Clinton Township Water Damage Restoration

The median Clinton Township home was built in 1980 (ACS 2020-2024).

Clinton Township has about 29,628 owner-occupied and 15,514 renter-occupied homes, so about one in three occupied homes is rented (ACS 2020-2024 estimate).

The largest group of Clinton Township homes, about 10,123, was built from 1970 to 1979. About 6,795 more came from the 1960s and 8,190 from the 1980s.

About 1,128 Clinton Township homes were built in 1939 or earlier, and another 1,128 were built from 1940 to 1949.

Detached single-family houses are about 22,614 of Clinton Township's 46,737 housing units. Buildings with 5 or more units add roughly 11,594 units.

About 2,422 Clinton Township housing units are in buildings with 50 or more units.

The ACS 2020-2024 median home value in Clinton Township is $225,000.

Median gross rent in Clinton Township is $1,194 a month (ACS 2020-2024).

Clinton Township serves more than 50,000 people, so federal lead rules require it to post a service line material inventory online. It publishes a map by address of known and unknown pipe types.

The township publishes annual drinking water quality reports, with archives from 2015 to 2026.

Clinton Township must comply with a federal MS4 stormwater permit. The permit covers storm drains, roads, ditches and pipes that are not connected to a sanitary sewer or treatment plant.

The township sends residents to FEMA's Flood Map Service Center for current flood insurance rate maps.

Clinton Township splits storm drain upkeep among five owners: the township DPS, the Macomb County Department of Roads, the Macomb County Public Works Office, MDOT, and private owners. Private owners cover rear yards, parking lots, subdivisions and HOAs.

The township says flooding near a road goes to the county roads department or MDOT. Flooding on private land goes to the HOA, the property manager or a drainage contractor.

The township water and sewer division handles water distribution, wastewater collection, metering, cross connection inspections and emergency response. The water payment assistance program WRAP is available to residents who qualify.

After the August 11, 2014 rainstorm, the Clinton River at Clinton Township crested at a record 20.84 feet early on August 12.

NOAA describes the August 2014 event as 4 to 6 inches of rain in about 4 hours across Wayne, southern Oakland and Macomb counties, with about 75,000 homes and businesses damaged across the region.

On August 24, 2023, thunderstorm wind brought down trees and power lines across Macomb County, especially in and around Clinton Township. About 450 homes were affected and NOAA lists $3.1 million in damage.

NOAA recorded 43 homes and businesses with major damage in the August 24, 2023 wind event around Clinton Township.

On March 4, 2024, a building near 15 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway in Clinton Township caught fire and had continuous explosions from thousands of containers of combustible gas. Officials said debris reached at least half a mile in every direction.

On August 12, 2026, a condominium on Suttons Bay Drive burned in Clinton Township. Firefighters arrived six minutes after the neighbor's call at about 8:36 a.m. One person died and one was hospitalized, and the cause was unknown.

On July 10, 2013, overnight storms flooded basements on Hillcrest in the Cass and Groesbeck area of Clinton Township and knocked out streetlights at Groesbeck and Harrington and at Groesbeck and Metro Parkway.

After heavy rain on Friday, August 2, 2024, and more rain on August 6, a Clinton Township backyard looked like a lake and water got inside the house. The resident spent $400 on a pump.

Clinton Township codified its cross-connection program as Chapter 1044, Water Supply Cross-Connection Control. Since November 30, 2021 the township accepts backflow preventer test reports only from registered testing companies.

Clinton Township sends mold and mildew questions to the Macomb County Health Department, not to the township building department.

Replacing a roof in Clinton Township needs a building permit. A contractor should pull it, so the township can hold the contractor responsible.

Taking down more than four trees over 4 inches across in Clinton Township requires an application to the Planning Commission.

Clinton Township provides weekly trash pickup all year through Priority Waste. Carpet must be rolled in 4-foot lengths of no more than 50 pounds, and mattresses must be sealed in plastic, which matters for flood debris at the curb.

Clinton Township requires a sump line inspection when a new sump discharge line is installed, or when an existing one is repaired or rerouted. The inspection must happen before the line is covered or backfilled.

The township charges $50 per sump line inspection, takes the payment before the visit, and does not offer same-day inspections. Staff ask for 24 hours of notice.

Clinton Township runs a pilot program that helps income-qualified owners of single-family homes built in 1974 or earlier pay to repair failing vitrified clay sanitary sewer leads. The household income must be under 125% of area median income.

Priority Waste handles missed pickups for Clinton Township, and DPS handles unresolved issues at 586-286-9300.

Clinton Township DPS takes water and sewer questions at 586-286-9300 and handles emergency response for the township water and sanitary sewer mains.

Macomb County runs a 24-hour emergency pollution hotline, and the state EGLE alerting line is 1-800-292-4706. The township lists both for water pollution emergencies.