• Macomb County Public Works Commissioner's Citizens Academy

    Macomb County Public Works Commissioner's Citizens Academy

  • The Macomb County Public Works Commissioner's Citizens Academy utilizes video presentations. Each video in the series provides insight into the work of the Macomb Public Works Office managing the quality of life by examining surface water and sanitary systems that protect that water.

    Academy students review a series of 10 lessons and a final review that allows them to learn what the Public Works Office does and how it preserves water quality, ensures economic sustainability, works to eliminate pollution, and makes certain the quality of life is maintained in our county so that our residents can live, work, and enjoy our natural surroundings.

    Academy candidates will learn about many projects and programs both above and below the surface of the land and their importance.

    Upon completion of the videos on-line, students will complete a short assessment totaling 60 questions of their new knowledge found in the lessons and submit them as application for an Academy Certificate issued by Commissioner Candice S. Miller.

  • Hello, I am Candice Miller, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner.

    Thank you for participating in the Macomb County Public Works Commissioner's Citizens Academy. I appreciate your interest and quest for knowledge about a subject important to all of us and a real passion of mine: Clean Water.

    The online Water Quality Management Academy program is visual and flexible. Each section consists of video experience learning activities that provide a closer look into the activity of our office and what is going on underneath us and the waterways, channels, lakes, rivers and streams we can see.

    Water is an indispensable part of our quality of life and the Macomb County Public Works Office and I are committed to the highest quality water to support and sustain our economy as we live, work and play.

    Public Works commissioners, or Drain commissioners as they are sometimes called, are county-level officials responsible for administering laws involving flood protection, stormwater management, and soil erosion. Specific duties performed include establishing, improving, and maintaining county drains; reviewing stormwater drainage plans for construction that may impact a county drain; and setting policy as a member of water quality and lake improvement boards. The commissioner is also responsible for ensuring compliance with stormwater regulatory programs and operating and maintaining three major sanitary sewer systems.

    Without proper management of stormwater, flooding may occur, adversely impacting homes, businesses, and farmland. The Public Works Commissioner deals almost exclusively with issues that directly or indirectly affect water quality for everyone.

    I am excited that you are joining us in the Water Quality Management Academy, and I look forward to recognizing your efforts. I appreciate YOU.

  • Please register for the course below:

  • Public Works 101 Lesson 1

    What is a County Drain?
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  • Public Works 101 Lesson 2

    Cleaning Up the Drains
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  • Public Works 101 Lesson 3

    Macomb County Public Works Permit and Plan Review Portal
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  • Public Works 101 Lesson 4

    The Clinton River Spillway
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  • Public Works 101 Lesson 5

    The SCADA System
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  • Public Works Lesson 6

    Drone and Artificial Intelligence Improving Sewer Management
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  • Public Works Lesson 7

    Removal or Failed Storm Drain that causes Sinkholes
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  • Public Works Lesson 8

    Removing Logs from the Clinton River in Macomb County
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  • Public Works Lesson 9

    Algae “Muck” and Lake St. Clair
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  • Public Works Lesson 10

    Combined Sewer Overflows or CSOs, What are they and what to do about them?
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  • Public Works Lesson 11

    Green Infrastructure & Butterflies at the Sterling Relief Drain
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  • Public Works Academy Final Review

    Macomb County Public Works 2023 Year in Review
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