Metro Detroit water systems face 5.9% water rate hike, 4.5% sewer increase, leading to concerns about affordability and ...

The GLWA board approved record setting water and sewer rate hikes for FY2026; the increase will impact more than 100 southeast Michigan communities ...

Detroit residents affected by the icy flood after a 54-inch water main rupture face significant damage and a six-week wait for repairs.

The Great Lakes Water Authority approved rate hikes of 5.9% for water and 4.5% for sewerage for dozens of Southeast Michigan ...

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The increases are tied to current and new infrastructure projects, including corrosion control in pipelines owned by local cities and a massive study on flood mitigation in Southeast Michigan.

The affected area has just under 400 homes, and so far officials believe about 200 need to be restored, Duggan said.

We have just secured the furnaces and the hot water heaters from some contractors, and the companies will be on-site Monday, ” said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan last Thursday.

"For years we have been able to keep our charge increases very low on the sewer side, under 2%, and on the water side under 3% for the last nine years," said Sue Coffey, GLWA.