by Fix MI State | Nov 13, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
In September, Isabella County Commissionersapproved a resolution in favor of ensuring that a home’s septic system is inspected before it is sold. Why are people pushing for these new inspections? Because Michigan’s rivers, lakes and streams ‒ including the Chippewa...
by Fix MI State | Nov 10, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other
Bursting pipes. Leaks. Public health scares. America is facing a crisis over its crumbling water infrastructure, and fixing it will be a monumental and expensive task. Two powerful industries, plastic and iron, are locked in a lobbying war over the estimated $300...
by Fix MI State | Nov 3, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
HILLSDALE — Michigan Department of Transportation representatives from the Jackson Transportation Service Center and University Region Office met with Hillsdale County representatives Wednesday morning during the 2018 Hillsdale County Traffic Summit. Discussion...
by Fix MI State | Nov 3, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges
In multiple stories over the past year, Bridge Magazine has focused on shameful and alarming examples of Michigan’s aging, failing and overwhelmed infrastructure. Sadly, as one Bridge headline so accurately noted, our Legislature’s answer has been “ignore everything.”...
by Fix MI State | Oct 30, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
FLINT, MI — Seventy-one water systems in Michigan now have higher lead levels than the city of Flint, results of the most recent federally-required testing shows. Water sampling in Flint from January through June showed the city’s 90th percentile for lead...
