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Residents, committee press water department on flood preparedness after public comments

Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety Standing Committee · March 16, 2026
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Summary

Public commenters and committee members urged more preventive maintenance, better emergency planning and clearer reporting from the water department after witnesses described recurring neighborhood flooding. The committee received memo 5.1 on citywide flood planning and will continue the discussion.

Public commenters and councilmembers used the March 16 Public Health & Safety meeting to press the City’s water department on flood preparedness and prevention, citing recurring neighborhood flooding and gaps in departmental reporting.

William M. Davis, who identified himself as a 34-year water-department employee, told the committee he saw more floods in the last 13 years and urged the department…

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