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,...
by Fix MI State | Mar 18, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
We know little about how the novel coronavirus might survive and move within our drinking and wastewater systems. But in some regions such mechanisms could be a critical piece of the puzzle surrounding the disease transmission, To understand why, we need to look more...
by Fix MI State | Mar 16, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
City officials have reported a sewage spill at the University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum, a public nature area with walking trails along the Huron River. The city was notified of a manhole in the Arb with water leaking from it at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March...
by Fix MI State | Mar 4, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
April showers are still a while off but now is a good time to start thinking about ways to help keep our rivers and lakes clean by managing stormwater. Stormwater is what ends up on the ground and in our waterways as the result of rainfall or snowmelt. Stormwater...
by Fix MI State | Feb 26, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Weeks after township officials ordered “no body contact” with Four Mile Creek, a body of water that feeds the Muskegon River and passes under Muskegon Community College, that advisory has been lifted. Recent testing of the waters came back within quality standards,...
