The City of Monroe’s treatment facility has the real-time monitoring equipment, which was first installed in 2012, said Barry S. LaRoy, director of water and wastewater for the city.
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments said it has completed updates for real-time water quality monitoring equipment at 14 water treatment facilities across the state.
The project was funded through a $375,000 grant from the Governor’s Infrastructure Fund.
The City of Monroe’s treatment facility has the real-time monitoring equipment, which was first installed in 2012, said Barry S. LaRoy, director of water and wastewater for the city.
LaRoy said the city uses the equipment as an early warning system.
The Huron-to-Erie Corridor is the drinking water source for more than 3 million people.
It contains 14 water treatment facilities owned by 12 local communities and the Great Lakes Water Authority.
Plans will be able to access each other’s results through an online network connecting the equipment, SEMCOG said.
LaRoy said the system helped the city earlier this summer detect a Lake Erie algal bloom that came close to the city’s water intake and make adjustments to the treatment process for the water.
The monitoring project was first implemented in the early 2000s and this update makes the equipment more accessible and easier to maintain and use.