Oakland-Macomb sewage squabble continues, as lawmakers press EGLE on water quality concerns

(Michigan Advance) State lawmakers from Macomb and Oakland counties are pressuring the Department of Environment Great Lakes and Environment (EGLE) for action amid an ongoing dispute between the two counties over water quality.

In a letter emailed Tuesday to EGLE Director Phil Roos, state Reps. Mike Harris (R-Waterford), Donni Steele (R-Orion Twp.), Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills), Tom Kuhn (R-Troy), Doug Wozniak (R-Shelby Twp.), Joseph Aragona (R-Clinton Twp.), Alicia St. Germaine (R-Harrison Twp.), Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Twp.) and Jaime Greene (R-Richmond) calling for action on alleged wastewater discharge permit violations at the George W. Kuhn Retention Treatment Basin.

Wozniak and other Macomb County Legislators previously joined with Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller and County Commission Chair Don Brown in calling on EGLE to delay renewing Oakland County’s wastewater discharge permit until the county commits to addressing sewage discharges into the Red Run Drain, which flows for 130 miles through both counties.

Oakland County operates on a combined sewage system where stormwater and wastewater flow into one pipe, where it is transported to the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant. .......................(more)

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