Techseven Company

09/10/2022

09/10/2022

It’s that time of year already, make sure to schedule the winterization of your sprinkler system! We recommend that they are closed down and blown out professionally before Halloween to keep your system free from winter damage. Please call our office to schedule an appointment or book an an appointment from our website!

02/08/2022

Winter Installation inside a classroom greenhouse at L’anse Creuse Public Schools

08/05/2021

06/08/2021

We are now accepting applications for experienced Irrigation Technicians, Landscape Construction and Installation Supervisor in addition to general Laborers.

Most importantly
Provide experience, contact mobile number and have a valid drivers license.

All General Laborers are expected to perform the following duties:

Landscape and maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mulching, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, pruning; assist with sprinkler installation. Entry level; requires supervision.
Must lift/carry 50 lbs., when necessary.

Saturday and Sunday work required when necessary.

06/05/2021

This turned out sweet... we installed MPR shrub zones into this renovation project

05/27/2021

Today’s project! Sweet home

04/26/2021

Capital One Cafe, Downtown Detriot

04/02/2021

Current project

03/31/2021

During the summer of 2020, our community exceeded its maximum allowable peak water usage as dictated by the Great Lakes Water Authority. Particularly in July, the township averaged more than our maximum permissible usage by as much as 10 percent. The most significant driver of this was lawn irrigation during peak hours, which the GLWA defines any time outside the 11 p.m.-5 a.m. window.

Because of this significant increase in usage, the GLWA, the township’s wholesale municipal water supplier, reviewed our rates and compelled the Shelby Township Department of Public Works to enact certain safeguards to ensure these exceedances do not reoccur.

These GLWA-mandated safeguards included modifying our existing Voluntary Irrigation Ordinance with a Mandatory Irrigation Ordinance. This ordinance restricts non-essential water usage to decrease the maximum normal water usage at peak hours.
Together, we can keep our water and sewer rates stable and help avoid unnecessary rate increases in the future. This action also provides better water pressure for the complete system, ensuring protection to the public’s health, welfare and safety.

Failure to reduce our peak hours water usage, per the GLWA contractual limits, risks significant increases to our wholesale costs from the GLWA of $1.8 million annually. This wholesale increase would result in a mandated increase to our ratepayers of roughly 13% of a household’s water bill, and these increases would last through 2027 and likely never be reduced. Adhering to the Mandatory Irrigation Ordinance is our one chance to avoid these recurring increased rates.

This ordinance does not impact residents that operate an irrigation system fed from a source other than the municipal water supply, such as a well, lake or pond.

How to comply with the new Mandatory Irrigation Ordinance
• Operate sprinklers connected to the municipal water system between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Even-numbered addresses must sprinkle on even-numbered calendar dates.
• Odd-numbered addresses must sprinkle on odd-numbered calendar dates.
• Manual watering is only allowed daily after 9 a.m. This practice includes hand watering gardens or potted plants and car washing with a shut-off nozzle.
• Irrigate newly seeded or sodded lawns as often as required for 21 days following planting. Do not water 5-9 a.m.

For more information on the Mandatory Irrigation Ordinance, contact the Department of Public Works at 586-731-5990 or [email protected].

07/11/2020

Because of the abnormally hot, dry weather, the township is seeing an extreme increase in lawn irrigation. Please remember to keep water rates as low as possible by watering your lawn between midnight and 5 a.m.

Also, please remember to adhere to the voluntary odd/even sprinkler cycle, which allows each resident to water every other day. Homeowners with an odd-numbered address should sprinkle on odd-numbered days, and residents with an even-numbered address should sprinkle on even-numbered days. For more information visit shelbytwp.org/dpw.