Michigan stormwater utility woes not over

摘要

The creation of new stormwater utilities in Michigan came to a halt in 1998 when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the Lansing, Mich., stormwater utility did not meet the three-part test for establishing a valid user fee. The City of Jackson is the first community in Michigan to implement a new stormwater utility since the legal challenge to Lansing. Jackson's stormwater utility was designed in 2011 to comply with the guidance given in that court opinion.