Mount Pleasant Wastewater Treatment Plant Profile

The Mount Pleasant Wastewater Treatment Plant’s primary responsibility is for the treatment of all waters that enter the plant to the best of our ability. We are responsible for the operation and repair of all equipment necessary for the treatment of wastewater. We are also responsible for 15 lift stations located throughout the City. The WWTP is an advanced secondary plant that utilizes primary sedimentation, BioTowers, Rotating Biological Contactors (RBCs), Final Clarification, chlorination and dechlorination for treatment of wastewater. The operation, maintenance, and repair of the many mechanical and electrical systems in the plant are the responsibility of the employees.

The WWTP staff consists of a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Six Operators and various seasonal employees during the week. The Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and two of the Plant Operators hold the highest certification the State of Michigan awards for wastewater treatment: Class “A” Treatment. The WWTP also has one Class “B” Treatment Operator and three Class “C” Treatment Operators. All WWTP Plant Operators must hold the lowest certification level Class “D” Treatment. We currently have no one at that level. All operators are above the minimum level required by the City and those who have not reached the highest level continually strive to obtain that goal.

The Staff at the WWTP also has to implement and run the BioSolids Program, (Applying Biosolids to farm fields.) Industrial Pretreatment Program (Monitoring and inspecting industries located within the City limits as to what is discharged to the WWTP to preventing upsets and violations of the City’s State and Federal Permits), and various programs required by MIOSHA, OSHA and Laboratory Certifications.