by Natalie Kozma | Sep 30, 2021 | Dams & Other
A local conversation regarding dam funding is taking place after Michigan lawmakers passed the state budget Wednesday. Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland, issued a press release outlining the Michigan Legislature’s recent approval of $19 million total in additional funding...
by Fix MI State | Sep 30, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
More than 6 million gallons of raw sewage and rainwater ended up in the Flint River after separate discharges during heavy rains last week. Officials for the city reported the spill volumes in reports on Monday, Sept. 27. The largest discharge of raw sewage and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lansing’s sewer system spilled over 333 million gallons of untreated combined sewer overflow into the Grand River last year, according to state data. The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy tracks spills from hundreds of Michigan cities and...
by Fix MI State | Jul 30, 2021 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other
Some residents living along the streams, rivers, and lakes near the failed Edenville and Sanford dams in Mid-Michigan are experiencing algal blooms in the shallow waters that feed the former reservoirs. The blooms are common this time of year and the Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Jun 3, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) – (5/27/2021) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent Thursday morning in Buena Vista Township touring the major construction project at I-75 and M-46. Crews are about a year into the 2.5 year job. “I think it’s important to...
