State urges locals to avoid contact with Huron River due to contamination in 2 counties

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Environment, Great Lakes and Energy are urging residents to avoid contact with the Huron River in Oakland and Livingston Counties. According to a news release, hexavalent chromium has been released from a Wixom wastewater treatment plant located off of Charms Road and has been discharged into the Huron River water system.