Wakefield, MI. (May 8, 2023)- The City’s water samples are tested by White Water Associates laboratory, certified for drinking water analysis by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The City submitted four consecutive sets of tests, twenty-four hours apart, with no traces of Coliform or E.Coli. White Water Associates…
Ramsay, MI. (May 05, 2023)- Due to the ongoing E.coli contamination in the Wakefield wells, which has resulted in a Boil Water Advisory throughout the GRWA system, GRWA has begun shifting to City of Bessemer water to alleviate the boil water advisory. Before the advisory can be lifted, GRWA staff must replace existing water in storage…
Wakefield, MI (April 30, 2023) – On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the City collected samples from our municipal water supply. The samples were collected from the City’s source water sampling point and two locations within the City’s distribution system. The source water sampling point is where the raw water from the aquifer enters our water…
Wakefield, MI. (April 26, 2023)- The City of Wakefield has issued a Boil Water Advisory after testing of the water system detected a fecal indicator (E. coli) in the City wells (pre-treatment). Additional sampling of the well to determine the extent and source of the problem is ongoing. DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING…
April 13, 2023 – Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties, MI – The Western U P Health Department (WUPHD) encourages all district residents to avoid contact with any floodwaters. Floodwaters may contain sewage or other contaminants that may be harmful to public health. “Warm weather and fast snow melt have resulted in municipal combined…
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