by Fix MI State | Dec 30, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Roads & Bridges
The leaking sewer line behind the massive sinkhole on 15 Mile in Fraser is a county-owned main, an official said Friday. “It is our line,” said Tom Stockel, construction engineer for the Macomb County Public Works Office. “It’s not the city of Detroit’s, it’s not...
by Fix MI State | Dec 23, 2016 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
On Dec. 5, 2016 The 21st Century Infrastructure Commission, composed of industry experts, educators, business leaders, and government officials from across the state, released its report that provides a long-term strategy to address Michigan’s infrastructure...
by Fix MI State | Dec 19, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
An innovative partnership to link stormwater management with workforce development will be under way soon at Detroit’s Central High School. Initially the project will see a private company, Parjana Distribution, installing its system of below-ground plastic...
by Fix MI State | Dec 1, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Detroit — When torrential rains flooded east side basements with sewer water this summer, less than half of the pumps meant to keep the water at bay were operating. Early findings from an investigation into the July and August sewage backups commissioned by the...
by Fix MI State | Nov 20, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
What does modern stormwater management look like? If you ask engineering experts, more ponds, wetlands and vegetative ditches could replace past practices, such as simply burying bigger pipes. Stronger and more frequent rainstorms — like the Aug. 11, 2014, cloudburst...
by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Potentially harmful chemicals spreading in groundwater from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda exists in a far larger area around the shuttered facility than regulators initially believed — so much so that investigators don’t yet know where the...
