Tag: Department of Environmental Quality
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Flint: EPA Upholds State Ability to Set Deadlines to Fix Deficiencies in Water System
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver. Photo: Brett Carlsen (Getty Images) As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Michigan, have gone 1,569 days without a clean and stable water system in their city. The lead service line are in the process of being replaced, and the government keeps telling them that their water is safer now —…
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What we know about PFAS contamination in Parchment drinking water
PARCHMENT, MI — Residents using Parchment’s municipal water supply were told on July 26 to immediately stop drinking the water after high levels of PFAS were discovered in the municipal water source. Public health experts link exposure to the chemicals with increased risk for cancer, liver damage and other serious ailments. Here’s what we know…
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State puts Flint on notice for not fixing water system deficiencies
The Flint water plant is shown in this Flint Journal file photo. FLINT, MI — The city has failed to fix water system problems identified by the state more than nine months ago and now must agree to a schedule for correcting them. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has told Mayor Karen Weaver that…
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Enbridge report on Straits of Mackinac pipelines angers Michigan
Sixteen sections of underwater oil and gas pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac were found unsupported on the Great Lakes bottom during 2003 inspections — spans of 140 feet or longer, well beyond state requirements for mooring the pipe. Keith Matheny/Detroit Free Press (Photo: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) Areas of missing protective coating on…
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Sewage pipe from Mexico ruptures, contaminating Arizona water
Gov. Doug Ducey declares state of emergency after E. coli found in pipes along border RIO RICO — A wash in Southern Arizona where an international sewage pipeline has spilled untreated wastewater has tested positive for excessive levels of E. coli, officials said Thursday. The public should stay out of the Nogales Wash and Santa…
