According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or EGLE, 70% of Michiganders are served by more than 1,000 community wastewater systems, and a similar percentage get drinking water from community water systems. These systems often lack the necessary resources to address issues like aging drinking and storm water facilities.
The MI Clean Water Plan grants recently announced by EGLE aim to help communities throughout the state upgrade aging infrastructure, ensure healthy drinking water and protect Michigan’s environment.
The City of North Muskegon, along with 22 other Michigan communities, was awarded nearly $600,000 in Technical, Managerial and Financial grants in order to identify or verify lead service lines in preparation for replacement.
Also, the City of Muskegon, along with 4 other Michigan communities, will receive nearly $123,000 in Affordability and Planning grants, which will provide funding to assist in planning and affording water infrastructure improvements including lead service line replacements.
Since January of 2019, the State of Michigan has invested over $4 billion to upgrade various water facilities throughout the state, supporting over 57,000 jobs.
