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The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) is a regional water authority in the U.S. state of Michigan.It provides drinking water treatment, drinking water distribution, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment services for the Southeast Michigan communities, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, among others.
It is one of the largest water and sewer systems in the United States. In 2000, the utility utilized five water treatment plants using water from the Detroit River and Lake Huron. In mid 2014, the DWSD had acquired significant debt and delinquent accounts, and talks of privatization were occurring.
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Director Gary Brown announces that despite residents receiving notices about lead service lines, the city's drinking water is safe. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.
The study found that Flint water was "very corrosive" and "causing lead contamination in homes". It concluded in its report that "Flint River water leaches more lead from plumbing than does Detroit water. This is creating a public health threat in some Flint homes that have lead pipe or lead solder." [164] [189] [190]
Jean-R.-Marcotte Wastewater Treatment Plant [3] Montreal Canada: 1984 2,780,000 7,600,000 0.67 Secondary treatment planned for 2023. [4] Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant [5] Detroit USA: 1940 2 460 000 6 435 000 0.53 Wet-weather secondary treatment capacity limited to 3 520 000 m³/day. Stickney Water Reclamation Plant [6] Chicago USA: 1930 2 ...
Water Works Park Treatment Plant: Detroit: Michigan: 1988: North Easton Water Works Pumping Plant: ... Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant: Sacramento: California ...
Aerial view of the Detroit River looking north. The Detroit River flows for 28 mi (45 km) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. [4] By definition, this classifies it as both a river and a strait — a strait being a narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water, [5] which is how the river earned its name from early French settlers. [6]
River Rouge in Dearborn. The Southfield Freeway bridge is shown. The River Rouge is a 127-mile (204 kilometer) [3] river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan.It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit.