The
James E. Potvin Industrial Park is a “Certified Business
Park” as defined by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
This means the park is fully serviced with paved streets
including curb, gutter and storm sewer; municipal water
and sewer services; electrical service, and natural gas
service. Telecommunication services are also available
and will be installed in accordance with the specific needs
of each private development.
Municipal
Water & Sewer Services
Twelve-inch
water and sewer mains are located on the north side of the
public right-of-way (Gary E. Schwach and Raymond A. Weigel
Streets) and therefore, are easily assessable for tapping
of private lateral services. Sewage treatment occurs at
the City of Cadillac Wastewater Treatment Plant, a highly
advanced, bio disc, tertiary treatment facility. This
facility has a maximum capacity of 3.2 million gallons per
day (gpd) and is currently treating 2.5 million gpd, which
is 78% of maximum capacity. With regard to potable water
production, the City of Cadillac wellfield is capable of
pumping 8 million gpd and currently pumps 2.2 million gpd
to satisfy total City demand.
Natural
Gas Service
Lots
One through Twelve of the James E. Potvin Industrial Park
are served by a 4” gas main. Service lines are estimated
to average 150’ from the gas main to the meter location.
For this project, all meters must be located on the front
or side of each building, or pay an extra charge to have
services located on the rear of the building. The 4” main
will service an average gas load of 1,500 CFH per lot.
Future customers with loads over 3,000 CFH may require additional
main renewal outside of the Park. At the time of new building
construction, a $200 customer application fee is assessed
to connect to the gas main. Winter construction charges
may apply for any service lines installed between December
15 and March 30 of each year. DTE Energy-MichCon is the
natural gas provider/distributor.
Electrical
Service
A
substation currently serves the James E. Potvin Industrial
Park with a rated capacity of 25,000 kVa; current demand
is presently at 17,000 kVa, leaving an available excess
capacity of 8,000 kVa. This substation is located on Sixth
Avenue, approximately 0.5 miles from the Potvin Industrial
Park. It is currently undergoing an upgrade, which will
boost its rated capacity to 50,000 kVa, thus leaving an
available excess capacity of 33,000 kVa. The nearest transmission
lines are within 400 feet of Lot 4 of the Potvin Industrial
Park. One transmission line is 46 kv; the other is 138
kv. At present, all of the Potvin Industrial Park lots
are serviced by a 4,800 volt distribution service. However,
the underground wire installed to service the Potvin Park
has a maximum distribution rate of 28,000 volts, which could
be provided with the installation of a small substation.
In fact, space for a new substation, if needed, was designed
into the park via Lot 2, which has been purchased by Consumers
Energy.
Telecommunications
SBC/Ameritech
is the main provider of telecommunications infrastructure
in the Cadillac area. Access to cable television is available
through Charter Communications. Numerous Internet On-Line
Service Providers are also available in the area, including
but not limited to NetOne Communications, Mercury Network,
i2k, and CoreComm. Several of these providers also offer
wireless technology for high-speed business access.
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