Rochester HIlls Wins $2 Million Grant for 'Proactive' Water Analysis

Rochester Hills has received a $2 million state grant that will allow the city’s public works department to take a proactive look at improving wastewater and stormwater systems rather than wait for them to develop problems.

“It’s a proactive approach rather than reactive,” Department of Public Services director Allan Schneck told The Oakland Press

The grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater program requires a 20 percent match– $450,000 – by the city.

The grant, which the city must use within three years, will allow the city to use video cameras to analyze water collection areas where issues are suspected.

The city maintains 320 miles of sanitary sewer and 420 miles of water mains, according to its website.