Green Stormwater Infrastructure News
This page is a collection of news that promotes Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) activities throughout Detroit.
The inclusion of any news below is not an endorsement by DWSD or the City of Detroit.
Spotlight on the News: UDM's new president & Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit
Spotlight on the News: UDM's new president & Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit
WXYZ's Chuck Stokes talks with new University of Detroit Mercy President Don Taylor, Retired UDM Professor Mike Whitty, current UDM Professor Gail Presbey, and Erma Leaphart of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter to preview the Great Lakes Bioneers Conference and examine the future of green technology in Detroit.
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- Sierra Club
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https://www.wxyz.com/news/political/spotlight-on-the-news/spotlight-on-the-news…
As climate change hits Michigan harder, more residents pay the price
As climate change hits Michigan harder, more residents pay the price
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warns an increase in extreme rainfall could be on the horizon. NOAA recently released its 2022 state climate summaries that provide a state-by-state look of historical data and a projected outlook of climate conditions.
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https://michiganadvance.com/2022/09/18/as-climate-change-is-hits-michigan-harde…
$40 million Rouge Park stormwater project begins
$40 million Rouge Park stormwater project begins
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department broke ground recently at Rouge Park for a $40 million project to redirect unwanted waters from rain and melted snow throughout the year. We faced unprecedented flooding during summer 2021. Enormous efforts like this are designed to prevent those issues from occurring again with the same intensity and devastation.
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- City of Detroit
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNzjyyGzoqk
Detroit homes are being overwhelmed by flooding — and it's not just water coming in
Detroit homes are being overwhelmed by flooding — and it's not just water coming in
"My neighbor across the street called me and asked me if I had been in the basement," says Bonham, 52, who lives in the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit. She assumed the neighbor had seen someone trying to break in. "So I get up and I open the basement door, and I see a bucket float by. And I'm like, 'Oh my God."
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Project could stop 48 million gallons of combined sewage overflows into Rouge River
Project could stop 48 million gallons of combined sewage overflows into Rouge River
Three projects by water and drainage agencies in Oakland and Wayne counties together expect to eliminate about 48 million gallons of stormwater mixed with sewage that otherwise makes it, untreated, into the Rouge River and beyond Lake Erie.
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Gesu Detroit Transformed Its Six-acre Campus into Sustainable and Sacred Ground
Gesu Detroit Transformed Its Six-acre Campus into Sustainable and Sacred Ground
There’s only one way to get to the roof of Gesu Catholic School. You climb a two-story ladder through a trapdoor in the ceiling. You emerge from this portal into a sea of cobalt blue solar panels. A culmination of years of research, fundraising, and collaboration, these panels are an immense source of pride for the students of Gesu’s solar club.
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