Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Notice: Public Meeting for Sewer Rehabilitation FY25 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Project
DETROIT WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT NOTICE
PUBLIC MEETING FOR SEWER REHABILITATION
FY25 CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (CWSRF) PROJECT
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) announces a Public Meeting regarding its Project Planning Document for proposed Sewer Main Rehabilitation throughout the city of Detroit. DWSD seeks low interest Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan assistance for FY2025. These projects include rehabilitating aging and/or compromised selected sewer mains located in Council Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (under the Council District maps as of January 2024). Construction will include replacement of sewer mains, cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation, manhole replacement, manhole rehabilitation, and spot repairs. All work to be performed within the existing road right-of-way and easements. The impact of the project will be improved customer satisfaction and safe, reliable collection of untreated sanitary sewage from customers. This project will reduce the frequency of basement backups and cave-ins caused by sewer mains. The temporary impact of construction activities will be minimized through mitigation measures specified in the contract documents. Adverse impacts on historical, archaeological, geographic, or cultural areas are not expected. This project is necessary to ensure that DWSD can maintain the condition of its local combined sewer system. The Project Planning Document describes sewer mains in critical need of replacement or rehabilitation. The total cost of this work is $40,000,000, which is being sought through the CWSRF program.
The Public Meeting will present a description of the recommended projects, estimated costs, noting no potential impact for customers. The purpose of the meeting is not only to inform, but to seek and gather input from people that will be affected. Comments and viewpoints from the public are encouraged.
THE PROJECT PRESENTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE DURING THE DETROIT BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS MEETING ON:
DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
PLACE: Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
Water Board Building
735 Randolph, 5th Floor, Board Room
Detroit, Michigan 48226
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
Call in using your phone: 301-715-8592
312-626-6799
267-831-0333
Zoom Meeting ID: 815 7263 5118
Zoom Passcode: 482262021
To attend online:
Zoom link: https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/81572635118
Use Passcode: 482262021
Information on the Project Plan will be available for review after February 1, 2024 at the following locations:
- City Website: detroitmi.gov/dwsd
- By email request to Sonali Patel: [email protected]
- In person at the Water Board Building
If you have questions or want to submit written statements for the Public Meeting, call or write:
Call: Sonali Patel at 313-782-2477
Email: Sonali Patel at [email protected]
Mail: Sonali Patel
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
735 Randolph, Suite 901
Detroit, MI 48226
Written comments will be accepted at the above address if received prior to 2:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
You may provide your public comment in-person or via Zoom (see below).
In-person attendees
- If you want to make public comment, complete the form available in the Board Room and it will be provided to the Chair. The Chair will call on you during the appropriate time.
- We respectfully request that you maximize your three minutes by sharing all your comments/questions at one time.
- You will only be called upon once for public comment.
- Once the chair closes public comment, there will be no other comments from the public accepted and all public attendees will not be acknowledged during the remainder of the meeting.
Attending via Zoom
• During the public comment section, raise your hand using the Zoom hand icon on your desktop or mobile device, or if calling into the meeting by phone, press *9 to raise your hand (press *6 to unmute when called upon).
• We respectfully request that you maximize your three minutes by sharing all your comments/questions at one time.
• You will only be called upon once for public comment.
• Once the chair closes public comment, there will be no other comments from the public accepted and all attendees will remain muted for the duration of the meeting.
City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
Gary Brown, Director
Water Board Building