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Monday, September 13, 2010

Small City Water

     The drinking water, for the small city of Eaton Rapids, comes from 6 local wells. Eaton Rapids has a 3.6 million gallon per day capicity, we also have 2 one million gallon elevated storage tanks. We have 44 miles of water mains, 569 water valves, and 298 fire hydrants. We have a water treatment center that removes some of iron, adds chlorine for disinfection, and adds flouride for dental benefits.

Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP)
The WWTP is designed to treat an average waste water flow of 1.2 Million Gallons per day (MGD) and a maximum flow of 2.0MGD
Approximately 120 English Dry ton of bio-solids are generated and land applied annually.

The WWTP discharges treated plant effluent into the Grand River.

(http://www.ci.eaton-rapids.mi.us/pw_watersystem.htm#wwt)




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