Macomb County public works commissioner appoints new deputy after board chair’s resignation
Read full article: Macomb County public works commissioner appoints new deputy after board chair’s resignationMacomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice S. Miller announced that she had appointed Don Brown to become deputy public works commissioner/government relations following his resignation as chairman of the county Board of Commissioners.
Quick action by firefighters prevents major diesel fuel contamination in Sterling Heights
Read full article: Quick action by firefighters prevents major diesel fuel contamination in Sterling HeightsA semi-tractor trailer lost its fuel in the parking lot of an industrial building on 15 Mile Road, west of Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights.
EPA wraps up cleanup efforts at Bear Creek in Warren after chemical spill
Read full article: EPA wraps up cleanup efforts at Bear Creek in Warren after chemical spillThe EPA has wrapped up cleanup efforts at Bear Creek in Warren after a chemical spill and handed over supervision to state authorities.
Macomb County pulls algae from Lake Saint Clair to investigate cause of ‘muck’ along shoreline
Read full article: Macomb County pulls algae from Lake Saint Clair to investigate cause of ‘muck’ along shorelineSamples of algae have been pulled from Lake Saint Clair with the goal of determining the cause of the “muck” found along the shoreline.
Macomb County clearing sewers of 6K tons of built-up sediment from 2016 Fraser sinkhole
Read full article: Macomb County clearing sewers of 6K tons of built-up sediment from 2016 Fraser sinkholeCrews are working to remove thousands of tons of sediment that have built up in a major Macomb County sewer in an effort to keep the system from collapsing.
Crews repairing Macomb County sewer to prevent pipe from collapsing, creating sinkhole
Read full article: Crews repairing Macomb County sewer to prevent pipe from collapsing, creating sinkholeRepairs have been made to a major Macomb County sanitary sewer to prevent a concrete pipe from collapsing and creating a sinkhole, officials said.
Inflatable rubber dam to be installed in Macomb County drain: Here’s why
Read full article: Inflatable rubber dam to be installed in Macomb County drain: Here’s whyA major underground infrastructure project is underway in Macomb County and officials say it will result in fewer discharges of combined sewer overflows into Lake St. Clair.
Changes to Macomb County Public Works to help prevent sewage from entering Lake St. Clair
Read full article: Changes to Macomb County Public Works to help prevent sewage from entering Lake St. ClairMacomb County Public Works Office has announced operational changes to prevent the combination of sanitary sewage and stormwater from going into Lake St. Clair.
Macomb County’s sewer system is getting a makeover with only US-made steel
Read full article: Macomb County’s sewer system is getting a makeover with only US-made steelMacomb County has made it clear that U.S. produced materials would be used for its ongoing sewerage projects before the new federal requirements, states Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller in a news release.
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Official: Macomb County had to dump 96M gallons of treated sewage due to Detroit pump station failure
Read full article: Official: Macomb County had to dump 96M gallons of treated sewage due to Detroit pump station failureThe Macomb County Public Works commissioner is urging for an independent investigation of a Detroit pump station that reportedly failed and triggered a water backup chain reaction into Macomb County last week.
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Selfridge Air National Guard Base will not get F-35 planes
Read full article: Selfridge Air National Guard Base will not get F-35 planesMACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County will not receive F-35 planes that President Donald Trump said he was considering sending there. Wisconsin will receive the planes. Macomb County has been trying to get F-35s to the base for years. A campaign was launched in 2017, but the federal government decided to send the planes somewhere else. Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice S. Miller released a statement about the decision to not select Selfridge:“We are disappointed at the news that Selfridge Air National Guard Base was not selected as an F-35 base.