Detroit officials unveiled a program to replace private sewer lines for homeowners in neighborhoods
hit hard by the June 2021 flooding. Disaster recovery funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are paying for the program, which is expected to aid 1,500 households in 22 areas.
The city is using $43 million from the $95 million of federal money for repairs. Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration also expects to ask City Council to approve $9 million for sewer lateral reconnections in alleys identified by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
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Residents must meet certain qualifications. Households much be at or below 80% of the area median income, live in a single-family residential home, show proof of the June 2021 flood impact on their home and live in the following City Council district neighborhoods:
District 4: Cornerstone Village, Morningside, Chandler Park, Fox Creek, Riverbend, West End.
District 6: Midwest, Chadsey-Condon, Claytown, North Corktown, Michigan-Martin.
District 7: Aviation Sub, Gardenview, Plymouth-I96, Plymouth-Hubbell, Paveway, We Care Com
munity, Fiskhorn, Joy Schaefer, Warrendale, Warren Avenue Community and Barton-McFarland.
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Properties in a floodplain, such as Jefferson Chalmers, which was hit hard during the June 2021 rain-storm, do not qualify.