City of Wyoming – Third Transmission Main

The City of Wyoming owns and operates the Donald K. Shine Drinking Water Plant located near Lake Michigan on New Holland Street. Water from Lake Michigan is pumped to the plant where it is treated and then distributed to thirteen communities serving over 250,000 people in Ottawa and Kent Counties.

The City and Ottawa County is embarking on a multi-year construction project to enhance this regional asset through construction of approximately 11 miles of pipeline and a new surge suppression system at the Drinking Water Plant. This project, funded by ratepayers from the customer communities, will improve the drinking water transmission system reliability and functionality for the entire region.

The project is expected to be completed over several years with multiple contractors coordinating their efforts. Kamminga & Roodvoets of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Ric-Man Construction of Sterling Heights, Michigan are the two general contractors entrusted to construct this pipeline and Owen Ames Kimball of Grand Rapids, Michigan is the contractor overseeing construction of the surge suppression system.”

The steel pipe is a project-specific engineered product that was manufactured in Flint, Michigan. Due to the number and size of pipes required, the manufacturing facility cannot store all the steel pipe at its facility, so the contractor is using the public right-of-way to stage the pipe along the project. Pipe may be stored along the edge of the road near your property for several months. If you have concerns or questions about the location of the stored pipe, please use the Questions or Comments link to contact us.

Local traffic will be maintained during pipeline construction. There may be times when your driveway is inaccessible because pipeline construction is occurring in front of your house or driveway restoration is taking place. The contractor will work with you ahead of time and will make special access arrangements with you if needed.

Mailboxes that interfere with pipeline construction will be temporarily relocated so that mail service can be maintained during construction. If your mailbox needs to be temporarily relocated, the contractor will inform you of where it has been moved to.

The contractor will work with you and your waste hauler to maintain service throughout construction. If pipeline construction interferes with your waste haulers ability to pick up your garbage, the contractor will temporarily move your garbage binds to a central location and return them to the end of your driveway by the end of the work day.

The groundwater table near the active project area will be temporarily lowered to install the transmission main. The City will provide support services for residents that experience disruption to their drinking water because of the construction process. Please use the “Questions or Comments” link to notify us of any concerns.