by Fix MI State | Mar 1, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
People who know Michigan know water is especially important here. Water is our way of life. Water is where we play. Water is our childhood summer memories. Water is swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and camping at our lakes and rivers. Water is also big...
by Fix MI State | Mar 1, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
GRAND HAVEN, MI – A hole in a wastewater pipe running under the Grand River caused nearly 2 million gallons of sewage to leak into the waterway that empties into Lake Michigan. The repairs to the hole in the 45-year-old, heavy-duty ductile iron pipe were...
by Fix MI State | Feb 23, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
A boil water advisory is in effect for Novi residents who live in the area of Eight Mile and Haggerty roads because of an equipment failure at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, officials said today. The advisory is a precaution recommended by the Michigan...
by Fix MI State | Feb 22, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to correct the location of the spill’s address. It happened in Bedford Township. About 2,000 gallons of sanitary sewage spilled from a Bedford Township lift station Tuesday. A report from the city of...
by Fix MI State | Feb 21, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The warm weather may be nice, but it’s creating problems for the roads. Potholes are showing up and drivers are taking notice. When the temperatures rise, of course, snow melts and the water makes its way into the cracks in roads. When...
by Fix MI State | Feb 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Governor Snyder’s recently released 21st Century Infrastructure Commission’s report confirmed, in spades, what many of us already knew; Michigan’s transportation, water, energy and communications infrastructure is in very bad shape. The report...
by Fix MI State | Feb 20, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Governor Rick Snyder is making a push toward fixing Michigan’s infrastructure. One statewide construction agency is trying to figure out the most cost effective way to fix the roads, bridges, and sewers. Before the state throws money at its infrastructure, it needs...
by Fix MI State | Feb 16, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI — Three St. Clair Shores residents whose basements filled with sewage and fecal matter during big rains last summer have field a class action suit against the city of St. Clair Shores on behalf of 150 homeowners. Susan Chadwick, Teresa Davenport...
by Fix MI State | Feb 15, 2017 | Dams & Other
While Michigan faces no potential dam collapse disasters like the worsening situation in Oroville, Calif., the Great Lakes State has thousands of dams that are aging, under-maintained and pose localized risks. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality oversees...
by Fix MI State | Feb 15, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
A new report released Wednesday shows hundreds of the state’s bridges are falling apart, as Michigan’s infrastructure continues to be a growing concern. In their annual 2017 report they released Wednesday, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association says...
