The Macomb County Public Works Department will continue to use 2,500-year-old technology to ensure residents in the St. Clair Shores area can continue to flush freely and avoid basement flooding and occasional nasty odors for years to come.

Public Works is replacing four 45-year-old “giant screws” — also known as the “Archimedes screw” — that carry sewage over 30 feet upward from one pipe to another along with the motors that run them, as well as swapping out or adding other related equipment at the Bon Heur Pump Station, including an odor-control device.

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