SOCWA's pumping distribution to its eleven member municipalities incorporates:

• 7 pump stations to pump from Detroit, out of storage and to repump to higher terrain
• 3 meter stations and 47 meter vaults
• 26 pumps with discharge ranging from 2,850 to 14,000 gallons per minute
• 5 ground storage reservoirs with a total capacity of 29.5 million gallons
• 3 elevated tanks which total 3.0 million gallons capacity
• 50.5 miles of main with diameters from 16-inch to 48-inch.

ELEVATED TANKS Water storage tanks provide pressure control and limited storage.	METER & PUMPING STATIONS These stations provide a major connection to Detroit water and our pumping stations. Detroit pressure is increased here to serve Authority members.	LABORATORY Water samples are picked up each week from locations in the SOCWA system and tested to assure safe, clean drinking water.	GROUND LEVEL RESERVOIRS These reservoirs hold reserve water that can be pumped back into the system to meet fluctuating daily demands or emergency needs.

Copyright © 2001 [SOCWA]. All rights reserved.
Revised: February 26, 2008.