2011 Water System Construction Updates
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	♦ 2009-Michigan Section, AWWA: Consumer Confidence Report Award of Excellence ♦ 2009-Michigan Section, AWWA: Exemplary Wellhead Protection Award
	♦ 2010-Michigan Rural Water Association: Operator of the Year Award-Don Petrovich ♦ 2010-Michigan Rural Water Association:  Water Utility of the Year Award-Plainfield Township Water Department

Our water system is well able to meet the needs of the community. We have plenty of water to use, but there is not enough to waste. With your cooperation, we will always have enough water for everyone and postpone the expense of water plant expansion for the next ten to twenty years.

Spring is the time to check your irrigation system. Are any of the sprinkler heads broken, missing, or aimed wrong? Adjust them to deliver the correct amount of water to the areas that need it. Have your system checked by an expert and repaired if necessary. You can save water and dollars with a properly operating irrigation system.
 

For all of our customers:

• Water longer and less often

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• Use a rain gauge. A healthy lawn needs only about one inch per week.
• Time of day: Lawn experts advise that early morning is the best time to water lawns and plants. If we water when it’s dark, the plants stay damp longer, which can cause mildew and mold. Conversely, if we water during the day the moisture can evaporate before it soaks in.
• Direct the water so that it stays off the street, driveway and sidewalk

For customers with irrigation systems

• Install rain and wind sensors. These additions are relatively inexpensive and can actually save money.
• Flow rate (gallons per minute). Set the system to water slower, longer and less often.
• Factor in rainfall in determining if the system should operate automatically or if you need to bypass the timer to prevent the system from turning on. (If no rain sensor)
• Time of day. Set the timer to turn the system on in the early morning (about sunrise) rather than during the night.
• Replace broken sprinkler heads. The Township water system has enough pressure to operate irrigation systems. If there are gaps in the coverage, chances are a sprinkler head is broken or needs adjusting.

For customers without irrigation systems

• Consider a soaker hose to water slower, longer and deeper. This also helps prevent water from going onto the driveway, street and sidewalk.
• Set a timer to remind you to move the hose.
• Factor in rainfall to determine if you need to water.

We will appreciate our customers’ cooperation in preserving our vital water resources. If you have questions or would like to discuss the water system in more detail, please call the Water Department at (616) 363-9660. Office hours are 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.