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The Howell Water Treatment Plant treats up to 3.1 million gallons of groundwater daily. The plant services the entire City of Howell, with water drawn and treated from a series of six wells.
History
The water system for the City of Howell was first constructed in 1894. Currently, water is supplied by six wells located at the plant and throughout the City. Prior to completion of the current treatment facility in 1992, City water was treated for the removal of hardness and iron by utilizing six zeolite ion exchange filters.
The current facility utilizes a Claricone and rapid sand filters for softening and filtering the well water. In 1921, a 150,000 gallon elevated storage tank was constructed at the water plant site to maintain water pressure throughout the City. In 1959, a 300,000 gallon elevated storage tank was added in the northern part of the city to facilitate maintenance of the water distribution system. When the current water plant went online in 1992, the 150,000 gallon tank was abandoned due to age and poor condition. A ground storage reservoir with a capacity of 620,000 gallons was constructed with the new treatment plant to provide storage capacity to meet peak demands and to provide in increased reserve and for fire protection.
2007 Water Quality Report
2006 Water Quality Report
2005 Water Quality Report
DWRF-Water System Improvements
REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY'S RAW WATER MAIN
The main water line is being replaced from our well field, 3 miles west of the City in Marion Township, to the treatment plant. This tranmission line was built in the 1950's.
ELEVATED STORAGE TANK - NORTH WATER TOWER @ CITY PARK
Improvements include abrasive cleaning, and painting of the interior and exterior of the tank. Due to poor adhesion of the existing coating, painting over the existing coating is not possible and it must be fully removed by abrasive blast cleaning.
Water Tower Progress-9/2009
Water Tower 10/2009
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Improvements to the water treatment plant include sand blasting and painting of piping, structural columns, beams, tie rods, handreails and other miscellaneous metal surfaces. Minimum sand blasting (brush blasting) and near white sand blasting may be required on some surfaces. A zinc rich paint will be used to assure long life. The paint will meet NSF and AWWA requirements for potable water. As part of this portion of the improvements, the Lime Bin Dust Collector will be relocated to the roof of the building. This will include the installation of a platform to house the collector and new duct. By doing such, it will reduce dust within the treatment plant and reduce load on dehumidifier filters. The existing electronic control system will be upgraded to new technology, and in coordination a new radio telemetry communications system will be implemented. This radio telemetry communications system will result in substantial savings. Lastly, ceiling fans will be installed to equalize temperature.
Water Plant Progress 9.23.09
Water Plant Progress 9.29.09
Water Plant Progress 10.20.09
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