Latest Link: Lake Tyrone Sewer Issue on Tap for Monday Meeting

A 7 p.m. meeting Monday at will focus on the latest options on how to make sure the sewer system for Lake Tyrone satisfies state requirements.

So far, solutions could cost residents as much as $40,000 per home.

Livingston County Drain Commissioner Brian Jonckheere told the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus that an existing permit would be renewed if officials can show there's progress moving forward "with an alternative."

"We're still collecting information, still refining our options, and that usually doesn't change until the day you start moving earth," Jonckheere said in an article. "At the meeting, we hope to get feedback from residents and see where they'd like to see it heading."

There are about 190 homes apart of the system. The manmade lake straddles the border between Hartland and Tyrone townships.

Currently, higher-than-permitted levels of phosphorus and sodium and nitrates have been found in soil samples and plans have been developed that range from upgrading the current system to hooking into a sewer line that runs to Genesee County.

With solutions running more than several million dollars, according to the article, officials have been working to find other financing such as grants.

Jonckheere briefed the Hartland Township Board of Trustees over the summer on the various options at that time. A PDF overview of the issue from that meeting is included with this article.

A PDF with an agenda for Monday's meeting also is included here.