2009 Engineering Honorable Award:

Van Buren Equalization Basin and Force Main
Van Buren Township, Michigan
Wade Trim

A sanitary sewer equalization system will enable Van Buren Township to balance flows between available capacity in three separate regional sewer systems and a new 1.3-million-gallon equalization basin using sewer diversions, force main and a pump station to meet contract capacity limits and protect residents and downstream communities from sanitary sewer overflows.

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