Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority

The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) is looking for heavy metal. This past summer, the YCUA recieved funding as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's "Get the Lead Out" initiative. It's designed to remove lead water pipes that can impact drinking water. Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale provides more details on the work being done in Ypsilanti area in a conversation with YCUA executive director Luke Blackburn on this week's "On the Ground Ypsi."

The Ypsilanti City Council will hold its organizational meeting tonight as it prepares for the upcoming year. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Starting today and over the next couple months, Ypsilanti area residents might see some discolored water coming out of their sinks and bathtubs. WEMU's Josh Hakala explains.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has hiked the rate it charges the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority for water by 5.2 percent, and YCUA…

The Ypsilanti Water Tower is known far and wide for its historical significance and its...unusual shape. 89.1 WEMU's Bob Eccles recently had the chance to…

Detroit's emergency manager is thinking about privatizing the city's water and sewerage department, which provides water for the Ypsilanti Community…

April is National Safe Digging Month, and as 89.1 WEMU's Bob Eccles reports, anyone who plans to do any digging associated with spring projects should…

When temperatures dip this low, frozen pipes are a frequent problem for homeowners. Jeff Castro is Director of the Ypsilanti Community Utilitites…

Two-way traffic is now flowing along the westbound lanes of Washtenaw Avenue between Mansfield and Hewitt, where crews are working to repair damage from a…