{"id":2914,"date":"2025-08-25T13:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/hertel\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:22:50","slug":"water-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/hertel\/2025\/08\/25\/water-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Hertel Joins MCPW Commissioner Miller, Local Leaders to Announce Launch of Regional Water Monitoring Program\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
Water monitoring program made possible due in part to funds secured by Sen. Hertel in the 2025 State Budge
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<\/i>MARYSVILLE, Mich. (Aug. 25, 2025) \u2014 Representing the entire U.S. shoreline of Lake St. Clair in the Michigan Senate, Sen. Kevin Herte<\/b>l (D-St. Clair Shores) has been a vocal advocate for the lake and has championed tens of millions of dollars in funding<\/a><\/u> for critical water infrastructure projects. Among those investments was $1.5 million in the 2025 State Budget for the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments\u2019 (SEMCOG) water monitoring program<\/a><\/u>. Today, Sen. Hertel <\/b>joined Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller <\/b>and other local leaders to officially mark its launch at the Marysville Water Filtration Plant. After the event concluded, Sen. Hertel <\/b>issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

“Lake St. Clair is too important to be treated as a partisan or a jurisdictional issue \u2014 it must be a community issue that we all <\/i>are responsible for protecting. I\u2019m grateful that this belief is shared by so many of our local leaders. Thanks to SEMCOG\u2019s leadership and the collaborative efforts of communities across the lakeshore, we now have the tools to swiftly detect and address potential contaminants in our water. That means families can have greater peace of mind knowing the water coming out of their faucet at home is safe, and we can ensure the lake remains a healthy, sustainable resource for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

This funding builds on a series of investments Sen. Hertel <\/b>has worked to secure for water infrastructure projects throughout Lake St. Clair communities. In recent years, he has worked with local officials such as Commissioner Miller<\/b> to bring nearly $100 million back to the region to protect the health of the lake, including:<\/div>\n

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