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A pair of scientific studies confirmed that lead contamination was present in the water supply. [9] [10] The city switched back to the Detroit water system on October 16, 2015. [11] It later signed a 30-year contract with the new Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) on November 22, 2017. [12]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Michigan designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Director Gary Brown announces that despite residents receiving notices about lead service lines, the city's drinking water is safe. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.
In October 2015, following a nationwide search, Sue McCormick, the director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, was named the first chief executive officer of the Great Lakes Water Authority. [5] GLWA formally assumed operations from the Detroit Water Sewer District on January 1, 2016. The GLWA also assumed $4 billion of DWSD's debt. [1]
On April 25, 2014, then-Mayor Dayne Walling and other officials toasted with glasses of water to celebrate switching from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River, part of a cost-cutting move ...
Detroit officials have a plan but some advocates say they've been left in the dark. Detroit promised to end water shut-offs for low-income residents. Advocates say we’re not there yet.
Secondly, the pH level decreased over time. Thirdly, the chloride level was higher than treated Detroit's water. The combination of these factors contributed to the corrosiveness of the water, causing corrosion to lead and iron pipes. [57] The solution was to change the water source back to Detroit's water supply and replace 30,000 lead service ...
By COREY WILLIAMS DETROIT (AP) - Bankrupt Detroit resumed shutting off water to people who have not paid bills after a month long suspension that followed international and local criticism that ...