by Fix MI State | Jun 25, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Heading into the final steps of a state mandated sewer project, the City of Manistee held an informative meeting this week prior to the regular City Council meeting. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...
by Fix MI State | Jun 14, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Last fall Anthony Spaniola discovered a white foam had washed up on the shore of his family’s cottage on Van Etten Lake in Oscoda. “It’s unusual and it’s kind of sticky, and it piles up and it’s a little bit sudsy looking,” says Spaniola. “It’s something that would...
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) occurred from 11:51 p.m. May 30 to 3:21 a.m. on on May 31. The reported discharge is from a private or municipal separate sewer collection system (not wastewater treatment plant) during wet or dry weather, or a dry weather discharge...
by Fix MI State | May 30, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A health advisory has been issued after more than 8,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into northern Michigan wetlands that are connected to Grand Traverse Bay. The Grand Traverse County Health Department says the spill in Acme Township happened Tuesday and went into...
by Fix MI State | May 29, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A health advisory has been issued after more than 8,000 gallons (30,283 liters) of raw sewage spilled into northern Michigan wetlands that are connected to Grand Traverse Bay. The Grand Traverse County Health Department says the spill in Acme Township happened Tuesday...
