Lake St. Clair water quality is improving, DEQ biologist says at forum

by Fix MI State | Oct 2, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

With the scenic waters of Lake St. Clair as a backdrop, about 400 people attended a forum on the lake’s water quality Monday night at MacRay Banquet and Events Center in Harrison Township. One of the takeaways from the two-hour session may have surprised some as a...

After you flush, where does it go? For many communities, the answer is no longer a solution.

by Fix MI State | Oct 2, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

When you flush, do you know where the wastewater goes? How about where that sewer line ultimately ends? It is out of sight, and often out of mind. Yet across Michigan, our decaying and outdated sewers are the source of growing problems. In fact, there’s a town hall...

City candidates talk infrastructure spending

by Fix MI State | Sep 28, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges

TRAVERSE CITY — Infrastructure needs will force Traverse City leaders to prioritize millions in spending for years to come. The city’s six-year capital improvement plan includes high-dollar bridge, road, water and sewer projects, among others. Plus, a consultant...

Croswell, Deckerville get more than $3 million in infrastructure grants

by Fix MI State | Sep 27, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Two Sanilac County communities are getting grants worth more than $3.1 million to upgrade their water systems. The city of Croswell has been awarded $1,881,000 in Community Development Block Grant Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement dollars. The city will match the...

Michigan communities get $23.2 million for infrastructure projects

by Fix MI State | Sep 27, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

Fourteen Michigan communities will soon get the opportunity to see improvements or upgrades to their existing public infrastructure systems. Bad Axe, Coleman, Lapeer, and 11 other communities around the state have been awarded $23.2 million in Community Development...

Let the poop flow! $70M sinkhole repair project completed on Fraser interceptor line

by Fix MI State | Sep 26, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other

Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow. Nine months after a collapse in a major sewer line on 15 Mile Road created a giant sinkhole in Fraser, a new pipe started carrying the waste of more than 500,000  Macomb County residents Tuesday. Who would have guessed officials...