4/15/14 - A planned improvement to a local townshipâs wastewater system will be greatly assisted by a state grant worth more than a half-million dollars. Lyon Township recently a received a Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (or SAW grant) from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The nearly $516,000 will cover 90 percent of the costs to design the township's wastewater treatment plant expansion and prepare an asset management plan for the sanitary sewer system. Lyon Township is responsible for the remaining 10 percent of the project costs, totaling just over $57,000. The upgrade will increase the plant's capacity by approximately 60% to more than a million gallons per day. Officials say the increase is needed to accommodate the growth occurring in the township. The MDEQ created the SAW program in 2013 to provide grants and loans to Michigan municipalities for development of asset management plans, stormwater plans, and sewage collection and treatment plans, and state-funded loans to construct projects identified in the asset management plans. The state received 673 applications that totaled $541 million. Because only $97 million was available, a lottery was held. Other local municipalities receiving funds this fiscal year were the cities of Linden and Williamston. (JK)
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