NOTICE OF PROJECT PLANNING PUBLIC MEETING, City of Lansing, 3/25/26

NOTICE OF PROJECT PLANNING PUBLIC MEETING

The City of Lansing will hold a public meeting for the purpose of receiving public comments and input regarding a proposed Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Project Plan Amendment for the City’s Wet Weather Control Program. The Amendment includes a proposed biosolids handling project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The public meeting will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25th at City Hall – 7th Floor, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933.

The purpose of the Project Plan Amendment is to secure approval of CWSRF funding to replace the existing biosolids handling system at the City WWTP, which has exceeded its useful life and is in need of replacement. The project would maintain operational flexibility for the WWTP by producing a stabilized biosolid that could either be land applied or dewatered and disposed of at a landfill.

Project construction will involve demolition of the existing digester tanks and dewatering building, new thickened waste activated sludge building addition, two new digesters, tunnel access and chemical storage building, site improvements, and electrical upgrades at the WWTP.

The proposed improvements will provide system redundancy and flexibility and will simplify operations and reduce maintenance for biosolids handling. The new digestion process will also allow the WWTP to utilize a renewable energy source, biogas, to produce electricity at the WWTP.

The estimated project cost is $88 million. The estimated monthly cost for a typical residential user for the proposed project will be $4.01. This fee is collected as part of the City’s sewer use charge.

On or before March 4, 2026, copies of the draft Project Plan Amendment will be available for public review on the Public Service Department website at: www.lansingmi.gov/pubserv. Hard copies of the Project Plan Amendment document can be made available upon request for viewing at the Public Service Department on the 7th Floor of City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933.

All interested parties are invited to present comments on the proposed Project Plan Amendment. Written comments may be submitted no later than March 25, 2026 at 12 p.m., in order for them to be considered as part of the public record. Written comments should be sent to: City of Lansing, Public Service Department, Attn. Brian Hight, 732 City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 or via email to brian.hight@lansingmi.gov.

CP#26-074