The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) awarded $81.2 million in grants for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
The MI Clean Water Plan grants, through EGLE’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) aim to help communities upgrade aging infrastructure to ensure healthy drinking water and protect Michigan’s environment.
Overall, the announcement saw roughly $39.4 million in funding for drinking water infrastructure and $41.8 million for clean water infrastructure.
70% of Michiganders are served by more than 1,000 community wastewater systems and a similar percentage get drinking water from community water systems. Those systems often struggle to find resources to address legacy issues like aging drinking water and stormwater facilities and emerging challenges like compliance with new standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The grant funding for drinking water infrastructure, through the DWSRF, is as follows:
- City of St. Joseph for $3,262,500. This funding provides for the Upton Drive water main replacement, lead service line replacements along the I-94 Business Loop, and water filtration plant upgrades.
- City of Grand Ledge for $900,000. This project provides for a new raw water main from Well No. 2 to the iron removal plant and a variable frequency drive installed at Well No. 2.
- Village of Quincy for $1,322,900. The project includes replacement of approximately 28 lead service lines and the iron removal plant equipment. These items include the filter media, mixers, blowers, piping, valves, motor control center, high service pumps, and variable frequency drives.
- City of Kalamazoo for $7,015,402. This funding provides for water main and lead service line replacements within the city.
- Genesee County for $2,326,250. This funding provides for the Fenton Road watermain extension project.
- Village of Shepherd for $5,935,000. This project consists of the replacement of 26,000 linear feet of aging water mains, lead service lines throughout the village, and 270 water meter replacements as well as a new emergency generator.
- Village of Addison for $2,475,000. This funding provides for water treatment plant improvements, a new water tower, watermain looping, and water meters.
- Village of Carsonville for $2,469,429. This funding provides for an elevated water tower, water meters, abandonment of Well A, and water treatment plant improvements.
- City of Ovid for $6,453,600. This project consists of the replacement of 31,500 linear feet of water main, replacement of lead service lines, the installation of approximately 658 water meters throughout the city, and removal and replacement of filter media.
- East Lansing Meridian Water and Sewer Authority for $4,015,000. This funding provides for Park Lake and Okemos Road (Phase 2) raw water main installation; a new storage reservoir at the water treatment plant and the purchase of three wells from the Lansing Board of Water & Light.
- City of Muskegon for $3,236,505. This funding provides for citywide lead service line replacements and water main upgrades in the Wilcox-Thompson and Morton Avenue Neighborhoods.
