More cracks found in Macomb sewer line, adding $6M to repair costs

by Fix MI State | May 8, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

More cracks and fracturing have been found along an 11-foot-wide sewer interceptor that created a house swallowing sinkhole in Fraser when a portion of the line collapsed in December. To avoid another sinkhole, members of the board that oversees the drainage district...

200 gallons of sewage overflows near Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor

by Fix MI State | May 4, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

ANN ARBOR, MI – An estimated 200 gallons of sewage overflowed from a broken pipe near the Nichols Arboretum along Nichols Drive on Wednesday, May 3, according to the University of Michigan. The sanitary sewer overflow occurred at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday,...

Downtown work continues as new sewers add to improvements

by Fix MI State | May 4, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

GAYLORD — As spring has emerged in the area, downtown Gaylord is getting a facelift — both on the surface and beneath the surface. Joe Duff, Gaylord city manager, said the downtown development project work on two blocks of South Otsego Avenue from Main Street to...

Report says state roads, bridges aren’t better yet

by Fix MI State | May 3, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater

LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Work on renovating Michigan’s transportation infrastructure can’t come soon enough. That’s an apparent conclusion coming from the 2016 Roads and Bridges Annual Report that the state Transportation Asset Management Council submitted to the...

Kalamazoo to remove hundreds of lead water pipes

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

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) – More than 200 lead water pipes will be removed from a southwest Michigan city this summer. MLive (http://bit.ly/2oU9UII ) reports the Kalamazoo City Commission approved a nearly $850,000 construction contract on Monday with Rieth-Riley...

Lawmakers reach deal on Fraser sinkhole aid

by Fix MI State | Apr 25, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater

Lansing – Legislative leaders and Gov. Rick Snyder have agreed to give Macomb County a $3 million grant to help repair a massive sinkhole in Fraser and will soon vote on legislation to send $100 million in federal water crisis funds to Flint. Senate Majority Leader...