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The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is a sprawling network covering 1,079 square-miles, [1] [3] servicing more than 40 percent of the U.S. state of Michigan's population, [1] and employing nearly 2,000 people. [4] The DWSD is one of the most extensive and largest water and sewage systems in the United States. [1]
The deal allows DWSD's workforce to be reduced from around 1,400 to around 500. [4] The Great Lakes Water Authority will have about 900 employees. [4] 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 ...
Following this decision, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) negotiated with Flint officials by offering to restructure water payments. Flint declined, preferring to use KWA. [149] On April 1, 2013, DWSD demanded that the state deny Flint's request, as it would start a water war, which would hurt DWSD.
As many of 300 more Detroiters can apply for the next round of a down payment assistance program providing up to $25,000 to help purchase a home.
On July 28, 2014, Orr signed Emergency Manager Order No. 31, further clarifying the roles of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and the Board of Water Commissioners, in part: "the EM has determined that, at the present time, it is in the best interest of the City that the Mayor be granted the power and authority that the mayor would have ...
The Great Lakes Water Authority and Detroit Water & Sewerage Department are urging residents to be prepared for heavy rainfalls over the next several days.
This includes systems in Boston (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority), Cincinnati (Greater Cincinnati Water Works), Gary (Indiana American Water), Detroit (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), and Lansing. [53] Madison, Wisconsin removed all of its lead service pipes over an 11-year period, starting in 2001. [54]
The Contemporary Issues section should be updated to reference a brief history of DWSD's ties with Flint, fear of a water war, and how these actions led to the current Flint water crisis. Alternatively, this information can be added in a new section.