![]() And the township dramatically moved up its plan to build a water storage and pumping facility. As a result, township residents connected to the municipal water system will not be able to irrigate their lawns during daylight hours this year. Failure to reduce peak (or daytime hours) usage could result in an increased cost of $1.8 million annually, or about a 13% increase in the average household water bill. The GLWA raised the township’s water rates and forced a mandatory irrigation ordinance to be implemented. Shelby Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis said a water storage facility was always in the long-term plans.īut last summer, the Great Lakes Water Authority, which supplies water to most of Macomb County, all of Wayne County, and portions of Oakland County, forced the township’s hand after the municipality exceeded maximum water usage for a period of days last July by as much as 10%. Shelby Township Board of Trustees members including, from left, Trustee Lucia Di Cicco, Treasurer James Carabelli, Supervisor Rick Stathakis, Clerk Stanley Grot, Trustee Lisa Casali, and Trustee Vince Viviano break ground on the new, 3.5 million gallon water reservoir and pumping facility on 24 Mile Road just east of the M-53 expressway. The new water storage and pump station facility will be located on nearly three acres off 24 Mile Road just west of the M-53 expressway. Anticipated savings in GLWA wholesale water costs will result in a payback on the investment within six years. Existing water infrastructure improvement funds financed this $12 million investment. This facility will allow the township to store enough water to mitigate future surges in peak water demand. The Shelby Township Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 million-gallon water storage facility on 24 Mile Road near the M-53 Expressway.
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