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The city of Highland Park is entering mediation talks with the Great Lakes Water Authority, to work out a plan to pay more than 20 million dollars in past-due water bills.
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The state is awarding a $200,000 grant to help reduce pollution and protect the Thunder Bay River Watershed.
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Water quality data for various Michigan streams and lakes is used to make policy and management plans, but a lot of that data actually come from regular people. A state-led program is now looking for more volunteers to help monitor water bodies near them.
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Effort part of state mandate of being lead-free by 2040.
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A ban on water shut offs in Detroit is set to expire on Friday. The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says it currently has about 60,000 delinquent customers with past due balances of at least $150.
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A moratorium on allowing the City of Detroit to do water shutoffs is set to expire on December 31st, but a coalition of civil rights group would like the ban to continue.
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Detroiters with past due water bills may get a knock on the door this month, as the city enrolls thousands into its new income-based affordability program. More than 7,000 qualifying households may pay only $18 a month.
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Michigan prides itself on being shark- and salt-free – but it’s not really salt-free. An estimated 450,000 tons of road salt makes it into Michigan lakes, streams, wetlands, and drinking water aquifers.
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Fifty years ago today, the US revised and created one of its most important environmental laws. The Clean Water Act reduces the release of pollutants into water and regulates surface water quality.
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Mount Pleasant residents were advised to boil their water on September 1, 2022, after operator error led to a violation of state drinking water standards.