DETROIT WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT

There is now $100 million in a fund that will help Detroit speed up the replacement of its estimated 80,000 lead service lines in the city.

For a city hemorrhaging its population, this is a strange way to welcome a new resident.

Detroit citizens are concerned with street flooding caused by a water main break that has not been repaired.

The city of Detroit and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department launched the city's first income-based water affordability plan, officials announced Tuesday.

The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons Jurisdiction of Michigan sits on the corner of Gratiot Avenue and McDougall Street.

A homeowner living in the Boston-Edison area says a sinkhole has led to her having water issues in her home. The city, however, is saying they’re not at fault.

The broken hydrant has been streaming water down McGraw Avenue near Linwood Street for several weeks. The city was only made aware of the issue this week.

Detroit is being awarded nearly $60 million to protect families living in flood-prone neighborhoods. The news is bringing some much-needed help to the city to help prevent this mess.

Broken water mains have been a big problem across the city this winter, and now another break is impacting a Detroit neighborhood while also frustrating families.

A lot of federal money will soon be making its way to Michigan.

The COVID pandemic has been hard enough on businesses like Metro Tire Service, which is now a flooded mess due to a broken water meter.

Rosedale Park residents are dealing with the aftermath of a water main break that flooded Artesian and Glastonbury Streets.

The City of Detroit has launched a new program aimed at helping residents in flood prone neighborhoods protect their basement from damage.

A mistake made by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department caused major damage in a Detroit woman’s home.

DETROIT -- The recent run of extreme cold in southeast Michigan has led to an estimated 150 water main breaks in the city of Detroit this month as crews continue to make repairs. According to the Associated Press, workers with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department estimate 75 water mains are currently in need of repair and crews have been repairing between three-to-10 water mains per day for the last two weeks. Largely due to the sustained cold temperatures we are experiencing,” said Bryan Peckinpaugh, water department spokesman. The average age of water mains in the city of Detroit is 95 years old with some of the water mains being more than 100 years old. “Aging infrastructure does contribute, while we also have had sustained temperatures in the 20s and below, and the river water temperature decreasing,” Peckinpaugh said.

Crews with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department were working Wednesday to repair 75 active water main breaks, about half the number reported since the beginning of the year.

A leaking fire hydrant has been creating a slippery and dangerous mess in one neighborhood on Detroit’s west side.

An entire neighborhood block in Detroit looks like a frozen pond after a water main broke on the city’s west side.

Residents on Detroit’s west side have been living with a sinkhole since the start of the year.

People living in an apartment complex on Porter Street in Detroit reached out to Help Me Hank after living without water, heat or elevators.

Residents living on a Detroit street have been dealing with flooding for months and the water department hasn’t been able to find a solution.

Several homes in the area of Joy Road and Grand River Avenue are surrounded by water. However, the city has not been able to find the source of the leak.

A Detroit homeowner has experienced flooding at least four times since the summer, yet she continues to be denied Federal Funding.

All across Metro Detroit there are anxious homeowners hoping their basements will stay dry as more rain moves through the area. Most have been spared by the flooding so far.

The threat of more severe weather Tuesday evening in Metro Detroit has Detroit Water and Sewerage Department crews preparing for another round of floods.

“Here we are two, three months later and this is pretty much happening week after week. What are we supposed to do? Who are we supposed to call? When we do call, we pretty much hit a dead end,” Jackson said.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) said street racers and drifters are striking fire hydrants and creating dangerous situations in the city.

Residents in one neighborhood on Detroit’s west side said a river has been running down their street for more than a week.

People living in a neighborhood on Detroit’s east side have been dealing with an issue they said needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

Here are tonight's stories.

Nearly a dozen families in Grosse Pointe Park have joined a class action lawsuit that demands money and answers for why the flooding was so severe.

Cleaning crews will begin assisting Detroit's most vulnerable residents impacted by the flooding that happened on June 26.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department director Gary Brown came out to supervise the cleanup personally.

What happened to the pumps on Detroit’s east side on the night of the floods?

Officials in Macomb County and Detroit are calling for an investigation after a pump station allegedly failed, causing a water backup into Macomb County.

Residents of Detroit’s Cornerstone Village, East English Village and Morningside neighborhoods can resume using drinking water after flushing their plumbing following an investigation into brown, rusty water coming from taps.

The city of Detroit said it is investigating the cause of brown, rusty water coming from taps in three neighborhoods on the city’s east side.

Were you impacted by the damaging storms? There are ways to get help.

Thousands of Metro Detroiters were impacted by flooding across the area.

The city said it is focused on getting its pumping stations back to 100% and cleaning up the floods.

A Detroit church reached out to Help Me Hank about a water problem they said has been going on for months.

Here are this morning's top stories.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is going to repair a 30-inch water main beginning at 12 p.m. Monday on Farmer Street due to a leak.

DETROIT – Residents in Detroit are worried about water problems caused by the severe weather. The reason the problems are taking so long to fix are because of the lack of staff at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD). The DWSD said they are working to address the issues throughout the city of Detroit, but just don’t have the manpower right now. READ: City of Detroit extends moratorium on residential water shutoffs through 2022There is a fire hydrant on Grand River Avenue that is broken and is causing a lot of problems. Women who live nearby said they are concerned about the neighbors who live in the area and have to deal with the mess.

The primary sources of lead in water are lead service lines, lead solder, and/or fixtures containing lead in the home. The service line is the pipe which brings water from the water main in the street to inside the home or business. Lead service lines are under two inches in diameter and are mostly at single family or duplex homes. Be careful to select the appropriate products for repairing or replacing drinking water plumbing in your home. About The Detroit Water and Sewerage DepartmentThe Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) serves more than 230,000 accounts that includes a residential population of nearly 700,000.

Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 5:City of Detroit extends moratorium on water shutoffsOn Tuesday, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Director Gary Brown joined Mayor Mike Duggan to announce the intention to permanently end water service interruptions in the City of Detroit.

DETROIT – On Tuesday, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Director Gary Brown joined Mayor Mike Duggan to announce the intention to permanently end water service interruptions in the City of Detroit. Currently, through several available funding sources, water service will be maintained for residents who do not have the ability to pay through at least 2022. And, as a former city health director and water rights advocate, I am proud to join Mayor Duggan today as he announces the city’s intention to end residential water shutoffs permanently. This also expended minor home plumbing repairs to $1,500 on average and financial assistance – opening it up to at least 5,000 more Detroit households annually. 92 percent of Detroit households regularly pay their water billsDWSD recognizes Detroit residents who are making payments on a monthly basis.

DETROIT – Stephanie Medina and her husband Diego Medina live in southwest Detroit on Vernor Highway. “They told me he was trying to pass by a car and didn’t see a hole... when he tried to pass the car, he fell into the hole,” said Stephanie Medina. Calls to city of Detroit officials led us to Wayne County and eventually the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD). A day after our inquiries, crews were hard at work to seal the spot where Diego Medina crashed. “I was really angry... because they could’ve put something over the hole,” Stephanie Medina said.

DETROIT A revamped research project in Detroit will seek to find out if the sewer system can help predict coming virus outbreaks. This may be another mechanism for public health agencies, including the Detroit Health Department (DHD), to predict virus outbreaks. In fact, the researchers took the data from the sewage samples and looked at county health data for the same timeframe. The treatment process uses chlorine to kill viruses in sewage at the Water Resource Recovery Facility in southwest Detroit operated by GLWA. Track the latest COVID-19 data in Michigan.

But, they said, the task turned out to be far more difficult than they had anticipated.We are taking this very seriously, DWSD spokesman Bryan Peckinpaugh tells. We didnt have enough data to know that it would take this long.For some houses, it takes an hour or more to restore water. Thats because some homes have significant plumbing issues that need to be corrected before water can be turned on. Gretchen Whitmer also turned down previous requests to restore water. Detroit is the most impoverished big city in America.Residents whose water has been shut off are asked to call 313-386-9727 to get service restored.

Of Michigans 47 suspected cases, 36 came back negative, and 11 were pending, as of Monday morning. After that, Detroiters at risk of shutoffs may continue their service by paying $25.Duggan applauded Whitmer's support. "As long as COVID-19 remains a health concern, no Detroit residents should have concerns about whether their water service will be interrupted. "As late as last week, city and state officials said they had no plans to restore water service or offer a moratorium. They deserve protection and with no access to water we are putting them in jeopardy.Residents whose water has been shut off are asked to call 313-386-9727 to get service restored.

DETROIT – The city of Detroit announced Thursday that a handful of city employee email accounts were potentially exposed during a breach of data, possibly compromising hundreds of water department customers’ sensitive information. The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) was able to “quickly respond and contain the breach to fewer than 10 affected accounts,” reads a statement from the city. Some of the compromised accounts contained sensitive data belonging to city of Detroit employees, Chief Information Office Beth Niblock said. DWSD customers’ info may be compromisedThe city also said that as part of this breach sensitive information from fewer than 300 of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s (DWSD) customers could have been compromised, too. Related: Michigan Medicine issues alert after data breach exposes personal information of patients

DETROIT – The cause of a water main break on Detroit’s east side impacting homeowners is being investigated. Bryan Peckinpaugh, an official from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says the water main break was reported late Friday. After sending an investigator to look into the issue, the DWSD scheduled to get repairs started Saturday morning. Crews are scheduled to arrive soon and work on getting water off the street. The water is reportedly about 10 inches high over the curb and impacting several homes on Laing Street near Kelly and Morang Avenue in Detroit.

DETROIT - A Detroit Water and Sewerage Department worker is accused of hitting a bicyclist while behind the wheel of a city truck Wednesday. The DWSD truck was going the wrong way on a one-way street. A ticket for disobeying a lawful order for trying to document this city worker running over this 47-year-old woman," Paz said. DWSD released the following statement:"The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is hopeful the pedestrian will make a full recovery. While under this investigation, the DWSD employee is not allowed to drive any department vehicles."

The city of Detroit has just launched a new website that it hopes will further demonstrate its efforts at transparency. Open Checkbook Detroit allows users to see every invoice paid to contractors, other agencies, service providers and more, according to the city-run site The Neighborhoods. The data on Open Checkbook, which is still in its beta version, is browsable by department and payee. It counts over $1.21 billion in contractor expenses for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The city has come under scrutiny in the past for its use of vendors, most recently regarding its demolition program and for purchasing facial recognition software to identify potential crimes.

DETROIT - Officials with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department announced Thursday that they are investing $500 million to upgrade the city's water and sewer systems. The upgrade is expected to improve service and reduce the number of water main breaks. When resident Beverly Kimball saw water department crews and contractors Thursday on Fullerton Street, her reflex was to expect bad news. Crews started putting in a new water line and replacing the lead water lines installed 70 years ago with new copper pipes. After Detroit's bankruptcy, the DWSD received $50 million a year from the Great Lakes Water Authority to repair its own pipes and mains.

A news conference was held Thursday morning to provide details of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) five-year, $500 million program to begin to upgrade the city's water and sewer... Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

DETROIT - A news conference was held Thursday morning to provide details of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) five-year, $500 million program to begin to upgrade the city's water and sewer systems. The work includes water main replacement, lead service line replacement, sewer collection pipe lining and replacement, and green stormwater infrastructure installations. The DWSD Capital Improvement Program (CIP) addresses the need to improve water and sewer systems reliability. Previously the department solely used the frequency of water main breaks and water-in-basement complaints to drive the strategy. These two neighborhoods were chosen because they were identified for improvements in a previous DWSD water and sewer master plan.

DETROIT - A news conference was held Thursday morning to provide details of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) five-year, $500 million program to begin to upgrade the city's water and sewer systems. The work includes water main replacement, lead service line replacement, sewer collection pipe lining and replacement, and green stormwater infrastructure installations. The DWSD Capital Improvement Program (CIP) addresses the need to improve water and sewer systems reliability. Previously the department solely used the frequency of water main breaks and water-in-basement complaints to drive the strategy. These two neighborhoods were chosen because they were identified for improvements in a previous DWSD water and sewer master plan.

DETROIT - A news conference is planned for Thursday morning to provide details of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) $500 million program to begin to upgrade the city's water and sewer systems. Mayor Mike Duggan's office calls it "the most comprehensive and aggressive (upgrade) manner in decades." The work includes water main replacement, lead service line replacement, sewer collection pipe lining and replacement, and green stormwater infrastructure installations. Duggan will be joined by DWSD Director Gary Brown and DWSD Deputy Director & Chief Engineer Palencia Mobley, P.E. Watch the news conference live here at 10 a.m.