Four Thumb-area towns and villages were among 18 water systems to receive state grants via the MI Clean Water Plan’s funding.
Huron County’s towns of Harbor Beach and Ubly, as well as Akron in Tuscola County and Dryden in Lapeer County, received funding for work in identifying or verifying lead service lines in preparation for replacement.
The village of Dryden received the most funding of the four listed municipalities, receiving $600,000 in grants and followed closely behind by Ubly’s grant award of a little over $585,000. Harbor Beach, meanwhile, received almost $139,000 for the process and Akron received $42,000 in funds.
The process to identify and verify lead service lines include hydrovacing on either side of each curb stop and performing in-building investigation to document service line materials. This project includes applicable restoration to the original condition of hydrovaced locations. Hydrovacing involves a piece of equipment using high-pressure water to cut and liquefy the soil, while simultaneously using high volume vacuum to remove the soil from the excavation.
The $1.3 million in funding across the four towns is a little less than 5% of total funding awarded during the state plan’s recent award disbursement.
