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Commission studies proposed septage receiving facility in Big Rapids Township; ammonia cited as limiting factor
Summary
A local businessperson proposed a dewatering and septage-receiving facility in Big Rapids Township. City staff told the commission the wastewater plant could potentially accept up to about 40,000 gallons per day under an industrial pretreatment permit but identified ammonia and unknown haulers as key concerns.
The Big Rapids City Commission and staff discussed a proposal from a local businessperson to build a septage receiving and dewatering facility in Big Rapids Township and to send treated liquid effluent to the city's wastewater plant for final treatment.
The discussion matters because the proposed facility would send concentrated septage liquids to the city's treatment plant, which could change the plant's pollutant loading and operating costs. City engineers said ammonia could be the limiting factor for permitting and long-term capacity.
Mayor Frederick Gunther and Commissioner Karen Simmons introduced the item and described the proposal as a private dewatering operation on 18 Mile Road that would screen and chemically treat septic tank waste, separate solids, and route liquid effluent to the township sewer that flows to the city treatment…
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