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Detroit Completes $40M Stormwater Project to Reduce Basement Flooding on West Side

Staff Writer - July 31, 2026

By: Jasmine West Basement flooding is no secret in Detroit. For generations of homeowners, a major rainstorm has meant more than watching water rise along the...

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DWSD Implements 24 Bioretention Gardens on West Side for Fenkell Stormwater Project

Staff Writer - May 29, 2023

As the two-year mark of the June 2021 rain event approaches, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) announced that 92 Detroit Land Bank...

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Duggan nominates Gary Brown and Palencia Mobley to lead DWSD

Keith A. Owens - October 6, 2015

Mayor Mike Duggan has nominated Gary Brown as director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and Palencia Mobley, P.E., as its deputy director...

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COBO WATER FAIR HELPS MORE THAN 1,300 RESIDENTS AVOID SHUTOFF

Jessica Byrd - August 26, 2014

More than 1,300 city residents took advantage of the opportunity to get caught up on their water bill by attending the City of Detroit...

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