Is West Michigan Having Its Own Water Crisis? The communities of Mendon, Allegan, and Coldwater have recently struggled with water quality issues over the last several months drawing comparisons to the Flint Water Crisis.
Nearly 370 thousand cubic feet of sludge were released into the river in 2019 during what the company called emergency repairs to the dam at Morrow Lake
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) says that Eagle Creek Renewable Energy has ceased all cleanup efforts while sludge and sediment continue to devastate the ecosystem