The Donald K. Shine Water Treatment Plant Expansion Phase 1A marked the initial stage of a significant expansion project for the Wyoming Water Treatment Plant. It included the installation of two new large diesel generators housed in a new building designed to accommodate up to four generators, with a capacity to power a portion of the plant during outages. Additionally, two high service pumps were replaced with new 2,000 horsepower pumps, along with new discharge valves and associated piping.

Further phases involved upgrading three existing low service pumps and rehabilitating two sluice gates submerged thirty-five feet below Lake Michigan’s surface. The project also introduced a new automation system for the water plant filters, replacing or installing new actuators on valves, some of which were over thirty-five years old and ranged in size from 6 to 48 inches. Despite challenges like specialized rigging for heavy equipment and valve and pump replacements, operations of the plant, the sole drinking water source for the City of Wyoming and its wholesale customers, were maintained throughout the project.