All clear: Eastside Detroit neighborhoods can resume using tap water following discoloration concerns
Residents of Detroitโs 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.
Detroit water department faces staffing shortage leading to long wait times for water system repairs
DETROIT โ 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 donโt 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.
Local 4 News at 5 -- Dec. 8, 2020
Hereโs 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.
City of Detroit extends moratorium on residential water shutoffs through 2022
DETROIT โ 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 cityโs intention to end residential water shutoffs permanently. This also expended minor home plumbing repairs to $1,500 on average and financial assistance โ 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 motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing into hole
DETROIT โ Stephanie Medina and her husband Diego Medina live in southwest Detroit on Vernor Highway. โThey told me he was trying to pass by a car and didnโt see a hole... when he tried to pass the car, he fell into the hole,โ 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. โI was really angry... because they couldโve put something over the hole,โ Stephanie Medina said.
Could sewage help predict virus outbreaks? Detroit project to study potential
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.
Detroit reports city employee email accounts breach; DWSD customer info could be compromised
DETROIT โ 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 customersโ sensitive information. The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) was able to โquickly respond and contain the breach to fewer than 10 affected accounts,โ 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 customersโ 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 Departmentโs (DWSD) customers could have been compromised, too. Related: Michigan Medicine issues alert after data breach exposes personal information of patients
Crews scheduled to begin repairing water main break in Detroit
DETROIT โ The cause of a water main break on Detroitโs 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.
Man handcuffed for taping scene after Detroit worker hits bicyclist with city vehicle
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."
DWSD investing $500 million to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systems
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.
$500M program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systems
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.
$500M program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systems
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.
WATCH LIVE: $500M program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systems
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.
WATCH LIVE: $500 program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systems
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.