A dozen communities in Genesee County, Michigan, recently began receiving potable water from a new multimillion-dollar water treatment plant in neighboring Lapeer County’s Columbiaville Village.
The $72 million facility, which services more than 200,000 customers, receives water from Lake Huron via the newly-built Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) pipeline. The pipeline is capable of delivering 125 mgd of raw water, and the plant can treat about 30 mgd.
But not all of the communities that originally committed to use the pipeline will access its water. One of those communities is Flint, Michigan, the county seat and population center in Genesee
Water Quality Is a Central Focus for Michigan’s Genesee County Communities
In the wake of the Flint Water Crisis, a dozen communities in the city's own Genesee County are now receiving potable water from one of the newest water treatment facilities operating in the nation
Jul 10, 2018
| by Jim McMahon |
