Michigan awards $4.7M for drinking water infrastructure

Lead service line removal in Kingsford, upgraded water treatment facilities in Harrisville and lead service line identification in Decatur are among projects funded by $4.7 million in Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) grants recently awarded to Michigan communities.

The MI Clean Water Plan grants, through EGLE’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), Drinking Water Asset Management (DWAM) Program, and Substantial Public Health Risk Project (SPHRP) Program, aim to help communities ensure clean drinking water and manage wastewater to protect public health and Michigan’s natural resources.

Traditionally, more than half of EGLE’s budget passes through to Michigan cities, towns, villages, and other local government agencies to finance critical improvements that help them better protect residents and our natural resources.

Grant roundup

Through DWSRF:

• City of Kingsford for $4,143,800. This project consists of replacement of approximately 13,000-feet of water main and approximately 244 lead and galvanized water service lines on both private and public property in the City of Kingsford’s Kingsford Heights neighborhood.

Through DWAM:

• Village of Decatur for $220,230. Field verification will be conducted for a minimum of 152 service lines out of their total of 788, based on Decatur’s knowledge of unknown service lines. In addition, Decatur’s drinking water asset management plan (AMP) will be updated based on a comprehensive asset inventory as well as other portions of the plan, including capital improvement planning and revenue structure development.
• Ishpeming Township for $410,611. Field verification will be conducted for a minimum of 139 service lines out of their total of 1,017, based on Ishpeming Township’s knowledge of unknown service lines. Ishpeming Township will also update their drinking water AMP based on a comprehensive asset inventory as well as other portions of the plan, including condition assessment, water system criticality, level of service assessment, capital improvement plan, and revenue structure development.