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City of Stanton - Water & Wastewater System Improvements

Project Information

This project has been in works since the City received their Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) Grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy back in 2018. This grant gave communities across Michigan an opportunity to assess the condition of the existing storm and wastewater infrastructure across their jurisdiction and develop a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to repair failing infrastructure.

The City reviewed the proposed projects from this plan and were able to bundle many of them together. Using borrowed money from the United States Department of Agriculture at a low interest rate, a larger project was created at various locations across town to create a bid package for a contractor to construct.

Contact

Prein&Newhof will have personnel in the field on behalf of the City of Stanton.

Engineer
Prein&Newhof
Kevin Koster, PE
616-364-8491

On-site Contact
Prein&Newhof
J Zelenik
989-330-1298

Contractor
Dean’s Excavating
Ben Shepard
616-636-5524

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Click on the project areas on the map above for additional information.
April 14, 2025

Work completed this last week:

  • N Court St– The installation of all water main was completed. This section of water main was then pressure tested and passed. Chlorination to occur next week.
  • S Court St – The installation of all water main was completed. This section of water main is scheduled to be pressured tested and chlorinated next week.

Anticipated work for this week:

  • N Court St – Chlorinate the water main and complete water main tie-ins on Thursday if samples pass. Install the storm sewer at the intersection of N Court/Bellevue.
  • S Court St – Pressure test and chlorinate the water main. Install storm sewer at the intersection of S Court/Lake. Complete the tie-ins potentially on Friday.
  • Vine St – Start water main installation on Wednesday.

April 4, 2025

Underground utility work will be starting next week Monday April 7th. The contractor is planning to start installing water main starting at N Court Street. The contractor is responsible for maintaining access to driveways throughout the installation, so if yours needs some attention, find a representative on-site and they will help you.

After N Court Street, the contractor will then shift to installing water main on Vine Street and S Court Street. Those would likely be starting mid to late April.

January 20, 2025

Progress Report:

Work completed/in progress:

  • Construction began at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in November 2024.
  • Dean’s Excavating, the contractor, has completed berm repairs for one of the wastewater ponds, installed three new gate valves in one of the transfer structures, and installed two underground pipelines that will provide the ability to isolate and bypass parts of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Upcoming Work:

Anticipated work activities for the coming month:

  • With the exception of some minor structure repair work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dean’s will likely be off site until the spring.
September 26, 2024
The contractor has provided an initial schedule that indicates work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant will take place starting in November of 2024 and continue through portions of the winter as is required by the contract.It is their intent to then start with construction on the local streets starting in April of 2025, and being complete with the project by October of 2025. As those dates near, we will post updates as to when work will be occurring on specific streets. Below is a list of preliminary start dates that the contractor’s schedule outlines:
  • Grove, Hill, Sheridan, and Lake Streets – April 14, 2025
  • Day, Vine, Walnut and Court Streets – June 2, 2025
  • Lincoln Street – August 4, 2025
  • West Lift Station – April 14, 2025
  • Camburn Lift Station – June 2, 2025
The below image shows locations across the city where improvements will be made.