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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Fix MI State | Apr 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
These days, it seems like everyone — whether inside or outside of Michigan — is talking about infrastructure. In late January, for example, news sources reported on a preliminary list prepared by President Trump’s transition team that included about 50 possible...