Fire Hydrant Flushing

On Monday September 6th, 2008, the Frenchtown Fire Department will begin their yearly fire hydrant flushing and winterizing program. If you should see a hydrant running or experience a little bit of discolored water, this is all normal. If the water does not clear up in a little while, please feel free to call our office.

Don Link Retires

Don Link retired from the Frenchtown Water Department on September 14, 2008. Don worked as the Utility Director for only for a short time, but passed on his years of knowledge. Don was a very big asset to the Water Department and he will be missed. We wish him a happy retirement.

Water Treatment Plant

The Frenchtown Water Plant is a state of the art 8.0 Million Gallon Per Day (MGD) water treatment plant. The water plant consists of two different types of treatment technologies. The existing 4.0 MGD plant was put into operation in 1994 and is a conventional Claricone system, consisting of 2 Claricones and 4 Rapid Sand Filters. To meet the growing demand of water in the Township a 6.0 MGD Membrane Filter Treatment Plant was built. The plant was completed in 2006 and has some of the newest technology in the water treatment field. The plant has three 2 MGD Membrane filters, and includes a full SCADA system. With the addition of a new Ozone System and the membrane filter technology, we feel we are putting out some of highest quality of water in the state of Michigan.

The water treatment plants main goal is to provide safe, reliable, and aesthetically pleasing drinking water to the Township. We are proud that since the plant was put on line in 1994, we have never been in violation of federal or state drinking water standards.

Water Plant Distribution

The Frenchtown Water Departments Distribution crew handles 43 square mile of township area. We maintain all water meters, water mains and fire hydrants in house. The Distribution crew's main objective is to provide adequate and safe water to the customers. Our crew responds to all of your service questions, water main and service breaks.