Erie Facility Planning Area
Designated Management Agency Responsibilities:
· Erie Township: Should a sewerage project in Erie Township be initiated, the Township would be responsible for planning, construction, and operation of a collection system, and a wastewater treatment facility if required.
IV- Erie - Figure 1: Area Map
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IV- Erie- Table 1: Area Population
Area / 2010 / 2040 /Erie Twp, entire jurisdiction* / 4,517 / 4,635 /
Total Population inside the FPA boundary / 719 / 738 /
Present Facilities
Erie is an unincorporated town in Erie Township. There is no public sewerage system: all businesses and residences are served by individual onsite systems. There is one package plant, which serves the school.
Package plants located in the FPA are listed in Table 2.
IV- Erie - Table 2: Package Plants in the Facility Planning Area
Package Plant / Status / Install or Upgrade Date / NPDES Permit / Capacity, gpdMason Consolidated Schools / Active / 1992 / MI047201 / 10,000
Issues
Most of the planning area has been designated as a Critical Sewage Area by the Monroe County Health Department. The individual septic systems are susceptible to failure due to poor soil conditions. The community’s small lot sizes do not allow room for onsite sewage systems that meet today’s standards.
Future Needs
If a significant number of individual septic systems fail, a public sanitary sewerage system may be required. The sewage treatment options that should be considered are 1) connecting to the Luna Pier system via force main, or 2) constructing a new wastewater treatment plant.
This Plan supports state and federal financial assistance for planning, design, and construction of a sewerage system, when required. The capital improvement plan for the Erie FPA is shown in Table 3.
IV- Erie - Table 3: Capital Improvement Schedule-Erie FPA
Project / DMA / Total Cost / Annual Capital Improvement Needs2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024
None at this time / Erie Township / $0
Chapter 4 TMACOG Areawide Water Quality “208” Plan 3
Chapter 4 TMACOG Areawide Water Quality “208” Plan 3
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