by Fix MI State | Feb 11, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will release new state budget recommendations for the new fiscal year. The governor’s budget, expected Thursday, will focus on COVID-19 relief and vaccine distribution but will also include more spending...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
DETROIT (WXYZ) — It’s no secret that Michigan has some of the worst roads in the country. The Michigan Department of Transportation is rolling out their plan to fix our highways. They say the plan is made possible through $3.5 billion in bonds allotted to them through...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – A southeast Michigan river is part of a study aimed at improving water quality and wastewater treatment in the region, The Associated Press reports. The Clinton River, which runs through parts of Macomb County, is one of three rivers included in...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Dams & Other
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton River is one of three southeastern Michigan rivers being studied to help improve water quality and wastewater treatment in the region. It is part of the Great Lakes Water Authority’s “Regional River Water Quality Monitoring Program,”...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
TRAVERSE CITY — Treating approximately 541 million gallons of water that seeped or surged into Traverse City’s sewage system in 2020 cost an extra $2.8 million. That’s according to some number-crunching city Commissioner Tim Werner, who figured some estimations based...
by Fix MI State | Feb 2, 2021 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Last month an article about litigation after the floods of August 2014 didn’t mention what state and local governments have — or haven’t — done to address the inevitable flooding that is likely to occur again. Much of the region’s existing...
by Fix MI State | Jan 14, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A Clarkston woman was driving her normal route when a chunk of concrete from an overpass on Interstate 75 smashed into her windshield. Tracie Moonen was at Exit 93 on Dixie Highway at I-75 when the concrete hit her vehicle. “My windshield had...
by Fix MI State | Jan 7, 2021 | Roads & Bridges
LANSING — The coronavirus may leave Michigan with less tax revenue to fix local roads, but it isn’t slowing down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $3.5 billion bond plan to rebuild state highways and bridges, according to Department of Transportation Director Paul Ajeba....
by Fix MI State | Dec 22, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Sewage overflows that occured in Washtenaw County on Friday and Sunday have been contained, officials said. The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority Collection system learned of an overflow that discharged an estimated 60 gallons of raw...
by Fix MI State | Dec 22, 2020 | Stormwater & Wastewater
MUSKEGON, MI – A sewage spill near Baker College in Muskegon Township was quickly contained Tuesday afternoon. The spill, caused by a valve malfunction on a sewer force main, was an estimated 200 gallons, said Dave Johnson, director of the Muskegon County wastewater...
