Eastpointe has a combined sewer system. that is, the water that comes from the house and the water that comes from rain, etc goes into the same system and must be treated. Most other cities have different systems. What that means is that there is a significant amount of rain/outside water that has to be treated, whereas it does not have to be treated in other cities.

Another part is the amount that is needed to upgrade the sewer system. That amount is combined in the sewer portion of bill. Eastpointe is an older community and as such, needs more to upgrade the system.

Lastly the 'water' bill contains the amount each resident is charged for garbage pickup (moved from taxes).

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me,

Wendy Richardson
City Council
eastpointewendy@gmail.com
586-778-1734