“The City would need to develop a new approach to delivering additional drinking water capacity to meet the projected build-out.

Previously, as part of the City’s 2024 Water Facility Plan, the City utilized long-term growth projections developed by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), the regional planning body, which resulted in the determination that the existing plant capacity was sufficient for a 50-year horizon. A 50-year horizon is typically used for planning major WTP projects, which can require a decade or more to develop.

The City is already in the process of planning for replacement of the oldest portion of the WTP. The pace of anticipated build-out considered under the Draft Comprehensive Land Use Plan would alter the current planning process so as to avoid constructing components that would be undersized before the plant construction is complete.” 

-OHM Advisors (City Consultants)