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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.
The Monroe Avenue Water Filtration Plant is a municipal water treatment plant located at 430 Monroe Avenue NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Built in 1910, it was likely the first water filtration plant in Michigan. In 1945, the plant was the site of the first public introduction of water fluoridation in the United States. [2]
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 ...
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]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Michigan.. Major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
An American Water Landmark is a landmark within the United States, Canada, or Mexico that is a historic location and is associated in some way with water. The American Water Works Association has designated American Water Landmarks since 1969.
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.