by Fix MI State | Nov 17, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Macomb County lawmakers are concerned about contaminants in Lake St. Clair. Some lawmakers say the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality dropped the ball. Right now many Macomb County families won’t drink the water coming from...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
In September, Isabella County Commissionersapproved a resolution in favor of ensuring that a home’s septic system is inspected before it is sold. Why are people pushing for these new inspections? Because Michigan’s rivers, lakes and streams ‒ including the Chippewa...
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...
