Big sewer project planned in Benton Harbor

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM · Apr 23, 2023 · 12m

There will be a lot of sewer work in Benton Harbor in the coming years if all goes according to plan. At a meeting this past week, city commissioners approved a project planning document that will have the city seek around $20 million from the state Drinking Water Revolving Fund for sanitary sewer work. Elaine Venema of civil engineering firm Fleis and VandenBrink said work is needed throughout the city, not only on sewer lines, but on infrastructure like lift stations. “In 2017, 30% of the pipes, the wastewater gravity pipes, were over 100 years old, and another 30% were between 76 and…