Commerce Township 2 MG Water Storage Facility

Commerce Township is located in south western section of Oakland County Michigan. In the 1940s was known for local cottage vacation destination with its many small lakes. With urban sprawl and located at the north terminus of I-275, Commerce Township is now viewed as a prime residential community and continues to grow in population. Giffels Websters has been the Township’s Engineering firm for decades and assists in its growth, including the master design to public work services of sanitary and water mains. Commerce Township acquires the majority of its water from the Great Lakes Water Authority, pumped from the Detroit River. Due to long distance and elevation from the source, Commerce Township is charged more for its water especially at peak times of the day. To improve master water design for the Commerce Township growth and to reduce the cost of delivering the water to Commerce Township, Giffels Webster designed and built a 2 MG Water Storage Ground Level Tank with pump house behind the existing Fire Station #1 on E. Commerce Road. The Township did not want an elevated tower tank, nor an obvious eyesore to distract its residents. The pump house and water storage tank were designed with similar materials to match the Fire Station while new landscaping including a retention pond were added to replace trees lost and manage storm water due to additional hardscape. Part of the project required upgrades to 3 Pressure Reducing Valves to manage the new flow. The new water storage tank project has an estimated 5 year payback to Commerce Township.