City of Au Gres 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report
April 6, 2022
TO: Residents of City of Au Gres and Au Gres Township Water Customers
RE: City of Au Gres 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report
FROM: Au Gres City Council and Staff
We are pleased to present this report on the City of Au Gres Water System. The City of Au Gres has over 65 years experience as a public water utility, serving the needs of our water customers. We have strived to make improvements to our water system to ensure that our water supply is safe and dependable by expanding approximately 9 miles of new water mains, adding fire hydrants, water plant improvements, and increasing our storage capacity. The approximate capital project costs to upgrade our system within the past 5 years is 3.2 million dollars. These improvements have decreased the property insurance premiums for residents and commercial properties in the City from a 9 rating to a 6 rating.
Today, our City is benefiting from the positive planning by City water department staff, administration, City Council, Planning Commission and Tax Increment Finance Boards in terms of economic growth.
WATER RATES- All City water customers, residential and commercial, pay the same rate, $5.00 per thousand gallons and a $38.00 bi-monthly minimum fee. There is a $35 turn-on/off fee.
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM- Our distribution system has over 25 miles of water mains and more than 130 fire hydrants. The City system has two water storage tanks with storage capacity of 350,000 gallons of water to service our 800 customers. As certified operators, our city employees handle all our distribution system maintenance.
WATER PLANT- The current plant capacity is 720,000 gallons per day with storage capacity of 350,000 gallons per day. The highest maximum daily pumpage the City water system had to date is 322,500 gallons per day.
Recently, the City water system had been selected as having the “best tasting water” on two occasions and also awarded ‘water utility of the year’ by Michigan Rural Water Association.
In responding to a recent survey of city residents, nearly 90% of the respondents rated our water system as excellent. We appreciate the high level of confidence and believe it reflects the dedication of our city staff to serve you, our customer, with the best water supply possible.