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Kwa People
Kwa or KWA may refer to: * Karegnondi Water Authority, Michigan, USA * Khmer Writers' Association, Cambodia Languages * Kwa languages, or New Kwa * Volta–Niger languages, or East Kwa * Baa language, or Kwa / Kwah, of Nigeria * Kwa' language of Cameroon * Dâw language, a Nadahup language spoken by 100 people, Amazonas, Brazil People * Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean lawyer * Kwah, a Dakelh leader Places * Kwah River, Congo * Great Kwa River, Nigeria * Bucholz Army Airfield, Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, IATA code {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karegnondi Water Authority
Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) is a municipal corporation responsible for distributing water services in the Mid-Michigan and Thumb areas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Members of the authority are the cities of Flint and Lapeer, and the counties of Genesee, Lapeer and Sanilac. Karegnondi is a word from the Petan Indian language meaning "lake" and another early name for Lake Huron. Background Flint built its first water treatment plant (now defunct) in 1917. The city built a second plant in 1952. At the time of Flint's population peak and economic height (when the city was the center of the automobile industry), Flint's plants pumped 100 million gallons () of water per day. With the decline of the city's industry and a significant drop in the city's population (from almost 200,000 in 1960 to about 99,000 today), Flint pumped less water. By October 2015, when the Flint plant ended full time operations again, it pumped just 16 million gallons () daily. In 1963, Flint moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |