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It is the responsibility of the Public Works Division to maintain all streets in the City (major and local), with the exception of Eight Mile (Wayne County) and Ten Mile (Macomb County). The Division is responsible for the appearance and condition of City streets so as to allow safe and comfortable travel for Eastpointe visitors and residents. Divisional responsibilities include street and curb repair/replacement, catch basin repair, street painting, street patching, salting/plowing, and sign maintenance. The Public Works Division administers the refuse contract, handles all
rubbish complaints, and hosts the Open Yard Collection Days. The Division also administers the Street Sweeping Program. Public Works employees
work with other departments (Police, Fire, etc.) by responding in a timely
and efficient manner to requests for assistance.
The Public Works Division maintains all major and local streets within the City of Eastpointe, with the exception of Eight Mile (maintained by the Wayne County Road Commission) and Ten Mile (maintained by the Macomb County Road Commission). This includes patching and replacement of concrete. The Division is responsible for making sure the City's streets are draining properly. The City will uncover or clear blocked catch basins, and repair or rebuild malfunctioning ones. All City streets are scheduled to be swept twice a year in the Spring (April) and late Summer (August). This is done to insure both cleanliness and the proper drainage of the City's streets.
The Public Works goal is to insure safe, passable roads during the winter months. Major roads are plowed and/or salted any time unsafe conditions exist. During inclement weather major thoroughfares are cleared first. Fire routes are the next priority, followed by schools. Local streets are generally plowed any time there are four or more inches of snow. When these conditions are present, residents are asked to refrain from parking on the street so that the service will be the most efficient. Eight Mile and Ten Mile are under the jurisdiction of the Wayne County Road Commission and the Macomb County Road Commission respectively.
Day and Time: The City is divided into 5 areas
for pickup Mon. – Fri. To determine your regular pickup day, contact the
Public Works Division at (586) 445-5040 or (See
the map). The garbage contractor takes 6 holidays. (New Years Day,
Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Garbage collection will be delayed one day for the rest of the week if the
holiday falls on a week day. Your residence can be served by up to 3 separate
trucks: garbage, recycling and compost. These trucks start at
Special (Bulky) Pickup: Place with your regular
garbage. Typical items are mattresses, stuffed & wooden furniture, T.V.’s,
carpeting, wooden doors with no glass, and hot water tanks. Refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, stoves, dishwashers, washers and
dryers will be picked up by another truck. The garbage contractor will be
responsible for freon removal.
General Rules:
Compost: Grass, leaves, yard materials, brush and
trimmings, etc.:
Used motor oil, anti-freeze and automotive batteries: Drop off at the
What to place in your Green Recycling Bin (Must be
curbside by
Household Hazardous Waste: The City no longer has a “Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Day”, the
Disposal Of Non-Collectible Items: There is NO
CITY DUMP.: The City has 2 “OPEN YARD” days per year, where many
items that cannot be picked up by the regular garbage collection can be
disposed of at the DPW yard at
Call these companies for their hours of operation and
disposal fees: Auto parts, construction debris or excessive household
refuse may be taken to Metropolitan Disposal 6451 E. McNichols,
Detroit (Six Mile between VanDyke & Mt. Elliot) (313) 893-3388 or
Pinetree Acres 36600 29 Mile Rd., Richmond (586) 749-9698. Concrete, bricks, sod and dirt may be taken to
Marsack Sand and Gravel Pit 20900
Clean broken concrete may be taken to Clancy
Concrete 29950 Little Mack,
Asphalt, concrete, brick & block, dirt, brush, leaves,
grass and stumps may be taken to
Violation Notices: As per City ordinance, the Department of Public Works
can post violation notices on the front door of residences. Residents can
be posted for the following reasons:
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water bill is based on the size of the water meter that is at each
premise (general maintenance), plus a charge for the water used. Consumption charges are based
on units of water used. One unit of water is 100 cubic feet, which is
equivalent to 748 gallons.
Our new meter reading system should not generate estimated reads. If you receive an estimated bill, you should call the Water Division at (586) 445-5053 to set an appointment for a repair person to check the meter.
If you have any questions regarding your bill please call our Water Billing Department at (586) 445-5050.
To assure you get your final bill in time for your closing date you will need to call the Water Division at (586) 445-5053 and schedule a final reading 48 hours before your closing. You will be able to pick up your final bill at the Water Billing office at City Hall the next business day or have it mailed or faxed to you.
On premises leaks are our biggest contributors of high bill complaints. The majority of leaks that are undetected come from a leaking toilet. Toilet leaks are caused by faulty parts or worn flapper and symptomized by the need to jiggle the handle.
The best way to check for toilet leaks is to do a physical inspection of the toilet tank. Start by removing the tank lid and checking the water level. There should be a line marked on the back of the tank to indicate the correct level or it should be 1 inch below the overflow tube. The small refill tube should be positioned above the overflow tube and not inserted down into the overflow tube, due to the fact it could start a siphoning action. Check the flapper in the bottom of the tank if it is hard or you get a residue on your hand it needs to be replaced. When replacing the flapper make sure you clean the seat which the flapper makes contact with, before installing the new flapper.
The new water meter has a blue star to the left that is a low flow indicator dial. If this dial is moving when no one is using water, it is an indication of a water leak. There are two other ways to check for a leaky toilet. The first is by placing a few drops of food coloring into the tank and waiting about 15 minutes. If the food coloring seeps into the bowl, the tank is leaking and should be fixed. The second is to use a piece of tape, a pen and your water meter. Start by going to the water meter; next put the tape by the blue star. One of the legs of the star has an arrowhead on it. Be sure you can see the arrowhead. Put a mark on the tape across from the arrowhead; then wait at least 3 hours or longer. If the arrowhead has moved off the mark, you have a leak.
Any unused toilets on the premise should be turned off to avoid any unknown leak.
If you detect a water main break which does not have a barricade unit on or by it, please call the Eastpointe Water and Sewer Department at (586) 445-5053 between the hours of 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. After hours please call the Eastpointe Police Department at (586) 445-5100 so they can call the appropriate person.
DO NOT APPROACH A WATER MAIN BREAK SITE. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD EXIST SUCH AS MISSING PAVEMENT OR UNSTABLE GROUND.
Once we receive notification of a water main break a crew is sent to ascertain the severity of the break, set up a barricade and possibly locate the break at that time. Before the repair can be made Miss Dig needs to be called. This ensures us that the work area is staked out by other utilities providing us with a safe work site. The severity and safety prioritize water main breaks.
Should your water become brown for any reason, please refrain from drinking it. Try to keep your usage down to a minimum, because the more you use, the longer it will take to clear up in the home or business. The brown water is due to a disturbance of the sediment in the bottom of the water main. This condition should clear itself in a few hours. If this condition lasts longer, please call us at (586) 445-5053.
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Fact: A dripping faucet can waste up to 2,000 gallons/7,600 liters of water a year. A leaky toilet can waste as much as 200 gallons/260 liters of water a day. Action: Check your plumbing and repair any leaks as soon as possible. |
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Myth: Using a home water treatment device will make tap water safer or healthier to drink. Reality: Some people use home water filters to improve the taste, smell or appearance of their tap water, but it does not necessarily make the water safer or healthier to drink. Additionally, all home treatment devices require regular maintenance. If the maintenance is not performed properly, water quality problems may result. |
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Water Billing is located at the Finance Department, Eastpointe City
Hall, 23200 Gratiot Avenue, Eastpointe, Michigan 48021; (586)
445-5026; and is open 8:30am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
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SEWER BACK-UP
If you discover a back up of the sewer system you should contact the Water and Sewer Department at (586) 445-5053 immediately. After regular business hours, call the Eastpointe Police Department's business phone at (586) 445-5100.
The City will check the sewer main to see if the back up is caused by something past your building service connection.
TO MAKE A CLAIM ON A SEWER BACK-UP
Notice: Any Citizen having experienced an overflow or back up of a sewage disposal system or storm water system must file a written claim with the City of Eastpointe within 45 days after the overflow or back up was discovered or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered.
Notice of your claim must be given to Larry D. Gordier at City of Eastpointe, 23200 Gratiot Avenue, MI 48021; the phone number is (586) 445-5030. Your claim must contain the following information:
Your name, address, telephone number and address of affected property;
The date of discovery of any property damages or physical injuries;
A brief description of the claim
After the City is notified of your claim and believes that a different or additional government agency is responsible for your claim, the City has 15 business days after receipt to notify the other agency.
Within 45 days of receipt of your claim, the government agency(s) involved may inspect your property or investigate your claim. The claimant or owner or occupant of the affected property shall not reasonably refuse the government agency the right to inspect or investigate the property or the claim.
If government agency(s) and claimant cannot reach a compensation agreement within 45 days of the notice, claimant may start a civil action against the government agency.
Please remember not to dump gasoline, oil, antifreeze, or any other hazard materials down storm drains, because they eventually end up in the lake or river where our drinking water comes from, or in a combined system they could enter someone's basement during a back up.
FLOODED STREETS
There are a number of things you can do to reduce the likelihood of localized flooding in your neighborhood. Here are the most important preventive measures:
Keep your storm drain grates clean. Be careful not to cover storm drain grates with debris when you use leaf blowers or do other yard work. A pile of leaves left in the gutter can easily wash into storm drains during rains. Good housekeeping during dry weather does a lot to keep our stormwater drainage system running smoothly during rainy weather.
Help elderly or disabled neighbors. If any of your neighbors are elderly or disabled, they may not be able to sweep their own storm drain grates. While you're cleaning your storm drain grate, why not give neighbors a helping hand?
Leave sewer maintenance hole covers in place, and report any uncovered maintenance holes that you see. During heavy rains, people sometimes remove sewer maintenance hole (manhole) covers in the mistaken belief that this will help stormwater drain away faster. Wrong! Open sewers access presents a hazard for children and, during heavy rains can cause sewage to back up onto your street.
Remember that, when especially heavy rains fill storm drains to capacity, the drainage system is intentionally designed to overflow into streets. This is to help alleviate basement flooding.
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| Macomb County Public Works |
| MSU Extension |
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