Macomb Township Water Damage Restoration

About 29,143 of Macomb Township's 31,878 occupied homes are owner-occupied and 2,735 are rented (ACS 2020-2024 estimate).

Detached single-family houses make up about 25,386 of the 32,514 housing units in Macomb Township. Another 3,394 are attached houses.

The two largest groups of Macomb Township homes are those built 2000 to 2009 (about 10,597) and 1990 to 1999 (about 9,401). About 4,629 more were built 2010 to 2019.

The ACS 2020-2024 median home value in Macomb Township is $387,000.

Median gross rent in Macomb Township is $1,379 a month (ACS 2020-2024).

About 29,300 of 31,878 occupied Macomb Township homes heat with utility gas.

About 2,096 Macomb Township housing units are mobile homes.

Only about 318 Macomb Township homes date from 1939 or earlier.

Macomb Township buys its drinking water from the Great Lakes Water Authority. The water enters the township system at three master-metered points and the township DPW serves about 30,000 metered customers.

The township runs its own sanitary sewer pump stations. It reports 8 pump stations, and flushed wipes clog their screens and damage the pumps, a common cause of sewer trouble.

A mandatory odd and even lawn-watering rule runs from May 15 through October 15. The township says the rule protects water pressure for drinking water and for fire protection.

The water main in the Plum Grove Subdivision went in during 1977. The township is replacing all of it in a four-year project because that area has had many water main breaks.

Phase 1 of the Plum Grove replacement covers 2,750 feet of 12-inch main and 5,900 feet of 8-inch main. Phases 2 to 4 add another 26,320 feet of 8-inch main.

Macomb Township reports no lead service lines. In 2024 it dug up 351 service lines installed before 1989, and all 351 were copper. It submitted its materials inventory to EGLE on October 15, 2024.

A state mandate starts a residential cross-connection inspection program in Macomb Township on July 1, 2026. A contractor checks the outside of every home for irrigation systems, hose bibs with attachments and boilers.

The township explains back siphonage as a sudden pressure drop, such as a main break, pulling water inside a home back into the public supply.

On April 3, 2025, flooding closed 21 Mile Road between Heydenreich Road and Romeo Plank Road, and 24 Mile Road west of North Avenue, until further notice.

On May 19, 2024, a hail report was logged at Macomb in the township. The storms across Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties produced penny to quarter size hail.

NOAA logged 1-inch hail in Macomb Township on March 6, 2026.

On March 16, 2026, downed power lines and traffic signals closed 24 Mile Road at Clarion Drive between Hayes and Garfield Roads. The road reopened that afternoon.

On August 1, 2023, a leak was found on a 36-inch GLWA transmission main on 24 Mile near North Avenue in Macomb Township. The Great Lakes Water Authority estimated 152,000 people were affected, and a boil water advisory covered five communities.

Deputies closed 24 Mile Road between North Avenue and Fairchild Road after the August 2023 main break. The Millstone and Fox Run intersection was also reported completely flooded.

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, fire fully engulfed a house on Balmoral Drive in Macomb Township and displaced the homeowners. Everyone got out. Two firefighters were hurt and released, and crews from five surrounding departments helped.

The township fire prevention division enforces the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code, and its inspectors hold NFPA Fire Inspector certification.

Residents who need a smoke detector can get one free from the township fire prevention office.

Macomb Township has an open burning ordinance. A burn permit is not valid until a permit number is issued, and the township asks for 2 to 3 business days to process an application.

The township building department enforces the Michigan Residential Code 2015 for houses, and the 2021 Michigan Building Code for commercial work.

The township building department sits at 54111 Broughton Road. Its permit requirement list includes separate sheets for basement finishing, demolition and residential re-roofing.

The township has a Historical Commission that collects photographs, articles and artifacts about Macomb Township and will scan owners' photos and return them.

Under township ordinance 16-25(d), the owner maintains and repairs the sidewalk in front of a property. The township inspects every sidewalk segment on a six-district rotation.

A sidewalk replacement over 100 square feet done by the owner needs a building permit from the township building department.

The township DPW lists a separate emergency line for water and sewer problems from its office at 51650 Card Road, just north of 23 Mile Road.

During the August 2023 boil water advisory, the township handed out water at Town Hall, 54111 Broughton, on August 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. and August 2 from 9 a.m. to noon.