Residents on Garfield lake left outranged, after water levels dramatically lower, the orange-colored water, and traces of dangerous 'forever' chemicals.
Dramatically lower water levels, orange colored water, and now traces of dangerous forever chemicals. Those are just some of the problems neighbors in Novi say they’ve had to endure on their beloved Garfield Lake .
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Garfield Lake, wetlands dry up as Novi dewatering project drags on
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A dewatering project in Novi meant to help avert a sewer catastrophe has instead created a lake and wetlands disaster.
The dewatering in the area of 9 Mile Road near Garfield Lake began in 2019 in order to facilitate the installation of a free-flowing gravity sewer system to replace force main, pressurized sewers.
“It will mean less of an opportunity for a catastrophic failure to happen,” explained City Engineer Ben Croy explained. “If this pipe gets broken, you just go in and fix it. With a pumped system, which is the force main, it’s a much bigger problem and you could have a big spill.”