The Michigan Water Environmental Association has named Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash its Public Utility Management Professional of the Year at their annual awards ceremony last month.More
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Perry Street Diversion Project beginning at 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 11th at Galloway Lake Park located at 1498 North Perry Street in Pontiac. Attendees will include Water Resources Commissioner staff members, local elected officials, consulting engineers and construction contractors along with representatives from Pontiac and the 13 communities in the Clinton-Oakland Sewage Disposal System.
“My office is excited to have this project completed and functioning,” said Commissioner Nash. “This system not only helps relieve capacity issues for our Clinton-Oakland communities, it also allows us to fully utilize the Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant, saves the communities money, and increases flow into the Clinton River. This is a triple win for these systems, all of the communities and the environment.”More
Great Lakes Water Authority Stands Up on New Year’s Eve
With the start of the New Year comes the beginning of a new era for our region as the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) officially becomes operational. The initial “stand-up” of the Great Lakes Water Authority was completed on December 31, 2015. This transition of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) into two new organizations was successfully accomplished after nearly two years of intense planning, negotiation, and hard work by many stakeholders including the Water Resources Commissioner’s office and the Oakland County Executive’s office. More
