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City of East Lansing

Sewer utility with combined sewers · Michigan · East Lansing

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Solid dots mark combined sewer outfalls. Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. Small hollow diamonds mark places named in its overflow reports (provisional). Dashed river stretches are estimates of where a discharge travels. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
MI0022853
Wastewater outlets
1 combined sewer outfall and 2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 1 place named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Red Cedar River
Tracked waters
Red Cedar River, MI
Discharge records counted
113 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
928,851,017 gallons across the 111 records that give a volume (2 without one)

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

Pages where City of East Lansing or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

Its public-notice channels

Source: City of East Lansing's public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records; DirtyWaterWatch register of public-notice channels and its page monitor.

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Rain and discharges

The NOAA MRMS radar-only rainfall estimate for the 24 hours to the latest hour, read every hour at each outfall from the radar grid. We show a caution when the rain reaches the amount below and no discharge report has arrived.

Threshold
0.1 in of rain in 24 hours (site default: This site's default: 0.1 inch of rain in 24 hours at a combined sewer outfall, applied where the state publishes no rain trigger of its own)
Radar now
2.7 in in the 24 hours to Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
Forecast
0.02 in forecast in the next 24 hours (NWS forecast issued Nov 4, 2026, 8:03 PM EST)
Status
Discharge possible: heavy rain, no report received

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, MRMS radar-only rainfall estimate, valid Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:19 UTC; threshold: site default; rule: How it works, discharge likely or possible.

Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

1 combined sewer outfall and 2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 1 place named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).

Combined sewer outfalls

1 outfall

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) national combined sewer outfall inventory (ECHO) and state outfall layers. Open or closed as EPA's inventory lists it. DirtyWaterWatch links outlets to waters using permit numbers, locations and names.

Treatment plant outfalls

2 outfalls

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit records (ICIS-NPDES permitted features): where a treatment plant’s permitted discharge leaves. No national source says whether a plant outfall is open or closed.

Places named in overflow reports (provisional)

1 place · 1 not on the map (reports say the sewage reached no water)

Provisional location from overflow reports. Where the operator's own reports put an overflow: a manhole, pump station or plant. Not an outfall listed in a permit.

  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Mar 31, 2016 · confidence medium · no water record yet · not on the map: its reports say the sewage did not reach a water

Source: the operator's own overflow reports to the state. DirtyWaterWatch groups reports within 50 metres into one place and finds the water below it with U.S. Geological Survey river maps (NLDI, NHDPlus). Not a permitted outfall; provisional until an official outfall record exists.

Reports and advisories

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Reports linked to City of East Lansing, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 10:58 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 310,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:51 AMRed Cedar River · Storm drain outlet on edge of Red Cedar River · SSO · 7,180 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:57 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 19.18 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Mar 7, 12:13 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 4.73 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Apr 3 ’25, 2:26 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 3.04 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:10 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 1.13 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:49 AMRed Cedar River · Strom drain outlet on edge of Red Cedar River · SSO · 21,767 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 10 ’24, 8:20 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 25.83 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:40 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 10.17 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 13 ’23, 2:45 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 720,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 1:39 PMRed Cedar River · Private Residence Address - Storm drain outlet on edge of Red Cedar River · SSO · 260,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 2:46 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 7.11 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:45 AMRed Cedar River · WRRF: North end of north plant aeration tanks. - Land north of north plant aeration. · Bypass · 792,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:00 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 370,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:13 AMRed Cedar River · Private Residence Address - Storm drain outlet on edge of Red Cedar River. · SSO · 3.2 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Apr 1 ’23, 7:00 AMRed Cedar River · Private Residence Address - Storm drain outlet on edge of Red Cedar River. · SSO · 5.1 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Apr 1 ’23, 5:25 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 2.94 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to Sep 4 ’22, 12:10 AMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 5.27 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:00 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 3.64 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:00 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 6.22 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:00 PMRed Cedar River · WRRF: North end of north plant aeration tanks. - Land north of north plant aeartion tanks. · Bypass · 6.93 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:54 AMRed Cedar River · [house number removed] Woodingham Drive - Woodingham Pump Station - Discharge manholes in front of pump station. · SSO · 74,800 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 3:00 PMRed Cedar River · 015 Red Cedar River · CSO · 70.94 million gallons in all mapended
to Jun 27 ’21, 2:00 AMRed Cedar River · 013 - Wilmarth - [house number removed] East Grand River - Red Cedar River · SSO · 19.1 million gallons in all mapended

Sources: EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List, retrieved 2026-11-04 15:09 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Michigan by year: 2026 (4 from City of East Lansing) · 2025 (2 from City of East Lansing) · 2024 (3 from City of East Lansing) · 2023 (8 from City of East Lansing) · 2022 (2 from City of East Lansing) · 2021 (7 from City of East Lansing) · 2020 (7 from City of East Lansing) · 2019 (7 from City of East Lansing) · 2018 (5 from City of East Lansing) · 2017 (8 from City of East Lansing) · 2016 (6 from City of East Lansing) · 2015 (5 from City of East Lansing) · 2014 (2 from City of East Lansing) · 2013 (8 from City of East Lansing) · 2011 (6 from City of East Lansing) · 2010 (2 from City of East Lansing) · 2009 (7 from City of East Lansing) · 2008 (4 from City of East Lansing) · 2007 (2 from City of East Lansing) · 2006 (1 from City of East Lansing) · 2005 (3 from City of East Lansing) · 2004 (2 from City of East Lansing) · 2003 (3 from City of East Lansing) · 2002 (4 from City of East Lansing) · 2001 (5 from City of East Lansing)

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The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for the waters this sewer operator's reports were placed on in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by City of East Lansing, last 12 months4December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by City of East Lansing, last 12 months4December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from City of East Lansing's reports, last 12 months27December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status (City of East Lansing)0.0%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.

Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.

Reported discharges per month

19 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when a water had a discharge or advisory status from this sewer operator's reports, under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2001 to 2026

113 reported discharges, 2001 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 111 reports that gave a volume as a number (2 did not).

2 of 113 discharge reports gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 25, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list. Records cover January 1, 2001 to November 4, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • mi-egle-mienviro-cso-sso-list: records from January 1, 2001 to the latest update