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Three million gallons of sewage, a contaminated river, and Michigan’s water infrastructure woes
Last week, Saginaw Township’s wastewater retention and treatment basins overflowed. After just over two inches of rainfall stressed the outdated sewer infrastructure to its failing point, over three million gallons of partially treated sewage was released into the Tittabawassee River. E. coli levels in the river were already astronomically high, over seven times the state standard of 300 organisms per 100 mL of water. The influx of three million gallons of sewage brought E. coli levels in the river up to nearly eight times the state standard. The Tittabawassee River meets the Saginaw River
Michigan Currents | Spring 2021
In This Issue: Nestle’s Got A New Owner, But They’re Playing the Same Game | Great Lakes Awards Celebration This Fall! | MI Clean Water Plan: A Strong Start to Addressing Our Water Infrastructure Crisis | Take Action Today: Let your State Rep know you care about our water! | This is the Spring of the Water Protectors | What Ever Happened to PFAS? Nothing — Because it Never Goes Away | Take Action Today: Hold Polluters Accountable!
Michigan Currents - Fall 2017
In this issue: Michigan’s Water Infrastructure — Investing in Our Future; Line 5 Update; Clean Water Members Clean Up Lake St. Clair Metropark; Michigan Septic Systems; Welcome Clean Water Action's New Michigan Director; Another Coal Plant Bites the Dust!
