Imlay City Asset Management

In 2014, Imlay City was awarded a $828,879 grant as part of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)’s Stormwater, Asset Management and Wastewater (SAW) program initiative.

The SAW program provides grant money for the development of plans to identify and manage stormwater and/or wastewater assets, stormwater treatment management plans, planning and design of sewage, stormwater, or nonpoint source pollution reduction projects, and the testing and demonstration of innovative water quality improvement projects. The goal of the program is to accelerate the statewide use of asset management practices that improve Michigan’s water quality and public health.

Spicer Group not only assisted Imlay City officials with applying for and the administration of the SAW grant, but with the development of the City’s Wastewater and Stormwater Asset Management Plans. The City’s wastewater and stormwater system’s were built in the 1950’s and have had several upgrades since then.

This work included developing an inventory of the wastewater and stormwater assets owned by the City, and determining the state and condition of those assets with researching existing information, on-site manhole inspections, and the televising of pipes. During this phase, 372 sanitary manholes were inspected, and of the 90,000 feet of pipe in the sanitary sewer system that ranges in size from 8-inch to 15-inch, more than 76,000 feet was televised.

In the City’s stormwater sewer system, more than 890 structures were inspected, including those owned by the Michigan Department of Transportation and Lapeer County. Out of more than 80,000 feet of pipe in the system, 19,000 feet was televised for this project.  

The condition of all the assets was rated, along with the criticality of each of the assets, and working with Imlay City officials, a level of service for the wastewater and stormwater sewer systems was determined.

Spicer Group developed a plan for the City on how to maintain and improve their systems for the future, and developed a revenue structure to implement a capital improvement project plan to do that.