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Location: 1625 Sunset Avenue, Lansing, MI 48917Operating Authority: City of Lansing Public Service Department FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Lansing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Location: Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan Operating Authority: City of Lansing Public Service Department Design Capacity: 40 MGD (Secondary Treatment), 165 MGD (Peak Wet Weather with Retention) Current Average Flow: ~19 MGD […]

FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: City of Ann Arbor Wastewater Treatment Plant (AAWWTP) Location: 49 South Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Operating Authority: City of Ann Arbor Public Services Area (Systems Planning Unit) Design Capacity: 29.5 MGD (Average Daily Flow) Current Average Flow: ~18.5 MGD Population Served: ~130,000 residents (plus commuter/student influx) Service […]

FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Grand Rapids Water Resource Recovery Facility (formerly Wastewater Treatment Plant) Location: 1300 Market Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan Operating Authority: City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services Department Design Capacity: 61.1 MGD Current Average Flow: ~38-40 MGD Population Served: ~275,000 (Regional Service Area) Service Area: Grand Rapids plus 10 […]

FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Great Lakes Water Authority Water Resource Recovery Facility (formerly Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant) Location: 9300 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Operating Authority: Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) Design Capacity: 1,700 MGD (Primary Treatment Peak), 930 MGD (Secondary Treatment Peak) Current Average Flow: ~615 MGD Population Served: ~2.8 million […]

Facility Basic Information Plant Name: Waterloo Water Pollution Control FacilityLocation: 3505 Easton Avenue, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IowaOperating Authority: City of WaterlooDesign Capacity (AWW): 28.0 MGDPeak Hourly Flow: 58.0 MGDPopulation Served: ~67,000 (plus significant industrial equivalent)Service Area: City of Waterloo, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, RaymondReceiving Water Body: Cedar RiverNPDES Permit Number: IA0042455Year Commissioned: Original siting […]

FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant (WPC) Location: 2606 South Concord Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa Operating Authority: City of Davenport Public Works Design Capacity: 26.0 MGD (Average Dry Weather) / 60+ MGD (Peak Hydraulic) Current Average Flow: ~22-24 MGD Population Served: ~140,000 (Regional Service Area) Service Area: City of Davenport, […]

FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: WRA Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Location: 3000 Vandalia Road, Des Moines, Iowa Operating Authority: City of Des Moines (Operating Contractor for the WRA) Design Capacity: 100 MGD (Average Dry Weather), 260 MGD (Peak Hydraulic) Current Average Flow: ~75 MGD Population Served: ~500,000+ (Metro Area) Service Area: 17 Metro Communities (Des […]

FACILITY BASIC INFORMATION Plant Name: Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF)Location: 7525 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IowaOperating Authority: City of Cedar Rapids Utilities DepartmentDesign Hydraulic Capacity: 56.0 MGD (Average Wet Weather)Peak Hydraulic Capacity: 105.0 MGDOrganic Capacity (BOD): Equivalent to approx. 1.5 million populationPopulation Served: ~137,000 (Residential) / ~1.5 Million (Population Equivalent […]

Introduction In the realm of municipal wastewater treatment and industrial sludge handling, the failure of a positive displacement pump during its first month of operation is rarely a manufacturing defect; it is almost invariably a failure of specification or startup protocol. Engineers often treat positive displacement (PD) pumps like centrifugal pumps, assuming a “bump and […]

Editor’s Note: While frequently associated with municipal infrastructure in Springfield, the wastewater treatment facilities are operated by the Sangamon County Water Reclamation District (SCWRD), a distinct entity from City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), which manages power generation and drinking water purification. This article focuses on the Spring Creek Water Reclamation Plant, the primary wastewater […]