Donald K. Shine Drinking Water Plant
Lake Michigan Water Supply System
The City of Wyoming has been using Lake Michigan as a source of drinking water since 1966. The City’s current water supply system has a service population of approximately 230,000 people in Wyoming and various wholesale customer communities.
Our water supply system serves residents in areas of Zeeland, Park, Olive, Blendon, Holland, Georgetown, Jamestown, Gaines and Byron Townships, the Cities of Hudsonville and Grandville, a portion of Kentwood and the City of Wyoming.
Drinking Water Plant improvements over the years have expanded the treatment capacity of the plant from its original 32 million gallons per day to 120 million gallons per day to meet the demands of Wyoming and customer communities which have grown significantly since the early 1960s.
Drinking Water – Our Most Valuable Resource
Drinking water is water drawn from a supply of natural water such as a lake, river or underground aquifer and then treated further to make it safe for drinking. Our plant has been utilizing Lake Michigan as our water source since 1966. Since then, our water treatment capacity has grown from 32 million gallons per day to 90 million gallons per day. Plant improvements have occurred over the years to accommodate continued growth in the region. As changes in our region occur, the Drinking Water Plant will evolve to support one of our most valuable assets: drinking water.
Plant Tour Information
Tours are an important part of the community outreach effort, particularly as part of our environmental education programs. There are few better examples of applied science than at our Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment facilities.
Our one- to two-hour Drinking Water Plant tour includes looking through a microscope to get to know microbes up-close and personal. Walking tours of the plant can be scheduled Monday - Thursday, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Tour participants must be 8 years of age or older.
Take a Tour With Us:
Call the Drinking Water Plant at (616) 399-6511 for additional information or to schedule a tour.