114 N Kidd St

Ionia, MI  48846

616-527-4170 Fax: 616-527-0810

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Public Utilities                                                   

Annual Drinking Water Report    -PDF format                                                 
Municipal Standards - PDF format

Water/Wastewater services: Most affordable rates in Michigan

During the past 10 years, the City of Ionia has embarked on a very ambitious project of rebuilding and updating both its water and wastewater facilities. In the summer of 2000, the City completed a $9.5 million upgrade of the Water Production and delivery system that serves the City and three surrounding townships.

This upgrade added three wells to the City’s existing seven gravel wall wells, giving the community the ability to produce more than 4.5 million gallons of water per day. The City currently operates at about 2.0 million gallons per day, which leaves ample room for future growth of both industry and residential customers.

As part of the project new 16 inch lines have been constructed to "loop" the entire city.  This will even pressures and in combination with two new elevated storage tanks, provide more than 3 million gallons of storage in the City system.

The Wastewater Treatment Plant was completely renovated and expanded in 1991 with the ability to treat 40 million gallons of wastewater per day.  That system operates at approximately 2.0 to 2.5 million gallons per day at this time.

Our outstanding City staff is trained to the highest degree possible and our facilities are regularly used for tours and training by the State of Michigan because of our commitment to excellence. 

 We were named the 1999 Water System Manager and Operator of the Year by the Michigan Rural Water Association and operate the only state-licensed laboratory for testing in Ionia County.  In 2003 we were honored for our Exemplary Wellhead Protection Program by the American Waterworks Association.  The Award recognizes organizations in North America who have developed and are implementing exemplary source water protection programs.

Our rates continue to be among the lowest in Michigan with $1.85 per thousand gallons charged for water and $2.85 for treatment of wastewater.  The City has excellent water quality with no chemicals added with the exception of small amounts of chlorine and fluoride.  The City's water is considered hard but had no iron or other problems.  Both plants are on regular investment and maintenance schedules which are budgeted on five year cycles to keep costs affordable and facilities in excellent condition.



 

LINKS

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Ionia Theatre

Ionia Community Library

Ionia Free Fair

Ionia County Memorial Hospital

Chamber of Commerce

Ionia County

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