White Cloud Pump Station

The White Cloud Sherman Utilities Authority (WCSUA) in rural Newago County, Michigan provides wastewater collection and treatment services to more than 1,000 customers. The collection system, and the lagoon-style wastewater treatment facility it feeds, was built in 1978. Much of the system’s mechanical components were working beyond their expected service life and WCSUA hired Spicer Group to conduct an inspection of the system and design the improvements.

These improvements included upgrading and replacing equipment in all pump stations, installing back-up generators, repairs to the wastewater treatment plant pump house, replacing aerators at the sewage lagoons, and converting eight pump stations into submersible pump stations. A supervisory control and data acquisition system was also installed to monitor everything, allowing WCSUA staff to operate and maintain the sewer assets more economically and proficiently.

Working with the WCSUA, the Spicer Group team also worked with WCSUA to develop a plan to fund the project, utilizing a $5.1 million low-interest loan through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development program for Michigan.