of Transportation officials said drainage improvements made along a flood-prone stretch of U.S. 31 in recent years were overpowered last week when Tannery Creek also overran with water. The flooding that occurred on Tuesday was a familiar...
by Fix MI State | Oct 30, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
FLINT, MI — Seventy-one water systems in Michigan now have higher lead levels than the city of Flint, results of the most recent federally-required testing shows. Water sampling in Flint from January through June showed the city’s 90th percentile for lead...
by Fix MI State | Oct 26, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
The U.S. economy is the largest in the world, topping a GDP of $18.6 trillion in 2016. An economic powerhouse as massive and diversified as the United States depends on a network of highways, bridges, airports, and dams to thrive. And while the economy has grown every...
