Clay Township Stormwater Management Plan
St. Clair County's Water Quality Hotline 810-987-7253
Flooding Impacts on Septic System and Private Well Owners
St. Clair County's Water Quality Hotline 810-987-7253
Flooding Impacts on Septic System and Private Well Owners
Unfilled sand bags are available
Unfilled bags can be purchased for $18.00/100 bags (increments of 100) for mainland and island property owners only.
Free sand will not be provided. Property owners are responsible for purchasing their own sand to fill empty bags. These sandbags are intended to provide a start to protecting your property and are not for resale under any circumstances.
***The township holds the right to make changes to or end this program.
PLEASE BEGIN NOW TO PURCHASE AND PREPARE SANDBAGS/OTHER RESOURCES NEEDED TO PROTECT STRUCTURES!
Protect structures and move valuable items off ground floor levels. Form neighborhood flood groups and work together to obtain flood mitigation materials.
It takes an average of 600 sandbags to create a 100-foot berm, 1-foot high. Sandbags are most effective when they are placed in combination with a plastic sheeting barrier, 8-feet from the perimeter of your structure. Placement of sandbags is not recommended against basement walls or on seawall caps. Sandbags should be used to protect your home, cottage, garage, shed or pole building. Do not use sandbags to protect your yard or landscaping.
Excess water must not be discharged into the sanitary sewer system.
It is illegal to connect a pump to drain water into the sanitary sewer or to lift manhole covers to allow surface water to drain into the sanitary sewer. The sanitary sewer plant is shared with other communities and illegal pumping adversely affects our communities. Violators will be fined per township ordinance.
It is illegal to connect a pump to drain water into the sanitary sewer or to lift manhole covers to allow surface water to drain into the sanitary sewer. The sanitary sewer plant is shared with other communities and illegal pumping adversely affects our communities. Violators will be fined per township ordinance.
Items used to protect property are:
Diversion Tubes Aqua dams
Sandbags Plastic sheeting
Splash Guards Bulk bags
Pumps Flood Barriers
Lumberjack, Amazon, Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, Uline
Possible online sites with additional information/Products:
- https://www.sandbagexpress.com/
- https://www.sandbagstore.com/
- Aire Industrial -flood diversion tubes 800-247-3846 (use code TUBESALE10 for 10% off flood diversion tubes online)
- https://www.aquadam.net/water-filled-cofferdams/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6NKBksfO5wIVjcDACh05GwSiEAAYASAAEgLJ1_D_BwE
- https://www.psfloodbarriers.com/product/ezdam-flood-barriers/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg9vuoMfO5wIVBqSzCh1h2AqMEAAYASAAEgLTZPD_BwE
- https://www.thepackaginggroup.com/plastic-sheeting
- https://www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Water-Pumps-Utility-Pumps/N-5yc1vZbqn6
- https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=submersible+water+pump&catalog=4294935907&refinement=4294821276
- https://www.floodsax.us.com/products/floodshield
- https://www.floodsax.us.com/collections/noaq/products/noaq-box-wall
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9YKXWE?tag=mav09-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1
- Barrier Solutions, located in Western Minnesota provides flood barriers with no minimum order quantity, lead time is 2-4 weeks, contact # 320-842-4260, info@customrotomold.com, approx $65/linear foot for flood barrier
- https://www.floodstopbarrier.com/fs25-floodstop-flood-barriers/
- https://www.floodstopbarrier.com/floodfence-flash-flood-barrier/
Local Sand Suppliers:
Cortis Bros 810-765-1426
Grosso Trucking 586-725-2935
Mowing Madness 810-794-0407
Silent Acre Farms 810-650-2175
St Clair Aggregates 810-765-5161
T R Pieprzak 810-329-4027
Tuzinowski Landscaping 586-725-8426
Cortis Bros 810-765-1426
Grosso Trucking 586-725-2935
Mowing Madness 810-794-0407
Silent Acre Farms 810-650-2175
St Clair Aggregates 810-765-5161
T R Pieprzak 810-329-4027
Tuzinowski Landscaping 586-725-8426