4/29/13 - Hartland Township officials will allow many businesses to install private wells to reduce demand on the township water system this summer. Currently the township does not allow private wells within the Water District, which covers the main commercial areas along M-59 and Hartland Road. Public Works Director Robert West says the township water system experiences heavy demand during the summer that peaks in the morning hours when people and businesses tend to bathe and water their lawns. A new change to township regulations would allow landowners in the district to install wells on their property and use the water for non-drinking purposes. Treated water is not needed for uses such as irrigation, so large water customers would be able to save money by installing a shallow well for those uses. The new wells would still be subject to township regulation, including rust removal requirements. West says the township could lose water revenue as a result of this change in rules, but says the priorities at this time are reducing the demand on the system and helping out residents. (TD)
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