Beginning in July 2026, Detroiters will be paying higher water and sewer bills. That’s because The Great Lakes Water Authority, or GLWA, voted unanimously on Feb. 25, 2026, to increase water rates by ...
A water affordability plan in Detroit that once enrolled nearly 30,000 households has run out of most of its money, officials say, forcing the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to revamp the plan ...
Detroit and its suburbs have a lot of big, old pipes for water and sewer. And sometimes those pipes burst, with dramatic, damaging consequences. Take what happened in October 2017. A 48-inch water ...
A city of Detroit program that reduces water bills to $34 a month has stopped taking applications. The water department director said the program is expected to reopen this summer, though the exact ...