by Fix MI State | Sep 29, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Detroit is once again dealing with flash floods after an intense rainfall Thursday. Infrastructure issues are a big part of why the area has experienced serious flooding multiple times in the past two years, most notably after a 2014 flood that caused damage across...
by Fix MI State | Sep 17, 2016 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is awarding $158 million in low-interest loans to 15 projects for improvements to water system infrastructure around the state. The loans are part of the state’s 30-year Water Strategy for the protection and use...
by Fix MI State | Sep 16, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
In many cities throughout the country, aging septic and sewage tanks can leak human waste and other unhealthy chemicals into streams and lakes. This year alone, there have been 25 public beaches on Lake Michigan forced to close due to high bacteria levels, per WMUK....
by Fix MI State | Sep 9, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a new regulation to require public notices of combined sewer overflow discharges into the Great Lakes. Michigan Congresswoman Candice Miller is in favor of such a regulation, but she says it won’t be enough....
by Fix MI State | Sep 7, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
The city’s Board of Water Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously adopted a policy that allows Detroit’s water department to implement a new drainage charge program. The Water and Sewerage Department unveiled the multiphase plan last month that’s designed to transition...
by Fix MI State | Sep 1, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Getting rid of water that fell during a thunderstorm used to be a simple thing. The ground took its share, downspouts drained rooftops, and much of the rest found its way into gutters and storm sewers and on into the nearest body of water. The sun took care of the...
