City of Frankenmuth
Department of Public Works
216 W. Schleier •  Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734
Phone: 989.652.3443
RBrautigam@frankenmuthcity.com or KOBrien@frankenmuthcity.com 

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Annual Water Department Report For 2000

Routine Maintenance  

2000

1999
Final Readings:
City 267
Twp. 14
281 288
New Meter Installations
City 27
Twp. 41
68 89
Meter Replacement
City 93
Twp. 12
105 120
Customer Valve Repair/
Replacement		   7 4
Remote Registers Relocated / Replaced   17 10
Seasonal Water
Turn Off's / Turn On's		   46 40
Water Turn Off's /
Turn On's (Non-payment of Bill)		   15 24
Meters that Froze and Broke   0 2
Lawn Sprinklers Installed   31 33
Pool Fills   2 6
Meters permanently removed   7 1
Complaints      
High Consumption   10 5
Leak at Meter   10 14
Noisy Meter   1 3
Air in Lines   1 1
Low Pressure   2 2
Water Quality   3 5
Total Service Calls   606 647
Miss Dig Requests
Jan. - Oct. 2000		   652 634

Water Consumption (million gallons)
For the Year 2000 352.735
For the Year 1999 360.772
Decrease of: 8.037
Percent Decrease: 2.2%


Water Main Breaks
2000 1
1999 16


2000 Projects
Dehmel Road Project (Water District No. 12) 35,097 feet of 12" water main.
Consumer confidence report.
Updated blue prints.
Plastic meter replacement program.
Lead & Copper Monitoring.
Annual backflow preventer testing.
South water tower cleanout and inspection.
Continuation of valve maintenance program.
Annual cross connection program.
Water distribution prints converted to auto cad.
Fire hydrant painting


Projects for 2001
Large meter replacement.
Annual backflow preventer testing.
Water main valve maintenance.
Fire hydrant painting and maintenance.
Lead and copper monitoring.
Consumer confidence report.
Update blueprints.
Annual cross connection program.

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