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Major sewer infrastructure project to start late this summer in Macomb County By: Nick Mordowanec | C&G Newspapers | Published April 26, 2021
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MACOMB COUNTY Macomb County residents can expect a major infrastructure project to begin this summer, though they aren’t expected to see increases on their bills.
The Macomb County Public Works Office announced April 15 that the rehabilitation of a section of the Macomb Interceptor sewer, which carries sewage flushed by more than 600,000 people in 11 county communities, will take place at the intersection of 15 Mile and Garfield roads.
Dubbed the “Segment 6” rehab project, this venture will involve lining approximately 2,100 feet of the current 5-foot diameter piping along 15 Mile, east of Garfield.
A crew clears wipes and other debris at the bottom of the giant bar screen at the Northeast Sewage Pumping Station in Detroit. The overall effort, including the cleaning of the wet well, took more than six weeks and cost an estimated $450,000.
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Flushed wipes ‘wreaking havoc’ on pipes, pump stations
Remnants of disposable wipes and other debris sit after being raked from higher sections of the giant bar screen at the station.
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METRO DETROIT Not all wipes are disposable, even if packages claim otherwise.
Increased use of disposable wipes in Oakland & Macomb counties can lead to sewer damage, officials say
Posted at 9:27 AM, Apr 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-01 09:27:29-04
(WXYZ) â The use of disposable wipes appears to be increasing during the pandemic, the Macomb County Public Works Commission says.
Officials say disposable wipes lead to costly damage to sewer pipes and pump stations serving both Macomb and Oakland counties.
MCPW Commissioner Candice S. Miller and Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash says wipes should never be flushed, even if labeling on packages indicate they are flushable.
âIn early 2018, approximately 70 tons of debris that had accumulated over a period of three years was removed from the Northeast Sewage Pumping Station in Detroit. Three years later, a crew that recently completed a cleaning removed approximately 270 tons of debris,â Miller said. âThatâs a huge â and troubling increase.
Macomb and Oakland s sewers are getting increasingly clogged with disposable wipes
By Jack Nissen
People s use of disposable wipes has increased during the pandemic, and that s creating a mess for Macomb and Oakland County s sewer systems.
The overall effort including the cleaning of the wet well took more than six weeks at an estimated cost of $450,000 (Courtesy of Macomb County Public Works)
Disposable wipes ending up in sewer pipes and pump stations have continually been a problem for the Metro Detroit area, with trash accumulating to the point that expensive removals of debris.
But the debris piling up is getting larger and the removals are getting more expensive, Macomb County s public works commissioner said.
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A construction contractor works approximately 35 feet below the surface while continuing to dig a shaft in order to reach the Macomb Interceptor sewer at a depth of 65 feet, along 15 Mile Road, west of Schoenherr Road, in Sterling Heights. The crew will eventually line the massive pipe for more than 8,000 feet to protect it for several decades from the possibility of collapse. (Macomb County Public Works Office photo)
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