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GRSD Sewer Authority

Sewer operator · Michigan · New Buffalo

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.

Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
MI0027987
Wastewater outlets
2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; no combined sewer outfall is listed · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Galien River
Tracked waters
Galien River, MI, Lake Michigan, MI
Discharge records counted
89 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
6,195,989 gallons across the 88 records that give a volume (1 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 GRSD Sewer Authority or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

Its public-notice channels

Source: GRSD Sewer Authority'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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Wastewater outlets

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

2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; no combined sewer outfall is listed.

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.

Reports and advisories

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 GRSD Sewer Authority, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 1:44 PMWater not mapped · Near [house number removed] S Barton St, New Beffalo, MI 49117 near the intersecton of US-12 - Manhole just off road near the entrance to a parking lot. · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:32 AMGalien River · Manhole near [house number removed] Weechick road - Area around lift station 62 · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:42 AMWater not mapped · Right of way on the side of US 12 near [house number removed] Us 12 - In the right of way about 380 feet south of the previous break · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 8:25 AMWater not mapped · Near [house number removed] US 12, New Buffalo, MI 49117 (South side of road) - Force main leak in right-of-way on South Side of Road · SSO · 10,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:25 AMGalien River · Private Residence Address - Paved road, storm drain · SSO · 250 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 1:02 PMWater not mapped · Private Residence Address - Private residence yard · SSO · 100 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:20 AMWater not mapped · MANHOLE NEAR [house number removed] MERCHANT - MANHOLE IN ROAD · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:30 PMWater not mapped · Lift Station 6 Bypass Pump - Construction area at Lift Station 6 · SSO · 1,500 gallons report · noticeended
to 9:37 AMWater not mapped · Lift Station 6 Force Main Clean Out - Construction Area to the East of Red Arrow Road · SSO · 2,500 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:00 PMWater not mapped · Bypass Pump Linkage - Construction area around bypass pump · SSO · 10 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:17 AMWater not mapped · Secondary Effluent Line - Manhole on Secondary Effluent Line · Bypass · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to 4:25 PMWater not mapped · Secondary Effluent Manhole · Bypass · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to 2:56 PMLake Michigan · manhole between [house number removed] mayhew street · SSO · 200 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:00 PMLake Michigan · Lift station #6 force main · SSO · 24,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:00 PMLake Michigan · force main break between Oak lane and Wood lane on Red Arrow Hwy · SSO · 5,400 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:50 AM“None” · Primary Classifiers 1 & 2 - 10 feet around primary clarifiers 1 &2 · SSO · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to Mar 19 ’18, 1:00 AM“Sawyer Creek” · LS #[house number removed] Sawyer Rd, Chikaming Twp. · SSO · 2,400 gallons report · noticeended
Galien River · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · SSO · volume not reported report · notice · mapended
to Feb 22 ’18, 8:00 AMGalien River · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · Bypass · 360,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:00 PM“Bedortha Drain” · Baldwin Rd at Donna St - Baldwin Rd at Donna St Forcemain Break · SSO · 143,000 gallons report · noticeended
to Oct 25 ’17, 7:59 AMGalien River · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · Bypass · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:00 PM“None” · MH on Red Arrow Hwy. at Cherry Beach Rd. · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:30 AM“ground only” · Corner of Baldwin and Hidden Creek Roads - Force main break · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:00 PMLake Michigan · Red Arrow HWY - South of Brown Rd - Forcemain rupture on Red Arrow Hwy - S of Brown Rd · SSO · 80,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
“None” · WWTP - No Surface Water Discharge - To land only · Bypass · 2 gallons report · noticeended

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: 2025 (1 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2023 (3 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2022 (1 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2021 (2 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2020 (6 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2019 (3 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2018 (3 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2017 (7 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2016 (6 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2015 (6 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2014 (6 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2013 (4 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2012 (1 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2011 (4 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2009 (11 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2008 (12 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2007 (5 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2006 (1 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2005 (1 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2003 (3 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2002 (3 from GRSD Sewer Authority) · 2001 (1 from GRSD Sewer Authority)

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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 GRSD Sewer Authority, last 12 months0December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by GRSD Sewer Authority, last 12 months0December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from GRSD Sewer Authority's reports, last 12 months0December 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 (GRSD Sewer Authority)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.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.

Reported discharges per month

5 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

2 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add 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

89 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 88 reports that gave a volume as a number (1 did not).

1 of 89 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

2 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add 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

2 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add 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 52, 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