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...
by Fix MI State | Sep 1, 2016 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Detroit has a water problem. Or, more correctly, it has a stormwater problem. Every time it rains, Detroit officials cross their fingers in hopes the city’s antiquated sewer system can handle the volume of stormwater that gets flushed into thousands of drains in...
