The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-02

the huge network.
II has been seen that the crux
of the solution to the undoubted-
1y grave health menace Is . mas
ter drain system which would
act as IN interceptor to carry
the accumulated pollution to q
central disposal !. center rather
than act rs . carrying system
leading directly to the over-bur-
dened shoreline.
II was also brought out that
the inevitable financial solution
would be q total grant for con-
struction by the Federal Govern
ment to safeguard the tremen-
dous investments it has made In
the defense industries in South
Macomb and its Air Base at
Selfridge.
With the primary questions Of
what has to be donef", How
can it be done?" and Who is
going to do it," apparently all
solved and. answered in good or
der, the obvious remaining Ques-
ton would be what are we
waiting for?"
This last question has several
answers. First, we are waiting
for the necessary action by the
Federal government which will
release the more than -, 70O,-
10000 necessary to construct the
system. We are also waiting for
the County to decide whether or
not II really wants the system.
In view Of the urgency Of the
situation and the undisputahle
fact that the vast interceptor sys-
tenn proposed is the only COM
plete solution to the problem, the
hesitation of County and munich
pal authorities may appear start
ling.
On the face of 1t they are
looking 4 large gift horse in the
teeth.
But these officials are not de-
nying the benefits which will &C.
crue to the County and its var
ious sectors from the construc-
ton Of the system without them
lifting . hand 70 raising . cent
of taxation money. They are
simply hesitating over the future
prospects once the urgency Of
the solution has passed.
Under the plans outlined for
the master drain system, the &C.
cumulated waste from Macomh
County over . sector just north
of Mount Clemens and south to
the County lire would be carried
by IN interceptor main along the
shoreline to the Detroit Disposal
plant. This means that Macomb
County becomes an integral part
of the Detroit operated sewer
system and leaves Detroit In con-
troll Of the key point.
What this means, other than
the immediate effect of adding
five to six dollars to the service
charge Of every Macomb County
user, becomes apparent only a.
ter q long-range consideration.
County officials are Of the
mind that the entire plan would
be wholly as effective IL 1t ended
with the terminus of q new Dis
posal plant situated somewhere
near the shoreline and the south
ern county limits. They can 80
no reason why IL should carry
across the line into Wayne Coun-
ty and past Detroit to the west
side.
The simple fact that Detroit's
disposal plant even now has Z
capacity sufficient 70 service
what 10 estimated would b q
flow Of 10000 gallons per year
for every residential user In Ma
comb County carries deep im-
plications.
The Detroit disposal plant VA
deliberately built with Q capacity
far, beyond it own metropolitan
drain district. Was this done with
view Of eventually including
Macomb County In it. servicG
area! O1kland County already
has signified that Il would reodi-
~ join the Detroit system. With
the bulk Of Oakland County
hooked up to Detroit's plant, ~
addition Of South Macomb wuslld
make this the largest sinsJG
drainage district n The Unitod
States.
What would Be the result 81
the continued unpreeodoa1ot
growth now, taking ploeo =
South llacomb with isdu6etido
plants adding % the t0talf e u
County's Nine Nile DleuoonI
plant u viewed . near ohGooGou
b 9tato suthoeities, hOW -
wnl ths Dseroit plnnt vemain =
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