In the days after a water main break in southwest Detroit flooded homes and forced residents out on rafts, Jackie Muscat thought something was a little fishy with what she was being asked to sign: a liability waiver that had to be completed if she wanted city-sent contractors to fix her home.

Mayor Mike Duggan confirmed that water supply agencies, the Great Lakes Water Authority, and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Depa

Nearly 400 homes were in the “emergency flood zone” after a 54-inch water main break flooded a Detroit neighborhood. Some residents decided to lace up their skates and take advantage of the ice.

One of Claudia Ortiz's neighbors telephoned her early Monday morning, telling her that the street outside their Detroit homes was filling fast with water. A few hours later, a deluge of water from a broken large water transmission main cascaded through narrow streets and into basements in the tight-knit,

An online damage report form is available for Detroit residents and property owners who were affected by the massive water main break Monday. The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has posted the link on its site.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department gave an update on the state of repairs Friday, five days after the massive water main break.