water main

After water main break, officials say homes in Detroit’s Southwest will get repairs covered

Adam Yahya Rayes

A water transmission main broke in Detroit’s Southwest neighborhood early Monday. Detroit officials say the city will help pay to repair homes. Crews worked to reduce flooding and help people get out of flooded homes.

On Sunday, August 14, 20-feet of replacement pipe was delivered to the site from Texas. On Monday, August 15, GLWA completed the initial inspection of the 120-inch water main that broke this past Saturday. The inspection found more damage to the pipe than initially thought, which will require the acquisition of additional lengths of the water main.

Transportation & Infrastructure

SE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September

Steve Carmody

Great Lakes Water Authority officials say repairs and testing may take until September 3.

The Great Lakes Water Authority said Sunday that it had isolated a broken section of a 10-foot water main near Port Huron that led to more than 900,000 people being advised to boil their water on Saturday.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Some communities still under boil water advisory as crews work to repair SE Michigan water main

Brett Dahlberg

The Great Lakes Water Authority said Saturday that it was working to isolate a break on a 120-inch water main in Port Huron. The authority said that water main is the largest in its system.

GLWA turns to new technology to head off water main breaks

Steve Carmody

Southeast Michigan’s largest water system is turning to new technology to detect faulty water mains before they fail.A year ago, a massive water main…