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...

Great Lakes Commission calls for $271 billion to improve public water systems

by Fix MI State | Sep 22, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters

The Great Lakes region needs to drastically improve public water systems, state leaders have said. The Great Lakes Commission this week called for upgrading wastewater treatment plants, storm water pipes and drinking water filtration systems. The commission, which...

Health advisory issued for Grand River after sewage spill

by Fix MI State | Sep 14, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Ottawa County health officials have issued a no body contact advisory for a portion of the Grand River after a sewage spill. The Ottawa County Department of Public Health issued the no body contact advisory Wednesday after the Grand...

830,000 gallons of sewage released into Grand River

by Fix MI State | Sep 13, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

GRAND HAVEN, MICH. – A power outage to part of the Grand Haven-area sewage treatment system led to a no-body contact advisory for a portion of the Grand River. Between shortly after midnight until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, about 830,000 gallons of sanitary sewage was...

Another spill in the Grand River prompts no-contact advisory

by Fix MI State | Sep 13, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

UPDATE, 1:07 p.m. Sept. 13. — Additional details of the spill have been added to this story. OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A no-contact advisory has been issued for a portion of the Grand River after under-treated sewage was released east of the U.S. 31 bridge. The...

Column: Failing infrastructure drags us down

by Fix MI State | Sep 7, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

People who know Michigan know water is especially important here. Water is our way of life. Water is where we play. Water is our childhood summer memories. Water is swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and camping at our lakes and rivers. Water is also...