GLWA Experiences Break on Leaking 42-inch Water Main in Auburn Hills’ River Woods Park
-> GLWA’s 42-inch water main is back in service and is now providing water at normal pressures to the impacted communities through their connection points to the regional water transmission system;
-> The impacted communities are now working toward flushing their local water systems
-> Residents and businesses of Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion, Auburn Hills, and the City of Rochester Hills should look to their municipalities for direction on the lifting of water use restrictions
-> The boil water advisories remain in place for Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion, the northern section of Auburn Hills and the northwest corner of Rochester Hills
-> GLWA’s water trucks continue distributing one-gallon containers of water at three locations throughout the impacted communities
Find all updates regarding the main break here.
La GLWA está experimentando una ruptura en una tubería principal de 42 pulgadas ubicada en River Woods Park, Auburn Hills. Click aquí para mayor información
Water Resource Recovery Facility
Primary & Secondary TreatmentThe Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), formerly known as the Wastewater Treatment Plant, is the largest single-site wastewater treatment facility in the United States. It services the needs of Detroit and 76 other communities in a service area of more than 946 square miles.
The treatment plant was originally designed to provide primary treatment (screening of solids and chlorination) for the wastewater generated by 2.4 million people. The plant’s service area in 1940 included Detroit and 11 nearby suburban communities.
Secondary treatment (more rigorous screening, treating and disinfection of biodegradable solids to produce an even cleaner effluent) was introduced in the 1960s. The Water Resource Recovery Facility continues to be the recipient of continual upgrades to ensure it is capable of maintaining the most stringent regulatory standards.
In 1999, the Michigan section of the American Society of Civil Engineers named the Wastewater Treatment Plant one of the top 10 engineering projects of the 20th century.