Flint— Officials from the City of Flint Department of Public Works (click here) have started the next steps before the incremental increase to use the Genesee County Drain Commission delivery system as the secondary water supply. The estimated date of the 95-5 water increments has now been pushed back to early next week to allow for more monitoring and review of the pipeline connection work.
All protocols with the State of Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act and the City’s agreement with its primary water supplier, the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) will continue to be followed. Residents will continue to be updated regarding the progress of this infrastructure project.
As a reminder:
Additional monitoring will take place during the incremental increase, valve replacement work on the primary water delivery system (GLWA) and during all other major infrastructure projects. Monitoring results are posted on the EPA’s “Taking Action on Flint Water” website at www.michigan.gov/flintwater....
This was the previous announcement. It is a little bit difficult to put into context, but, the return of potable water to Flint, Michigan is not simple.
Flint - The City of Flint has completed construction (click here) of a secondary water pipeline in preparation to connect to the Genesee County Drain Commission as the City’s secondary water pipeline system. Repair work must also be completed on the City of Flint’s primary water pipeline system.
Mayor Neeley announced in April that the City of Flint expected to complete three major infrastructure projects this year, that included the secondary water pipeline connection to the City’s water source Lake Huron. This infrastructure project ensures the City of Flint has a secondary water delivery system in case there is an emergency disruption to the primary water delivery system.
“We are making great progress toward building a stronger and safer infrastructure of the City’s water system,” said Mayor Sheldon Neeley. “This secondary water pipeline project provides the city with two water delivery systems guaranteeing that Flint will never use Flint River water again.”
This work is all critically important infrastructure improvements mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency....
Part of this is obtaining water that is FAIRLY PRICE so the people of 'Flint can afford it.
1. Service Line Replacement: This $97 million project replaces lead and galvanized steel residential water lines from the home to the curb and the curb to the street.
I think the Service Line Replacement is behind. Yes?
Flint officials (click here) are setting a final deadline of July 23 for residents to get their lead pipes replaced for free as a court-ordered program nears its end.
The Flint Water Service Line Materials Map (click here) provides the best available information about the residential water service lines (pipes) in the City of Flint, Michigan. The map is designed to help residents easily find out the known or likely materials of their water service lines.
2. Chemical Feed Building Construction
This is a landmark project. (click here) As part of the $100
Million in WIIN funding, the Chemical Feed System
project will become an outstanding asset for the
City of Flint. This new facility will be responsible
for providing essential chemicals to both the
finished water from GLWA but also the
supplemental or secondary water supply coming
from Genesee County Drain Commission...
3. Secondary Water Source Connection:
This is the Genesee County water contribution to Flint's water needs.
Basically, all three projects should have been completed to come online with the current water supply about the same time and to help with the cost of the water to Flint.
January 27, 2020
By Ron Fonger
Genesee County - The county (click here) is keeping the price of water it sells to communities around Flint unchanged for the third straight year.
County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright said rates have evened out because of the new Karegnondi Water Authority, which delivers raw water to the county’s treatment plant in Lapeer County before it’s distributed to 17 communities, which sell water directly to homes and businesses....
The city's rate of $8.14 per 1,000 cubic feet of drinking water increased to $8.26 in 2019. The rate charged to home and business customers is significantly more than that because it the water charge doesn't include money needed to maintain the water system in the city.Jan 27, 2020
1000 cubic feet of water is 7480.52 gallons. The typical family of four uses approximately 12,000 gallons, or 16 CCF, of water per month.
By this measure, if the price per 1000 cubic feet remains at 8.26 the average Flint family should be able to afford the water. The cost of water in Flint had been causing problems as well. There were people who could not afford their water bills. So, in concluding some of these infrastructure projects, of utmost importance is, "What is the water bill looking like for Flint residents?
The average American water bill is $70.93 per month.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the average American family uses 300 gallons of water per day. To put that number into perspective, that’s enough water to fill a six-person hot tub.
The price of water is on the rise too. In fact, it rose 41% between 2010 and 2015, and sewer prices and fees rose even more dramatically during that time. The rate of increase has slowed since 2015, but prices do continue to climb....
