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Hydro Designs, Inc.
Distance: 6.5 Mi5700 Crooks Rd Ste 100
48098 Troy -
National Testing Laboratories
Distance: 29.6 Mi556 S. Mansfield St.
48197 Ypsilanti -
Owens Soft Water, Inc
Distance: 117.1 Mi8170 N Mission Rd
48617-9167 Clare
Description
The Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department are proud of the fine drinking water they provide. The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's drinking water meets or surpasses all federal and state drinking water standards. This Consumers' Annual Report on Water Quality shows the source of our water, lists the results of our tests and contains important information about water and health. The Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA), incorporated in 1953, provides Detroit water through its member distribution systems to a population of 210,000 within a 56 square mile area. Current members are: Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Clawson, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Southfield and Southfield Township. The sources of supply to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department System (DWSD) are the Detroit River and Lake Huron. Water from the Detroit River is taken through the Belle Isle intakes and is treated at the Northeast and the Springwells Plants. The water taken from Lake Huron near the City of Port Huron is treated at the Lake Huron Treatment Plant. For communities who receive water from the Springwells water treatment plant (Berkley, Clawson, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak and Southfield): Your source water comes from the Detroit River, situated within the Lake St. Clair, Clinton River, Detroit River, Rouge River, Ecorse River, in the U.S. and parts of the Thames River, Little River, Turkey Creek and Sydenham watersheds in Canada. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and the Michigan Public Health Institute performed a source water assessment in 2004 to determine the susceptibility of potential contamination. The susceptibility rating is on a seven-tiered scale from "very low" to "very high" based primarily on geologic sensitivity, water chemistry, and contaminant sources. The susceptibility of our Detroit River source water intakes were determined to be highly susceptible to potential contamination. However, all four Detroit water treatment plants that use source water from the Detroit River have historically provided satisfactory treatment of this source water to meet drinking water standards. DWSD has initiated source-water protection activities that include chemical containment, spill response, and a mercury reduction program. DWSD participates in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit discharge program and has an emergency response management plan. If you would like to know more information about this report or to obtain a complete copy of this report, please contact your local water department. For communities who receive water from the Lake Huron water treatment plant (Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham): Your source water comes from the lower Lake Huron watershed. The watershed includes numerous short, seasonal streams that drain to Lake Huron. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment in partnership with the U.S.