![]() The other end product is “biosolids,” which are currently “dewatered” in the plant and then dumped into a semi-trailer sized dumpster to be hauled off to a landfill. One end product is clean water, which is released into the Red Cedar River after going through a final disinfection process by being pumped through an array of ultraviolet lightbulbs. In an interview with ELi, Bob Scheuerman from the City of East Lansing’s Engineering Department explained that there are two end products of the wastewater treatment system. A new environmentally friendly “digester” is being added to the section of the plant which handles “biosolids,” the industry term for anything that goes into a drain or sewer that isn’t water. ![]() “There are no health hazards to the water in the distribution system the water is safe to drink.There’s a big upgrade in the works for East Lansing’s Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), the plant that treats wastewater for East Lansing, Meridian Township and Michigan State University. “We asked the board of water and light to open some interconnects we have between the two systems, almost like a form of mutual aid agreement,” said Joel Martinez the Manager of East Lansing Meridian Water and Sewer. Luckily, the Lansing Board of Water and Light has some linked water lines that they were able to open up. “I thought I’d better get some bottled water, or boil it.” “They let us know that there may be some water shortages, and to try to conserve some water, I was trying to figure out why it was,” said Debbink. ![]() ![]() 10, which caused officials to not be able to treat water for its residents.Įast Lansing resident Deborah Debbink was preparing for the worst. Officials said one of the main transmission water lines at the East Lansing and Meridian Township Water System plant was damaged on Tuesday, Jan. (WLNS) - A conserve water notice has been issued for East Lansing and Meridian Township after a water line was damaged at a plant. ![]()
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