2005-2006 Annual Report For Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant located on Lansing Avenue (north of town) services the City of Jackson, parts of Blackman, Napoleon, Spring Arbor/Sandstone, Summit townships, and the State Prison of Southern Michigan.

The wastewater coming to the plant in fiscal year 2005-2006 averaged about 12.5 million gallons per day. In fiscal year 2005-2006 around 3 million gallons of sludge/biosolids were put on area farm fields and about 3,400 cubic yards were disposed of at the county designated landfill.

To help prevent problems and to keep informed on what kind of materials are in our service area our pretreatment personnel do inspections, monitoring, and if needed enforcement activities.

Our laboratory personnel perform many chemical tests on the plants incoming wastewater, in plant processes waters, and plant discharge. Our lab personnel also check our bulk township sewage discharges.

Our maintenance and sludge personnel maintain 16 buildings, over 18 vehicles, 62 process tanks, and 9 city sewage lift stations.
In fiscal year 2005-2006 a planning study was performed. The study indicates we presently have adequate treatment capacity to handle the anticipated growth needs for a number of years. The study recommended we perform some replacement and upgrade work. We are presently hiring engineers so plans and specifications can be developed for future construction work.

What we do at the Wastewater Treatment Plant:

• Operate and maintain the treatment plant 24 hours a day, 365 days per year;
• Inspect, monitor and permit industrial users in the city and connected townships who discharge wastewater to the treatment plant.;
• Bill and sample the township wholesale customers for their proportionate share of the treatment plant services;
• Oversee and do the maintenance on the R.A. Greene Park (park where the ducks and train are located)
• Maintain city sewage lift stations;
• Oversee and/or do the recycling/disposal of treated sludge, grit, screenings and sewer cleanings;
• Have replacement and capital spending projects developed and implemented for the treatment plant and city lift stations;

Some Statistics about the WWTP:

• What we do: clean wastewater
• Hours of operation: all the time
• Plant started operation: 1936
• Lift stations in the city: 9
• Average wastewater flow 2005-2006: 12.5 million gallons per day
• Biological and chemical tests performed by our plant in 2005-2006: 18,884
• Pretreatment inspections performed 2005-2006: 50
• Industrial and trunkline samplings 2005-2006: 269
• Township Samplings 2005-2006: 69
• Significant Industrial Sewer Use Permits in place 2005-2006: 45
• Sludge and scum and sewer cleanings to landfill 2005-2006: 3,400 cubic yards

• Sludge (bio-solids) recycled to farm fields 2004-2005: 3 million gallons

Source: Annual Report 2005-2006

2995 Lansing Avenue  517-788-4075
Director of Wastewater Service and Facilities:  Paul Vermaaten