Interested in a rain barrel? Want to help the community with the amount of water through our sewage system? Unfortunately, in three-fourths of the City, rain water runs through the storm sewers and mixes with our sanitary sewers to be processed. When there is a large rain event, we can have too much sewage to process and have a combined sewer overflow (CSO) into Lake St. Clair. We release treated sewage into the lake to prevent mass basement flooding. Rain barrels can help reduce the amount of gallons in a CSO. Working with our Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, we will be supplied 200 rain barrels as a community. Our Department of Public Works will help with distribution.
Rain Barrel Pilot Program Application Live!
