Weathering the Storm: City Measures Infrastructure Impacts from Flooding
By Beth Milligan | June 8, 2026
In 2023, the City of Traverse City upgraded a a sewer line in the 100 block alley of Front Street and moved it south – away from its vulnerable location along the Boardman River wall. That project may have single-handedly prevented 1.5 million gallons of raw sewage from discharging daily into the Boardman and Grand Traverse Bay during this year’s April flooding. Traverse City commissioners will hear more from staff about how city infrastructure was impacted by the flooding at their 7pm study session tonight (Monday).
City Director of Municipal Utilities Art Krueger and Mark Huggard of Jacobs – the firm that operates the city's wastewater treatment plant – will give a presentation …
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