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 13, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Metro Detroit communities will receive tens of millions of dollars in extra road funding under a 2019 budget approved Tuesday, which, among other measures, sweetens existing road funding by $300 million. The $56.8-billion budget also boosts spending on education,...
by Fix MI State | Jun 12, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Certain areas within the City of Midland located outside of the floodplain were affected by June 2017 flooding largely because of undersized storm sewers and culverts, according to a draft of the storm and sanitary sewer study. Residents are still recovering from June...
by Fix MI State | Jun 12, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
A manhole leak in the University of Michigan Arboretum caused upwards of 300,000 gallons in possible sewage discharge into the Huron River. Ann Arbor officials were notified of the leak about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 10, the city said. Public Works crews identified the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 11, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Some residents in far southwest Michigan have been evacuated and others rescued from flash flooding this weekend, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said. The flooding began Saturday after rains overwhelmed culverts and submerged roads in Cass County. County...
by Fix MI State | Jun 11, 2018 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Muskegon officials are planning a $24 million upgrade project to the city’s wastewater collection system, and a public hearing is scheduled to collect input from residents. The proposed improvements will help the city provide “a more reliable and...
by Fix MI State | Jun 11, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
Residents in Jackson County now have the chance to weigh in on a massive construction project starting on I-94 this summer. Today the Michigan Department of Transportation is inviting the public to learn more about the proposed road improvements. There will be two...
by Fix MI State | Jun 11, 2018 | Roads & Bridges
A crumbling Metro Detroit road known for its dangerous potholes is receiving federal funding for reconstruction. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced$1.5 billion in infrastructure grants across the nation, and Macomb County’s Mound...
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2018 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
St. Clair Shores Memorial Park Beach remains closed as the beach water is unsafe to swim in, according to the Macomb County Health Department website, which lists beach conditions and closures. The beach was shut down May 30 after high levels of e. coli were...
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...
