Lakes Area Sewer Authority

Cass County Board of Public Works
Lakes Area Sewer Project
Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Project

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Below are links for the
Lakes Area Sewer Authority WWTP Septage Receiving Operating Plan

Public Notice
LASA Septage Operating Plan
Exhibit A - Vicinity Map
Exhibit B - Screening Equipment
Exhibit C - Overall Plant Layout
Exhibit D - 25-Mile Radius
Exhibit E - Discharge Ticket Draft

Project Introduction -

This project involves the construction of gravity sanitary sewers to serve the developed areas around Gravel Lake in Porter Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, Fish and West Saddlebag Lakes in Marcellus Township, Cass County, Michigan, and Finch Lake partially in Marcellus Township and Volinia Township, Cass County, Michigan. It also includes the construction of a wastewater treatment plant to be located adjacent to the Village of Marcellus treatment lagoons,south of M-216 and west of Hemlock Lake Road, with discharge to Creamery Creek.

The system includes 37,620 linear feet of eight-inch sanitary sewer; 2,550 linear feet of 10-inch sanitary sewer; 4,550 linear feet of two-inch force main; 3,920 linear feet of 2.5-inch force main, 4,235 linear feet of four-inch force main; 17,710 linear feet of six-inch force main; 13,830 linear feet of eight-inch force main; 10,550 linear feet of 10-inch force main; 12,070 linear feet of 12-inch force main; 7 lift stations; 7 grinder stations; three in-place generators..

The new treatment plant is a 250,000 gallon-per-day extended aeration treatment plant with tertiary filters and an ultraviolet disinfection system serving approximately 800 customers.

Click on the below icon to view a map of the system and current work areas/road closures.

Sanitary Sewer Service Location Form

Contractor Provided Progress Schedules

Contract A
Streeter Drive - Gravel Lake, Construction Completed
Drive A - Gravel Lake, Construction Completed
Chamberlin and Dugan Court - Gravel Lake, Construction Completed
Gravel Lake Drive - Gravel Lake, Construction Completed
South Street Road - Gravel Lake, Construction Completed
Lewis Road - Gravel Lake, Construction Completed
Parker/Oak Streets - Finch Lake, Construction Completed

Contract B
The Contractor has installed most lift and grinder stations
The Contractor will be working along the forcemain route between Gravel Lake and the WWTP (Burlington Road, Gooding Street, 96th Avenue, Dwillard Drive, Hemlock Lake Road)

Areas Ready for Connections Listed Below

Permits have not been issued on any roads.

The date listed is the end of your 90 days.

ORDERS TO CONNECT HAVE BEEN SENT TO RESIDENTS ON
THE FOLLOWING STREETS:

Sewer Connection Procedure
See the attached PDF for the complete Sewer Connection Procedure package. The package will also be provided to each homeowner when the 90 day notices to connect are delivered. See the attached PDF for a listing of area contractors.

Billing for Service
Once there has been a final inspection for the homeowner sewer connection, the billing for the use of the sewer will begin the following month or at the end of 90 days whatever comes first. The monthly usage fee is $45.00

LASA chairman update
See the attached PDF for the March 28, 2010 from LASA Chairman, Gerald Melko.

*** ATTENTION *** Residents of Red Run Drive, Big Fish Lake

During construction of the sewer collection system along Red Run Drive, the owners of Melville's Camp Ground have extended permission to area residents along Red Run to use the camp ground roads for entrance and exit of the area. Please limit use to passenger cars and light duty trucks. If heavier vehicles require access due to storm damage repairs, please contact Wightman & Associates Representative Dave Mitchell at 269-449-6845 to make arrangements for access.
Please inform your neighbors of this arrangement for access to the area during construction. Every effort will be made to have Red Run open to traffic in the evenings and on the week ends.
Thank you,

Gerald Melko
Chairman, Lakes Area Sewer Authority

Contact Information

On Site Representative
Dave Mitchell
Cell Phone: (269) 449-6845

Project Manager for Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Plant
Alan C. Smaka, P.E.
Office Phone: (269) 927-0100
Email: asmaka@wightman-assoc.com

Cass County Michigan Web Page
Web Link: Cass County Web Page