Municipalities require a substantial amount of energy to provide essential city services to its residents. More often than not, a city ’s water treatment services make up the vast majority of energy consumption among city departments. In the City of Ann Arbor, the water and wastewater treatment systems account for 54 percent of total electricity required by Ann Arbor municipal operations (Tripathi, 2007). A Dow Fellows Distinguished Award Team worked with the City of Ann Arbor to determine the feasibility of implementing a micro-hydropower system. Project Report: November 2019

Project Team Members:

• Jacob Hite, Taubman School of Urban Planning
• Lauren Jones, School for Environment and Sustainability
• Eileen Lo, School for Environment and Sustainability
• Kira Tomenchok, College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Advisor: Dr. Michael Moore, School for Environment and Sustainability