BWL’s famed water-conditioning plant
found to be in excellent condition
The Lansing Board of Water & Light’s 70-year-old John Dye
Water Conditioning Plant is in excellent condition, according to a
recent independent study.
“Our predecessors at the BWL clearly built this facility to
last,” said General Manager J. Peter Lark. “The study concludes
that with proper maintenance, our water plant will continue to meet
our customers’ needs, and industry standards, for the next 40
years.”
The John Dye Water Conditioning Plant was built in the
latter years of the Great Depression. It opened in 1940, and has
since been recognized as an architectural icon in Greater Lansing.
Located on Cedar Street just south of Michigan Avenue, its artdeco
architecture has been a magnet for generations of art and
architectural aficianados.
The plant’s lobby contains three sets of Depression-era
murals, including one by Charles Pollock, brother to renowned
artist Jackson Pollock.
The independent study of the BWL’s water-conditioning
operations was conducted by Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber,
Inc. The study included an assessment of the BWL’s other waterconditioning
plant, the Wise Treatment Plant in south Lansing.
That facility, which began operations in 1975, was also judged to
be in excellent condition.
The BWL provides 23 million gallons of clean drinking
water to its customers every day. Our drinking water has been
judged to be one of the best-tasting municipal waters in the United
States.
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