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Highland Park water director outlines metering, 1,000-line lead replacement and GLWA billing negotiations
Summary
Water director Damon Garrett told residents Ask HP Live viewers the city has installed master meters, is replacing about 1,000 lead service lines in the current project area, and is negotiating lower bills with the Great Lakes Water Authority after meters show actual usage is far below earlier billed volumes.
Damon Garrett, director of the Highland Park water department, told viewers on Ask HP Live that the city has completed three master-meter projects and is now "officially, metered on the water side," a development he described as historic and necessary for accurate billing and eventual rate relief.
Garrett said the department completed two master-meter installations by July and a third (John R and McNichols) in mid-October, and that those meters — together with new pressure monitors — should reduce system pressure swings and help the city better detect main breaks. "Highland Park is officially, metered on the water side, which is which is huge," he said.
Why it matters: accurate master meters and additional monitoring change how the city measures consumption from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). Garrett said those measurements are fundamental to renegotiating GLWA charges and passing savings to residents through rate-setting.
Lead service-line work and filters
Garrett outlined two parallel replacement efforts: prior small-scale filter distributions funded by Wayne County and a current, grant-funded lead-service-line replacement…
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