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Join MWEA's NPs and MI-AWWA's YPs for
a Holiday Tour and Mixer in East Lansing!
FREE to Attend! UGLY SWEATER recommended!
Registration closes Thursday, January 9th
When: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 2PM-4:15PM, happy hour from 4:30PM-6:30PM.
What: Tour of the MSU Water Treatment Plant and the East Lansing WRRF with happy hour after at Crunchy's.
More Details Below
Food and Drink tabs have been picked up by our sponsors, so this event is FREE to attend!
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Sponsor - $400 (Limit of 3 available) (SOLD OUT, please consider sponsoring a future event)
- Company Logo/Name on all event advertising and social media.
- Recognition during event welcome announcements.
- Ability promote any facility projects you were involved with and be on-hand during the tour to answer questions.
MSU Water Treatment Facility
1347 Recycling Drive
East Lansing, MI 48823
UNITED STATES
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(phone: 517-641-7377)
TIMING and Logistics: Tour MSU from 2-2:45pm, Carpool 2:45-3:00pm, Tour EL WRRF from 3-4:15pm, and Mixer at Crunchy's from 4:30-6:30pm.
Limited Attendance: Tours are limited to 30 individuals. Mixer is not limited. (Please contact MWEA if you decide to cancel, this will allow someone else to take your spot.)
Registration: Due to MSU safety procedures, registration closes Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Closed Toed Shoes are Required.
*Parking is limited, please carpool if possible*
TOUR Address 1: MSU Water Treatment Facility, 1347 Recycling Drive East Lansing, MI 48823 (Next to the water tower. Security must have you on the list.)
MSU WTP Description: MSU’s Drinking Water Treatment Plant is classified as partial treatment. Meaning the process is Iron, Manganese, and Radium removal. This removal is achieved by oxidation of these contaminants by injecting Hydrous Manganese Oxide/HMO with Sodium Hypochlorite. HMO absorbs approximately 90-95% of the Radium. Once the oxidation process begins, water is introduced to the filter through a bed of anthracite and gravel. Post filter water is treated for disinfection, Fluoride and anti-corrosion ortho/poly phosphate and sent to the distribution system.
TOUR Address 2: East Lansing WRRF, 1700 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 (located on the on/off ramps to I-496)
East Lansing WRRF Description: The Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) is an activated sludge/tertiary filtration plant that processes 18.75 million gallons per day. Trained professionals are working 24 hours a day at the WRRF to protect the State’s water resources. Pollutants are removed from the waste stream through a combination of biological, physical and chemical processes. Wastewater is screened by mechanical bar screens, passes through a grit removal system, and flows into rectangular primary settling tanks or may be diverted to the equalization tank for temporary storage. The primary effluent then flows into aeration tanks where it is mixed with return activated sludge for biological treatment. Ferric Chloride is added to the effluent from the aeration tanks prior to secondary clarification for phosphorus removal. The secondary clarifier effluent flows through tertiary sand filters for removal of fine solids and an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system prior to reaeration and discharge to the Red Cedar River. Biosolids generated during the treatment process are thickened, stabilized in an anaerobic digester, and dewatered using screw presses prior to landfill disposal. More than 40 tons of bio-solids are disposed at the plant per day.
MIXER Address: Crunchy's, 254 W Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823
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