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City of Holland

Sewer operator · Michigan · Holland

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)
MI0023108
Wastewater outlets
2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; no combined sewer outfall is listed · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Lake Macatawa
Tracked waters
Lake Macatawa, MI, Pine Creek, MI, Macatawa River, MI
Discharge records counted
52 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
7,078,030 gallons across the 52 records that give a volume

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 Holland or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

Its public-notice channels

Source: City of Holland'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

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

Reports linked to City of Holland, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 9:15 AMMacatawa River · Roof drain of Anaerobic Digester Complex Building - A roof drain for the Anaerobic Digester Complex building that discharges to drain ditch that discharges to the Macatawa River · Bypass · 50 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:30 PMWater not mapped · Azalea Ave Lift Station - Manhole in intersection of Azalea Ave and Hiawatha Dr · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:30 PMWater not mapped · Water Reclamation Facility East Plant - The east plant of the Water Reclamation Facility just north of the Anaerobic Digester Complex · Bypass · 100 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:20 PMMacatawa River · Lincoln Ave & Hedcor St - Force main break surfacing at the SE corner of Lincoln Ave & Hedcor St · SSO · 400 gallons report · notice · mapended
Water not mapped · Holland Area Water Reclamation Facility - onsite stormwater ditch located on treatment plant site. · Bypass · 75 gallons report · noticeended
to 5:00 PMWater not mapped · Water Reclamation Facility East Plant - Excavation of WAS lines at WRF East Plant. Contractor was cutting into lines to cap them. · Bypass · 100 gallons report · noticeended
to 9:45 AM“Maplewood Drain” · Private Residence Address - East 24th Street · SSO · 250 gallons report · noticeended
to 12:30 PMWater not mapped · Waverly Rd and E 48th St. - 2000 ft east and 1200 ft south of this intersection · SSO · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:30 AMWater not mapped · [house number removed] Grove Ave (Grove Lift Station · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to 9:08 AM“Maplewood Drain” · Private Residence Address - East 24th Street · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:35 PMWater not mapped · [house number removed] West 8th Street - Lift station · SSO · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to Sep 5 ’17, 12:00 AMWater not mapped · BPW Manhole #3778-Apartment complex on 48th St. - This sewer main only serves the apartment complex · SSO · 20 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:30 PMWater not mapped · Highland Ave Lift Station (Highland & Chicago Drive - Lift Station · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to 4:30 PMMacatawa River · Wastewater Treatment Plant · Bypass · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 10 ’15, 6:30 AMMacatawa River · Wastewater Treatment Plant · Bypass · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:30 AMMacatawa River · Wastewater Treatment Plant · Bypass · 100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:15 PMLake Macatawa · N. end of West End Dr · SSO · 9,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 AMWater not mapped · Private Residence Address · SSO · 15 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:00 PM“Maplewood Drain” · [house number removed] Fairbanks · SSO · 18,000 gallons report · noticeended
Macatawa River · Wastewater Treatment Plant · SSO · 75 gallons report · notice · mapended
“Tulip City Intercounty Drain” · [house number removed] E. 32nd St (near Production and 32nd) · SSO · 50,000 gallons report · noticeended
to Dec 12 ’11, 8:00 AMLake Macatawa · Wastewater Treatment Plant · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:15 AMMacatawa River · Wastewater Treatment Plant · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:00 PMWater not mapped · Wastewater Treatment Plant · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:30 PM“Unnamed tributary to Maplewood Drain” · Waverly Ave and Waverly Ct · SSO · 200 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: 2026 (1 from City of Holland) · 2025 (1 from City of Holland) · 2023 (1 from City of Holland) · 2021 (2 from City of Holland) · 2020 (1 from City of Holland) · 2018 (4 from City of Holland) · 2017 (3 from City of Holland) · 2015 (2 from City of Holland) · 2014 (1 from City of Holland) · 2013 (2 from City of Holland) · 2012 (3 from City of Holland) · 2011 (6 from City of Holland) · 2010 (3 from City of Holland) · 2009 (9 from City of Holland) · 2008 (4 from City of Holland) · 2007 (3 from City of Holland) · 2006 (1 from City of Holland) · 2004 (2 from City of Holland) · 2003 (1 from City of Holland) · 2001 (2 from City of Holland)

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 Holland, last 12 months2December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by City of Holland, last 12 months2December 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 Holland's reports, last 12 months1December 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 Holland)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

3 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

4 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

52 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 52 reports that gave a volume as a number.

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

4 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

4 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 31, 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