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Charter Township of Texas - Eagle Lake & Crooked Lake: Lake Level Control

Important Information

This project is designed to control the lake levels of Eagle Lake and Crooked Lake by means of two lakebed intake beds, two pumping stations, 3,724 linear feet of force main, and a filter building with mechanical filters.

Tentative Project Schedule:

  • Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) of pipe at the east end of Crooked Lake: week of September 11, 2023
  • Filter building construction: mid-September
  • Dredging of the lakes for filter beds: October and November
  • Piping work from Eagle Lake to Crooked Lake: spring of 2024
  • Project completion: July 1, 2024

 

There will be times in the spring of 2024 where residents along West PQ Avenue and the easterly end of West Crooked Lake Drive will have the area in front of your homes torn up. You will have limited access to your home for a very brief period of possibly several hours. Please let us know if you have any special access needs and we will do our best to make arrangements with you.

Contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to a successful project in your area!

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Prein&Newhof will have personnel in the field on behalf of the Charter Township of Texas.

Tom Wheat, PE 
Project Manager
(269) 372-1158

Janine DeVries
Onsite Contact
(616) 450-9854

Dennis Todd
Onsite Contact
(269) 615-2906

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Charter Township of Texas
Erik Wilson
(269) 375-1591

Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner
Jason Wiersma
(269) 384-8117

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Contractor: Balkema Excavating
Kyle Batts
24-Hour Emergency Contact
(269) 998-6508

April 26, 2024

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Underground pipe installation between Eagle Lake and Crooked Lake will be completed today.
  • Balkema beginning restoration next week.
  • Work on the filter building and both pump stations will continue.
  • West Crooked Lake Drive is scheduled to be paved on May 6, 2024.
April 4, 2024

Upcoming schedule:

  • PQ Ave has be closed from 5th Street to Crooked Lake Dr. while pipe work is being done.
  • Contractor estimates 2 weeks to complete this work and get PQ opened back up to traffic.
  • The 12-inch storm pipe was bored under PQ yesterday, they will now continue laying pipe on the South side of PQ.
  • Emergency services, trash, and schools have been notified of this road closure.
  • Work on Eagle Lake Drive is nearing completion, contractor will start restoration this week.
March 11, 2024

The exterior metal work on the Crooked Lake filter building has been completed. As well as both in interior and exterior concrete work.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Construction of Crooked Lake Pump Station filter building & wet well will continue.
  • Balkema will begin construction of the access drives to Crooked Lake filter building and wet well.
  • Underground piping at Eagle Lake has begun to be fused and installation will begin soon.
  • Underground structures have been delivered to the Eagle Lake site and installation will begin soon.

 
February 7, 2024

The underground piping around the filter building has been installed.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Construction of the outlet will continue, weather permitting.
  • The floor drain and sump installation will be finished in the filter building.
  • Planning to install the Crooked Pump Station wet well in the next few weeks.
January 30, 2024

The backwash pipe and conduit were directionally drilled. The sanitary manhole was installed and connected to backwash pipe.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Construction of the outlet will continue, weather permitting.
  • The sump will be installed in the filter building.
  • Underground piping at the filter building has begun to be fused and will be installed.
  • Planning to sink the Crooked Pump Station wet well in the next few weeks.
January 23, 2024

The backwash manhole was installed yesterday, which will connect to the 4-inch backwash pipe.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Construction of the outlet will continue, weather permitting.
  • The crew anticipates directionally drilling the 4-inch backwash pipe and 1-inch conduits this week.
January 18, 2024

Ice & water shield was installed on the filter building roof last week. Work has paused due to this week’s low temperatures.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Construction of the outlet will continue, weather permitting.
  • The crew has begun to fuse the 4 inch backwash pipe which will be directionally drilled.
January 9, 2024

Work at the filter building is ongoing.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Installation of sheathing on gable ends and ice & water shield is anticipated this week.
January 2, 2024

Work at the filter building is ongoing. The bond beam was completed last week.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Filter building roof trusses and roof deck are anticipated this week.
December 26, 2023

Infiltration piping has been installed and sand backfilling has been completed at Eagle Lake. Please continue to be alert for construction vehicles.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • The dredging crew is moving their equipment off-site at Eagle Lake and 6th Street Park.
  • Work at the filter building is ongoing. Roof trusses are anticipated later this week.
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