On Thursday, February 6, Governor Whitmer gave her constitutionally required budget recommendations for fiscal year 2020 – 2021 to a House and Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations. The Legislature will discuss and debate all of her recommendations over the next few months and come up with their own negotiated budgets. Similar to last year, the Governor has […]
Underground Investment Increases Coming From Washington, D.C.
A bipartisan, bicameral proposal to increase investments into our water infrastructure has passed both chambers in Congress and now heads to the President’s desk, where he is expected to give his signature of approval. The Senate recently passed 99-1 the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 with the same language as the House version that passed […]
Latest Underground News Summary Now Available
The latest compilation of underground news articles is now available. Please read them to stay up to date on the latest regarding underground infrastructure changes in Michigan. Click here to download the PDF.
Governor Announces $165 Million For Underground Investment
During the Governor’s annual budget presentation to a joint meeting of the Senate and House Appropriations committees on Wednesday, he announced that the administration’s focus for the next several months would not only be on Flint and the problems surrounding the city’s lead-tainted water and pipes, but on the state’s entire underground infrastructure. The Governor […]
Flint Water Crisis Results in Extra Money to Repair Underground Infrastructure
Due to the ongoing crisis in Flint, local, state and federal officials are recommending and allocating extra money to help residents with their water problems. The allocated funds are being used for a variety of things, including: bottled water for drinking, water filters for taps within homes affected by lead tainted water, and funding to […]
MITA Commissions Professional Assessment of Underground Infrastructure in Michigan From PSC
In the aftermath of the recent Flint Water Crisis, the underground challenges and problems Michigan will face in the coming years have not gone unnoticed by MITA. Drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems across the state are aging and deteriorating at an alarming rate. MITA believes that a proactive, comprehensive investment plan is needed to […]
Mike Nystrom Pens Op-Ed Highlighting Underground Infrastructure Problems
The recent Flint Water Crisis has brought to light the growing problems our underground infrastructure faces across the state. Due to a combination of the passage of time and a lack of investment, our underground sewer and water pipes are aging and deteriorating at an alarming rate. To bring attention to this problem, MITA’s Executive […]
Send Us Your UNDERGROUND Photos!
In light of the on-going Flint Water Crisis, the media and voters around the state are getting an education on the deteriorating condition of Michigan’s underground infrastructure. The Flint Water Crisis has shined a spotlight on the extremely negative consequences of not investing in our underground pipes and sewers, the very mechanisms that provide and […]
MITA Continues to Work the Media on Behalf of the Underground Industry
Although Monday’s flooding in was an unprecedented, catastrophic event that overwhelmed the sewer system and roads in the Detroit area, MITA recognized this news as an opportunity to remind the media and public that we need to prepare for the future by investing now in our underground infrastructure, as well as continuing to push for […]
Governor’s budget recommendations include $97 million for Underground Asset Management Programs
The MITA-led push for the new DEQ Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater (SAW) grants are beginning to see action, as nearly 600 communities throughout Michigan applied for the new grant money late last year. The first round of grants are being awarded this spring, and Governor Snyder’s budget recommendation included $97 million to fund nearly […]
