Lyon Township was founded on March 7, 1834 as a general law township. The Township Board of Trustees approved a resolution on January 15, 1980 to make Lyon Township a charter township. The seven member Board of Trustees, consisting of a supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and four trustees, directs the Township.
Lyon Township is located in the southwest corner of Oakland County, which is in southeast Michigan. Approximately 32 square miles in size, the Township is bordered by Dixboro Road on the west, Napier Road to the east, Pontiac Trail to the north, and Eight Mile Road to the south. Neighboring communities are the cities of South Lyon, Novi, and Wixom and the townships of Milford, Green Oak, and Salem. I-96 bisects the northern portion of the Township, running parallel to Grand River Avenue.
The population of Lyon Township in the 2010 census was 14,545, an increase of 31.6% from the 2000 census. Population growth has continued to increase due to numerous residential developments being created in the Township.
Two school districts serve Lyon Township: South Lyon Community Schools and Northville Community Schools. The Township is served by five post offices: New Hudson, South Lyon, Northville, Wixom, and Milford.
For more information about the history of Lyon Twp. ~ Click HERE!
Lyon Township is located in the southwest corner of Oakland County, which is in southeast Michigan. Approximately 32 square miles in size, the Township is bordered by Dixboro Road on the west, Napier Road to the east, Pontiac Trail to the north, and Eight Mile Road to the south. Neighboring communities are the cities of South Lyon, Novi, and Wixom and the townships of Milford, Green Oak, and Salem. I-96 bisects the northern portion of the Township, running parallel to Grand River Avenue.
The population of Lyon Township in the 2010 census was 14,545, an increase of 31.6% from the 2000 census. Population growth has continued to increase due to numerous residential developments being created in the Township.
Two school districts serve Lyon Township: South Lyon Community Schools and Northville Community Schools. The Township is served by five post offices: New Hudson, South Lyon, Northville, Wixom, and Milford.
For more information about the history of Lyon Twp. ~ Click HERE!
Resident Information
The Charter Township of Lyon (Township) depends upon groundwater resources to supply municipal drinking water to residents and businesses in select areas of the Township. This groundwater source is comprised of aquifer(s) that are located in the glacial materials beneath the ground surface throughout the Township. The Township’s municipal water supply system currently consists of eight groundwater wells which are permitted to supply almost 6,000 gallons per minute of drinking water, or over 8,000,000 million gallons per day!
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has determined the susceptibility for contamination to the Township municipal water supply system as being “low”. Although the system is categorized as having a low potential for contamination, it is important to protect this valuable groundwater resource from that possibility. Because of this, the Township has implemented a Wellhead Protection Program (WHPP) which is designed to protect the municipal water supply system and the groundwater resource from contamination by formulating and implementing a set of actions and management practices.
The mission of the Township’s WHPP is to assure Lyon Township residents and businesses a clean, safe, reliable, and secure drinking water source by promoting the protection of the resource through public awareness and education.
The Township has an active Wellhead Protection Committee that routinely meets to facilitate implementation of the WHPP and protection of the groundwater resource. The Township has also developed a Wellhead Protection Overlay District to provide supplemental regulations in the designated wellhead protection zones to protect and preserve the ground surface and groundwater resources of the Township from any use of land or buildings that may reduce the quality and/or quantity of the water resources.
The Township in coordination with the Oakland County Health Department will be on hand at both the Lyon Township Kite Festival – Saturday June 6, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and also at the Lyon Township Library Family Fun Days on Saturday June 13, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to provide demonstrations of how groundwater is used as a source of drinking water. To learn more about groundwater and about the Township’s WHPP and WHP Committee, please stop by the booth and say hello!
The Charter Township of Lyon (Township) depends upon groundwater resources to supply municipal drinking water to residents and businesses in select areas of the Township. This groundwater source is comprised of aquifer(s) that are located in the glacial materials beneath the ground surface throughout the Township. The Township’s municipal water supply system currently consists of eight groundwater wells which are permitted to supply almost 6,000 gallons per minute of drinking water, or over 8,000,000 million gallons per day!
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has determined the susceptibility for contamination to the Township municipal water supply system as being “low”. Although the system is categorized as having a low potential for contamination, it is important to protect this valuable groundwater resource from that possibility. Because of this, the Township has implemented a Wellhead Protection Program (WHPP) which is designed to protect the municipal water supply system and the groundwater resource from contamination by formulating and implementing a set of actions and management practices.
The mission of the Township’s WHPP is to assure Lyon Township residents and businesses a clean, safe, reliable, and secure drinking water source by promoting the protection of the resource through public awareness and education.
The Township has an active Wellhead Protection Committee that routinely meets to facilitate implementation of the WHPP and protection of the groundwater resource. The Township has also developed a Wellhead Protection Overlay District to provide supplemental regulations in the designated wellhead protection zones to protect and preserve the ground surface and groundwater resources of the Township from any use of land or buildings that may reduce the quality and/or quantity of the water resources.
The Township in coordination with the Oakland County Health Department will be on hand at both the Lyon Township Kite Festival – Saturday June 6, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and also at the Lyon Township Library Family Fun Days on Saturday June 13, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to provide demonstrations of how groundwater is used as a source of drinking water. To learn more about groundwater and about the Township’s WHPP and WHP Committee, please stop by the booth and say hello!
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