Where does my drinking (tap) water come from?
The simple answer is, if you receive your water from the Holland Board of Public Works, the source of your drinking (tap) water is Lake Michigan. Water from Lake Michigan is pumped to the treatment plant near Tunnel Park off Lakeshore Drive in Park Township. Chlorine, aluminum sulfate, and fluoride are added to the water and the water is mixed. From the mixing chamber the water flows to three settling basins where the larger particles are settled out. After settling, the water flows onto ten rapid sand filters where the final filtering takes place. The water is then pumped into the Citys water distribution system.
