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Detroit Free Press Articles on Basement Flooding
Listed below are 17 articles from the Detroit Free Press describing basement flooding problems in the metro Detroit area. The homeowners’ frustration and helplessness are felt in almost every article. You may want to start with article 5, entitled: “Downriver cleaning up, gearing for a fight”. On page 6 of that article, a resident states:
“The toilet in the basement had water coming out of it like a fire hydrant.”
Did you know that the homeowner could have stopped this flow of water into the basement? The homeowner could have hired a plumber to install a valve in this home’s pipe connection to the city sewer. The homeowner could have shut the valve to stop the water from entering the basement.
The articles:
1. Sewer backup ruling is mixed, (Allen Park, Farmington Hills, Dearborn, Beverly Hills, Warren, Grosse Pointe, Act of God, Allen Park, Michigan), (http://freep.com/news/metro/sewer3_20020403.htm), April 3, 2002.
2. Bill speeds sewage settlement, (Oakland County, Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Canton Township, Michigan Municipal League, Farmington Hills, Eastpointe, Ann Arbor, Warren, Dearborn, St. Clair Shores, Trenton, Michigan), (http://freep.com/news/locoak/nflood18_20010718.htm), July 18, 2001.
3. Old sewer problems spill over, (Birmingham, Oakland County, Huntington Woods, SEMCOG, Pleasant Ridge, Farmington Hills, Beverly Hills, Detroit, Midland, North Arm Relief Drain, Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA), Royal Oak, Berkley, Novi, Lathrup Village, Rochester, Oak Park, Michigan), (http://freep.com/news/locoak/nflood30_20010130.htm), January 30, 2001.
4. Flood lawsuits pour in, (Downriver, Dearborn Heights, Grosse Pointe Woods, Warren, Southgate, River Rouge, Wyandotte, Lincoln Park, Allen Park, SEMCOG, Michigan Municipal League, Act of God, Michigan). (http://freep.com/news/metro/flood14_20000914.htm), September 14, 2000.
5. Downriver cleaning up, gearing for a fight, (Allen Park, Downriver, Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority, Wayne County, Wyandotte, Southgate, Taylor, Dearborn Heights, Brownstown Township, Oakland County, Pontiac, Macomb, Fraser, Clinton Township, Michigan), (http://freep.com/news/metro/flood13_20000913.htm), September 13, 2000.
6. Residents fight city over flood damage, ( Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Warren, Dearborn Heights, Redford Township, Garden City, Grosse Pointe Woods, Westland, Evergreen-Farmington Interceptor, Michigan), . (http://freep.com/news/nflood22_20000822.htm), August 22, 2000.
7. Sewage may go into Rouge River in wet weather, (Rouge River Remedial Advisory Committee, DEQ, EPA, SEMCOG, Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Oakland County, Washtenaw County, Michigan), (http://freep.com/news/metro/sewer7_20000607.htm), June 7, 2000.
8. Sewer suits plague cities, ( Wayne County, Dearborn Heights, Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Farmington Hills, Genesee County, Midland, Inkster, SEMCOG, Michigan), (http://www.freep.com/news/metro/qsewer16.htm), July 16, 1999.
9. Basement Flooding and Municipal Liability: A Policy Discussion Paper; (SEMCOG, Oakland County, Midland, NFIP, FEMA, Michigan), (http://freep.com/news/metro/floodreport.htm), June 1999.
10. Sewage suit requests held for more information, (Oakland County, Detroit, Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Beverly Hills, SEMCOG, Michigan) May 13, 1999. . (http://freep.com/news/locoak/nsewer13.htm)
11. Cities aim to unplug sewer suits, (Detroit, Farmington Hills, SEMCOG, Marysville, St. Clair County, St. Clair Shores, Birmingham, Michigan), March 20, 1999. . (http://freep.com/news/locoak/qsewer20.htm)
12. Lawsuits blame flooding on government, (Oakland County, Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Detroit, Royal Oak, Clawson, Michigan), August 22, 1998. (http://freep.com/news/locoak/qflood22.htm)
13. Sewage backups infuriate residents (Farmington Hills, Michigan), August 11, 1998. (http://www.freep.com/news/locoak/nflood11.htm)
14. Flooded homes bring lawsuits (Detroit, Clinton Township, Mt. Clemens, Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, SEMCOG, Rouge, Michigan), August 11, 1998. (http://freep.com/news/metro/qdrain11.htm)
15. Fed up, some flood victims ready to sue (Birmingham, Oakland County, Royal Oak, Detroit, Michigan), August 8, 1998. (http://freep.com/news/metro/qcleanup8.htm)
16. City halls fear flood of suits, will fight (Westland in Wayne County, South Lyon in Oakland County, Warren in Macomb County, Midland, Detroit, Michigan), April 23, 1998. (http://www.freep.com/news/mich/qflood23.htm)
17. Panel Oks settlement for sewage overflow (Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan), December 18, 1997. (http://freep.com/news/local/qfox18.htm)
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