by Fix MI State | Apr 30, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
High water has forced the closure of roads in northern Muskegon County, including the main link between Whitehall and Montague. Business route U.S. 31, also known as Thompson Street, between Whitehall and Montague is closed due to flooding, according to an alert sent...
by Fix MI State | Apr 14, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Going into this recreational season, you will want to use caution. Water levels on Lake Michigan are expected to go up another 8 to 10 inches this summer. This prediction from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would set the record for monthly highs for June and July....
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Construction for the final piece of Port Huron’s massive sewer-separation project is expected to begin sometime this month. The project comes with a total price tag approaching $2 million and more than two decades after the state first ordered the city to stop close...
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
About 30,000 gallons of raw sewage overflowed from a manhole on private property in Kalamazoo on Monday. Utility crews from Kalamazoo’s Department of Public Services responded to the spill, and removed the blockage causing the problem. The overflow was from a...
by Fix MI State | Apr 7, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
An excess of wastewater from the weekend rainfall caused an “unanticipated bypass” at the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority, officials said this week. The capacity of one of the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s steps was exceeded on Saturday, March 28, in the...
by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
It could be tempting to flush nearly alternatives down the toilet, especially if toilet paper isn’t readily available. But during the Coronavirus outbreak, plumbers, and officials at the Kent County Water Resource Recovery Facility, are saying,...