Maintenance and Operations
 The
Bloomfield Township Water & Sewer Division is responsible
for distributing safe drinking water to more than 14,000
customers. Drinking water is treated, tested and monitored on
a continuous basis to ensure that it meets or exceeds all
federally mandated requirements governing its quality.
The Bloomfield Township Water & Sewer Division is also
responsible for collecting sewage from more than 11,000 homes
and businesses. The department maintains the sewers and
operates 10 sewage-pumping stations which have been newly
upgraded to ensure continuous operation.
The Water & Sewer Division does the following to ensure
quality services:
Water Supply
- Maintains positive operating pressure over approximately
280 miles of public water mains that range in diameters from
6 to 24 inches
- Performs emergency repairs on public water mains as
necessary
- Repairs fire hydrants
- Repairs operating valves
- Installs new water service connections to property lines
- Locates underground pipes from Miss Dig
- Collects water samples for testing
Sewage Collection
- Maintains over 210 miles of sewer pipes to ensure sewage
to flow freely by gravity
- Inspects and repairs sanitary sewer manholes
- Performs necessary emergency repairs of sewer pipes
- Cleans public sewers with vactor truck
- Internally inspects public sewers with video equipment
- Maintains pumping facilities for continuous operations
Water Supply and Sewage Collection FAQ's
1. If a pipe bursts in my house, how do I turn the water
off?
A shut-off valve is located where the water service enters
the house and another valve immediately after the meter. We
recommend exercising these valves once a year to insure that
the valve operates during an emergency. If the water cannot be
shut-off in the house, then the department can shut off the
main valve outside at the property line.
2. We are leaving for the winter. What should we do with
our water?
We recommend whenever the house is to be vacant for a
lengthy period, especially in the winter, that the main water
service to the house be shut-off at the meter and the water be
drained from the plumbing inside the house.
3. Do you have any information on septic/wells?
Location?
Septic and well installations are permitted by the Oakland
County Health Division, 27725 Greenfield, Southfield; phone
248.424.7000.
4. Is water and/or sewer available?
If you are currently on well or septic and wish to connect
to the public system then you can contact the Water & Sewer Division to check if these services are available to your
property.
5. How can water or sewer be made available to serve my
property?
Water and sewer mains can typically be extended to serve
established areas by means of a special assessment that has
been petitioned for by the property owners in the area to be
served.
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P.O. Box 489
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0489
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