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 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Work to replace and reroute over 3,600 feet of underground storm sewer lines through the old Buick City site on Flint’s north side has been paused indefinitely. The work began the first week of March. It was paused on March 24, RACER Trust announced in a Wednesday,...
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 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 | Jan 17, 2020 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
According to city officials, water is still safe for consumption despite several recent water main breaks. In a citywide alert, officials announced Jan. 16 that three water main breaks had occured in the area of Eight Mile and Lahser roads. Larry Sirls, the manager of...