Repair work on the 21-mile Oakland-Macomb Interceptor (OMI) in Sterling Heights, Mich., has been moving along as planned for three years. That came to a halt earlier this month when a two-man crew found human remains after they climbed down into the sewer to start their morning routine of grouting leaks and cracks.
Macomb County Public Works and the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office teamed up in 2009 and purchased the interceptor from the Detroit Water and Sewage Department. The joint district serves 833,000 residents.
The interceptor below 15 Mile Road is 57 feet below ground in this section. Two control
