Chicago Drinking Water News Roundup
Chicago has more lead service lines than any other city in the country—an estimated 400,000 pipes that allow lead to get in drinking water. Safe Water Engineering has been working to help residents understand the risks and the new requirements aimed at protecting public health and moving toward replacement.
Michigan steps-up hunt for microplastic pollution in state waters
LANSING, MI — The state of Michigan began testing a random assortment of rivers and streams for microplastics this year. Data from the first sampling round is being analyzed and quality-checked, but the preliminary results are not encouraging.
Basically, they’re finding it everywhere.
Wyandotte News Roundup
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy recently issued a Significant Deficiency Violation Notice to the Wyandotte Water Department stating “Significant deficiencies represent an immediate health risk to consumers of water.”
Here is a summary of recent news coverage…