Archive: Water Affordability
November 2017 Newsletter
Nestle opposition continues with over 85,000 Michigan comments submitted. Osceola Township denies booster station permit and faces lawsuit. Citizen scientists document environmental damage from seventeen years water withdrawal.
Read MoreApril 2017 Newsletter
Nestle requests a permit to increase water withdrawal from 150 to 400 gallons per minute near Evart. MCWC mobilizes a campaign generating over 25,000 comments opposing privatization of public water resources.
Read MoreOctober 2016 Newsletter
President's report details MCWC's shift from Nestlé battle to the fossil fuel industry threats including Line 5 pipeline, fracking ban campaign, injection wells, US Ecology expansion, and Flint water justice advocacy work.
Read MoreMarch 2016 Newsletter
The Flint water crisis resulted from state government failures and privatization efforts. The Emergency Manager rule ignored residents' right to clean water while enabling private corporations in Michigan cities.
Read MoreDecember 2015 Newsletter
Editorial reveals that Detroit water shutoffs and Flint lead poisoning follow an identical pattern: emergency managers privatizing water systems through the Water Authority, Veolia North America, while infrastructure crumbles, rates skyrocket, and predominantly poor Black residents suffer.
Read MoreDonate a little time to protect our water!
All of MCWCs efforts are currently being managed by a small group of board members and super volunteers, but we can’t do it alone. We need your help, and there are lots of ways!
Read MoreMake Clean, Affordable Water Accessible to All in Michigan!
At the beginning of this year, Senator Chang organized a workgroup of elected officials, water providers, activists from Peoples Water Board, National Resources Defense and others, to meet weekly for seven months to sketch out what a water affordability plan for low-income residents should look...
Read MoreEnd of Year Summary Report 2023
MCWC has managed to survive the Covid-19 Pandemic. However, we have found ourselves in a much different climate as a non-profit, all volunteer organization than we experienced before 2019. We are not unique in this respect. The Pandemic affected us all, and has been accompanied...
Read MoreSuburban Residents’ Stories – Living with Water Insecurities
In 2020, during the pandemic, 800,000 households were found to be behind on their water bills from cities and counties, reaching every nook and cranny of the map of Michigan. The People's Water Board Coalition (PWBC), grew out of the fight to stop the inhumane...
Read MoreShut off Moratorium Ends – What’s Next?
The Moratorium on water shut offs, put in place at the state level during the pandemic, ended in Detroit on December 31, 2022. Other communities, such as Hamtramck, Oak Park and Hazel Park already restarted shut offs. Water shut offs in Detroit have been a...
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