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The Bloomfield Township Engineering & Environmental Services Department has successfully obtained a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the development of a flood mitigation plan. Recent changes in FEMA grant administration requires that eligible communities have a Flood Mitigation Plan before applying for any additional FEMA funding. The mitigation plan is a demonstration of the Township’s commitment to reducing risks from natural hazards and will serve as a guide for future efforts. The plan components include: 1) property inventory, 2) flood risk assessment, 3) risk reduction alternatives, and 4) potential mitigation projects. This grant project is a great opportunity to address flood-related issues and opens up resources for future funding to mitigate them.

Support the E.L. Johnson Nature Center
by Becoming a Friend!

Join the Friends of the Johnson Nature Center! The Friends group was recently established to support the E. L. Johnson Nature Center, owned by the Bloomfield Hills School District. The Friends group will provide learning opportunities through exhibits and programs for visitors to the Nature Center and for members. They will serve as docents in the Visitors Center and to help maintain the grounds of the Nature Center, as well as provide funding for exhibits and other needs of the Nature Center. For more information, send an email.

Drinking Water Testing: Disinfectant Byproducts Monitoring

In 2006, the USEPA will be implementing the Stage 2 Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproducts  (DBP) Rule for drinking water distribution systems. The Township began water sampling in September 2005 in order to prepare for the new rule and to seek compliance in advance of the new mandated regulation. Water samples are drawn from four locations on the water distribution system and tested at the State of Michigan Laboratory in Lansing.  The water samples are tested for high concentrations of total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) that are by-products of chemicals used in disinfecting the drinking water at the treatment plant. The purpose of the testing is to assure that levels do not accumulate at the farthest reaches of the distribution system. Based upon test results from the 2005 quarterly samplings the Township’s drinking water, we are in compliance with the USEPA regulation.  For more information on the quality of your drinking water, please see our Annual Water Quality Report

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