A majority of Michigan’s rivers have more water than usual for this time of year. That’s according to measurements from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevated water levels are causing issues for water infrastructure in the state.
“It significantly delayed projects,” says Nicole Pasch, with the Environmental Services department for Grand Rapids. “We started doing some maintenance later in the season than we would have liked to. We typically try to do that earlier in the summer, knowing that – or I guess anticipating – that you won’t have those high rain events.”
Pasch says Grand Rapids is taking climate change into consideration while developing its next comprehensive master plan for the city.
