GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY

A decade-long dispute between the city of Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority over unpaid water bills is heading towards an end.

Highland Park has approved a tentative deal that could end the yearslong saga with the Great Lakes Water Authority over the city’s unpaid water bills that have amounted to millions of dollars.

A decade-long dispute between the city of Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority over unpaid water bills is heading towards an end.

The boil water advisories for five cities and townships sparked by a water main break in Macomb County have been lifted after a second round of quality tests came back clear.

A boil water advisory in effect for multiple Macomb County communities could be lifted Thursday if test results show the water is safe to drink.

Several Macomb County communities were under a Boil Water Advisory on Wednesday, a day after a major water main break was identified in Macomb Township.

Parts of Macomb County are under a boil water advisory because of a broken main that caused water pressure to drop.

A water main break was causing low pressure for residents in parts of Macomb County early Tuesday morning.

A water pump issue triggered by a water main break was causing low pressure for residents across northern Macomb County early Tuesday morning.

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) received a $1 million payment stipulated in the interim agreement reached this week regarding the collection cases against Highland Park.

A boil water advisory issued for residents in Inkster, Westland, the northeast corner of Romulus, and the city of Wayne after a loss in water pressure on Friday has been lifted.

A boil water advisory has been issued for residents in Westland, Romulus and the city of Wayne after a loss in water pressure on Friday.

A boil water advisory has been issued for residents in Westland, Romulus and the city of Wayne after a loss in water pressure on Friday.

A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has told Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority it needs a payment plan by May 31.

That $24 million bill has some residents worried the water to the city could get shut off. But others say bankruptcy is just another way for the city to avoid paying what it owes.

The legal road has run out for the city, and the millions of dollars it owes the Great Lakes Water Authority are about to come due.

After years of litigation over nonpayment of bills, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Great Lakes Water Authority, which means the millions in arrears the city is to GLWA are to be paid.

The Great Lakes Water Authority says its regional system is “near capacity” as potentially severe storms approach Southeast Michigan on Wednesday.

The Michigan Supreme Court rejected Highland Park’s request to appeal unpaid water and sewer bills.

The attorney behind the class action lawsuit says governmental immunity is to blame.

The Great Lakes Water Authority is making several changes to its residential assistance program that helps with water bill payments.

Officials are sharing what they think caused a water main break that temporarily affected drinking water for more than 930,000 Metro Detroit residents in August last year.

The major water transmission main that has been offline in Metro Detroit since mid-August is up and running again as of Monday.

The troubled water transmission main in Metro Detroit is nearly ready to resume normal operations several weeks after a leak was discovered and forced the main to shut down.

A repaired water transmission main that services several Metro Detroit communities is now expected to resume normal operations in early October, weeks after its expected resumption, after a leak closed the main in mid-August.

Repairs of the broken water main causing problems for Metro Detroiters since mid-August are finally complete, but the main still won’t be operational for several weeks.

Preliminary test results are showing low lead levels in drinking water in Imlay City following a major water main break in Metro Detroit.

A boil water advisory was canceled for the city of Novi Thursday morning after testing revealed there is no bacteria present in the water system.

Crews are working Thursday to install parts of a new pipe that are replacing a damaged pipe at the site of a major water main break in Metro Detroit.

The boil water notice that was issued on Monday for Walled Lake, Commerce Township, has ended. Officials say that the city-wide Boil Water Advisory in Novi remains in effect.

A boil water advisory has been issued for all Walled Lake, Commerce Township, and Novi residents after a loss of pressure occurred due to a temporary power outage at a Great Lakes Water Authority station on Monday.

Delayed deliveries of a replacement pipe are pushing back the repair timeline of a broken water main that has impacted several Metro Detroit communities for the last few weeks.

Delayed deliveries of a replacement pipe are pushing back the repair timeline of a broken water main that has impacted several Metro Detroit communities for the last few weeks.

A new, replacement pipe piece delivered to the site of a major water main break in Metro Detroit on Thursday was sent back because it “did not meet specifications,” officials report Friday.

A replacement pipe scheduled to be delivered Tuesday to the site of a major water main break in Metro Detroit has been delayed until the end of the week, officials announced Tuesday afternoon.

GLWA urges the 133,000 residents impacted to flush, clear out hot water tanks and heaters as well as replace filters.

A boil water advisory that initially impacted 23 communities has been lifted for the last 7 cities affected.

A ruling from an appeals court could put the City of Highland Park in a world of hurt. That ruling re-instates a $21 million unpaid water bill, and that’s a number the city of less than ten thousand just can’t afford.

A boil water advisory remains in effect for seven Metro Detroit communities, covering more than 130,000 residents in the region, after a water main break impacted water pressure on Saturday morning -- and it could be weeks before it’s fixed.

Although the Great Lakes Water Authority has removed the City of Utica from the boil water advisory, a portion of Utica still receives its water from Shelby Township, which is still under the boil water advisory.

The Great Lakes Water Authority says it will take three weeks to fix the major water main break where over 100,000 people remain affected for a fourth straight day.

The Great Lakes Water Authority provided an update Tuesday afternoon on the water main break that sparked a boil water advisory for several counties across Metro Detroit.

The water problems continue in several Metro Detroit communities under a boil water advisory as more than 130 thousand people are still affected Monday night after last weekend’s major water main break.

A list of water distribution sites for Metro Detroit residents impacted by the major water main break.

The city of Madison Heights is experiencing low water pressure amid a major water main break affecting several Metro Detroit communities, but the city is not under a boil water advisory, officials say.

County officials are preparing to distribute water supplies to residents in seven Metro Detroit communities impacted by the boil water advisory that was first issued on Saturday.

On Sunday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair counties following Saturday’s water main break.

A precautionary boil water notice was issued for 7 communities after a water main break caused a loss of pressure Saturday morning.

Michigan officials activated the State Emergency Operations Center Saturday afternoon in an effort to better respond a major water main break that is impacting more than a dozen Metro Detroit communities.

A precautionary boil water notice was issued for 23 communities after a water main break caused a loss of pressure Saturday morning.

The Great Lakes Water Authority said it is not liable for basement and surface flooding in the summer of last year and is denying all claims it has received.

Macomb Township has voted to withhold funds that would go toward Great Lakes Water Authority arrearages and put the money in escrow.

A nasty fight has broken out over our regional water system, even as the state tries to solve our longtime infrastructure problems.

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Highland Park has $52 million in unpaid water bills and other Macomb County communities are being forced to pay.

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is holding a news briefing Wednesday morning to discuss the county’s response to a rate increase approved by the Great Lakes Water Authority.

The Great Lakes Water Authority said a rate hike of 3.7% in water rates and 2.4% in sewer rates is coming July 1.

On Wednesday (Feb. 23), the Great Lakes Water Authority approved hikes to the water and sewer rates for the 2023 fiscal year by a 6-0 vote. Water will increase by 3.7% and sewer by 2.4%.

A precautionary boil water notice has been issued in Commerce Township and Walled Lake after a water main break caused a loss of pressure.

A precautionary boil water notice has been issued in Commerce Township and Walled Lake after a water main break caused a loss of pressure.

The Michigan Senate has unanimously approved $3.3 billion in water infrastructure spending to replace lead pipes and repair dams statewide while also sending money to a Detroit-area system that has struggled with flooding.

A boil water notice has been lifted for Commerce Township, Novi and Walled Lake following a water main break in Farmington Hills that impacted several areas.

That means residents in the area temporarily will lose water service on Wednesday.

The water main on Oakland Street between Gill Road and Wilmarth Avenue will be shut down Wednesday, Nov. 3, in order for the contractor to complete the final connection to the city’s water supply system, Farmington officials announced Tuesday.

A massive water main break in Farmington Hills is impacting several Metro Detroit communities and it will be days before water service is back to normal.

A massive water main break in Farmington Hills damaged multiple homes and several Metro Detroit communities are now under boil water advisories.

A boil water advisory has been issued for all Novi residents after a water main break caused low water pressure for many in the city on Sunday.

The Great Lakes Water Authority is bracing for heavy rains and flooding over the next few days.

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With several inches of rain expected to fall across Metro Detroit over the next few days, the Great Lakes Water Authority is warning residents to remain alert and be prepared for potential flooding -- especially after an issue was discovered at a local pump station.

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"At no time have they gave us any indication that the residents were in danger."

As of Saturday, there are about 16 agencies working on the massive project,

State officials said there’s no threat to the public, but residents disagree.

An investigation into the cause of an unexplained ground shift in Southwest Detroit is still underway, as officials say it continues to cause problems in the area nearly one week later.

“It felt like an explosion or earthquake honestly. The doors in the building were shifting. We were trying to fix them and then we noticed that it was actually a foundation issue. Cracks were appearing inside as well as outside."

Anyone who smells gas or a strong odor in the area is asked to call EGLE’s Pollution Emergency Alerting System hotline at 800-292-4706.

The City of Detroit, Great Lakes Water Authority and DTE Energy are investigating an incident that happened in southwest Detroit near Fort and Dearborn street late Saturday night.

The Great Lakes Water Authority says the Conner Creek pump station is nearly 100-years-old and needs upgrades.

“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.

According to the GLWA, the ground is still damp and will absorb less water and generate more run-off.

Sudden and intense rain brought a new round of flooding to parts of Metro Detroit on Friday (Aug. 27).

The nonstop rain and heavy winds caused power outages that knocked out pumps that were already overwhelmed.

All of Metro Detroit is under a flash flood watch Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Great Lakes Water Authority CEO Sue McCormick has formally submitted her resignation following major flooding issues across the area.

The head of a regional water agency in southeastern Michigan says she's resigning, weeks after thousands of homes were spoiled by sewage backups during a tremendous storm.

Severe storms moved through Southeast Michigan Saturday (July 24) night.

The south and southwest portions of Farmington Hills are under a boil water advisory issued Wednesday morning after a power failure at a Great Lakes Water Authority booster station.

GLWA said it will conduct an after-event analysis and work with residents in the tributary system to determine if they experienced flooding.

With multiple rounds of rain in the forecast, a lot of Metro Detroiters are anxious over the potential for flooded basements.

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The Great Lakes Water Authority is holding a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss preparedness for this weekend's forecasted rainfall.

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.

No matter which street you drive through in Grosse Pointe Park or the Jefferson Chalmers area you will see piles of belongings outside homes.

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

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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 will hold a press briefing to provide an update on the flooding response.

DETROIT – On Saturday, the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) issued a statement on a 30 inch transmission main break. The 30-inch water transmission main is located on Marquette Street just south of Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. Although water service has not been interrupted the issue caused flooding in the area, according to the GLWA. While this incident has not impacted water service, there has been significant flooding in the impacted area, which runs from Marquette Street on the West to Harding Street on East, Jefferson on the North to Freud Street on the South. GLWA will work with residents in the impacted area to address the damage caused by the water main break,” read the statement released by the GLWA.