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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.
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Tri-annual Monitoring Schedule
Every three years the City collects and tests for lead and copper from residential homes through the distribution system. Those effected should have received a letter on July 12, 2010, with instructions. Sample bottles will be dropped off on Tuesday, July 27 and collected on July 28th or 29th. If you received this letter and do not want to participate or will not be home during this time period, contact the Howell Water Plant immediately at 517-546-5309 so they can find alternative sample points.
2008 Water Quality Report
2007 Water Quality Report
2006 Water Quality Report
2005 Water Quality Report
DWRF-Water System Improvements
REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY'S RAW WATER MAIN- UPDATED 9.21.2010
The City of Howell is in the process of replacing its raw transmission water line from the well field located on Norton Rd to the Water plant on Marion St. The existing pipe is cast iron and over 50 years old. Crews are directional drilling and pipe bursting over 14,000 feet of 20" HDPE (plastic pipe). The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of September. This should cause no disruption in treated water to our residents.
ELEVATED STORAGE TANK - NORTH WATER TOWER @ CITY PARK
Improvements included abrasive cleaning, and painting of the interior and exterior of the tank.
Water Tower Progress-9/2009
Water Tower 10/2009
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Improvements to the water treatment plant included 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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