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โMy drinking waterโ: EPA mandate sparks confusion over lead water lines in Metro Detroit
Read full article: โMy drinking waterโ: EPA mandate sparks confusion over lead water lines in Metro DetroitSome Metro Detroiters are raising concerns after receiving a letter from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept. regarding lead service lines.
Over 200,000 Detroit residents, businesses receive letters following new federal regulations in cityโs service lines
Read full article: Over 200,000 Detroit residents, businesses receive letters following new federal regulations in cityโs service linesOver 200,000 Detroit residents and businesses received a letter notifying them that their service lines are made of lead or other materials.
Sinkhole danger to Detroit church slips through cracks on cityโs west side
Read full article: Sinkhole danger to Detroit church slips through cracks on cityโs west sideMembers of a church on Detroit's west side are finally getting some relief as they've been dealing with a sinkhole in the alley behind Aijalon Baptist Church on Beechwood for several months.
โWe want to feel like you care about usโ: Flooding issues plague neighborhood on Detroitโs west side
Read full article: โWe want to feel like you care about usโ: Flooding issues plague neighborhood on Detroitโs west sideSome neighbors on Detroit's west side said they are fed up with flooding on their street.
โIโm getting water to flush my toiletโ: Water main break cause problems for residents in Detroit
Read full article: โIโm getting water to flush my toiletโ: Water main break cause problems for residents in DetroitResidents living on Snowden Street said they've been dealing with continuous water main breaks, with one as recent as the Fourth of July.
City of Detroit โacceleratingโ lead water pipe removal, replacements
Read full article: City of Detroit โacceleratingโ lead water pipe removal, replacementsThe administration said it is staying ahead of a 20-year deadline to replace them. Detroit banned the installation of lead service lines in 1945, but officials estimate that anywhere between 80,000 to 100,000 homes will need lead lines replaced.
Despite progress, Detroit still has more than 300 broken fire hydrants
Read full article: Despite progress, Detroit still has more than 300 broken fire hydrantsResidents of Detroit expressed outrage and disgust after a Local 4 investigation revealed that there were 1,300 broken fire hydrants in the city.
How 1K broken fire hydrants across Detroit could be putting your home, business at risk
Read full article: How 1K broken fire hydrants across Detroit could be putting your home, business at riskThere are more than 1,000 abandoned fire hydrants across Detroit and they could be putting your home or business at risk.
Detroit moratorium on water shut offs ends on Dec. 31: Hereโs how to find help paying your bill
Read full article: Detroit moratorium on water shut offs ends on Dec. 31: Hereโs how to find help paying your billHomeowners in Detroit who are behind on their water bill will soon face the possibility of their water being shut off as a COVID-era moratorium expires in the new year.
ACLU fights for Detroit to stop water shutoffs, hopes to extend moratorium
Read full article: ACLU fights for Detroit to stop water shutoffs, hopes to extend moratoriumThe clock ticking on running water for tens of thousands of Detroiters as the deadling approaches for early pandemic moratorium on water shutoffs coming to an end on New Yearโs Eve.
Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost
Read full article: Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boostStates and localities are increasingly tapping federal funds to help finance efforts to build more affordable housing, repair dilapidated units or reduce their homeless numbers.
Detroit launches program to reduce basement flooding in 11 neighborhoods: How to apply
Read full article: Detroit launches program to reduce basement flooding in 11 neighborhoods: How to applyThe City of Detroit has launched a new program aimed at helping residents in flood prone neighborhoods protect their basement from damage.
โA dangerous situationโ: How street drifting is doing damage to Detroitโs infrastructure
Read full article: โA dangerous situationโ: How street drifting is doing damage to Detroitโs infrastructureDetroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) said street racers and drifters are striking fire hydrants and creating dangerous situations in the city.
Family says elderly womanโs basement flooded with raw sewage in Detroit
Read full article: Family says elderly womanโs basement flooded with raw sewage in DetroitSince March, Damita Pitman and her elderly aunt Rosetta have been dealing with flood waters coming into their Carpenter Street home in Detroit. But since the recent major rainfall, Pitman said they have had at least a foot of raw sewage in the basement.
Macomb County, Detroit officials call for investigation into pump station โfailureโ
Read full article: Macomb County, Detroit officials call for investigation into pump station โfailureโOfficials in Macomb County and Detroit are calling for an investigation after a pump station allegedly failed, causing a water backup into Macomb County.
โPeople can changeโ -- Carmen Harlan on Kwame Kilpatrickโs commutation
Read full article: โPeople can changeโ -- Carmen Harlan on Kwame Kilpatrickโs commutationDETROIT โ Carmen Harlan was one of the first people in Detroit to publicly say that Kwame Kilpatrick had to go. The former Detroit mayor will be released from prison after serving seven years of a 28-year sentence for his role in a major corruption scandal after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence late Tuesday night. UPDATE: US releases former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prisonHarlan retired from WDIV in 2016 after nearly 40 years in broadcast news. RELATED: Detroit reporters who covered corruption scandal offer insight after Kwame Kilpatrickโs commutationโAs we age, I would hope we can see things in a bigger perspective and that is that people change,โ Harlan said. Heโs certainly had a lot of time to think about it.โRELATED: Carmen Harlanโs final newscast: โItโs been a wonderful, wonderful rideโMore: Kwame Kilpatrick section
โThe Kwame Kilpatrick rollercoaster rideโ -- The rise and fall of former Detroit mayor
Read full article: โThe Kwame Kilpatrick rollercoaster rideโ -- The rise and fall of former Detroit mayorDETROIT โ Before Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 federal felonies, he served as Detroitโs mayor from 2002-08. RELATED: Detroit reporter recalls โmagneticโ Kwame Kilpatrickโs rise and fallThe ambitious Cass Tech graduate had a knack for connecting with people. In 1998, Kwame Kilpatrick was elected minority floor leader for the Michigan Democratic Party. At 31, Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor of Detroit when elected. Miller provided information that strengthened the federal case against Kilpatrick.
Local 4 News at 5 -- Dec. 8, 2020
Read full article: Local 4 News at 5 -- Dec. 8, 2020Hereโs 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
Read full article: City of Detroit extends moratorium on residential water shutoffs through 2022DETROIT 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.
WATCH LIVE: $500M program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systems
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: $500M program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systemsDETROIT - 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
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: $500 program to upgrade Detroit's water, sewer systemsDETROIT - 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.