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Lakewood Wastewater Authority

Sewer operator · Michigan · Lake Odessa

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)
MI0042978, 3112a-0884
Wastewater outlets
2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; no combined sewer outfall is listed · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Little Thornapple River
Tracked waters
Little Thornapple River, MI, Jordan Lake, MI, Woodland Creek, MI
Discharge records counted
97 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
171,505,345 gallons across the 95 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 Lakewood Wastewater Authority or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

Its public-notice channels

Source: Lakewood Wastewater 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 Lakewood Wastewater Authority, newest first
WhenReportStatus
Little Thornapple River · manhole southwest corner of property by railroad · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · mapongoing
to 5:45 AMLittle Thornapple River · wet well and ditch area along Bonanza Road · SSO · 30,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:59 AMJordan Lake · Driveway and grassy area by grit channel · SSO · 41,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:54 PMWoodland Creek · Manhole by Lift Station 11 - Manhole inside the fence at Lift Station 11 · SSO · 1,100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 2:20 AMWater not mapped · Manhole by Lift Station 11 - Manhole inside the fence at Lift Station 11 · SSO · 600 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:00 PMWater not mapped · Air Release Manhole - Air Release Manhole in ditch along Portland Rd. Small area along one side of the manhole. · SSO · 2 gallons report · noticeended
to 8:48 PMWater not mapped · Private Residence Address - Manhole behind Residence by the Railroad Tracks · SSO · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to 5:00 PMWater not mapped · SSO From Air Release on Twin City Foods Process Forcemain - Ground Around Manhole · SSO · 3 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:30 AMWater not mapped · Lift Station 11 - Air Release - Ground around manhole · SSO · 250 gallons report · noticeended
to 2:45 PMWater not mapped · Air release on Tupper Lake Road. - Area around manhole in Tupper Lake Road · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to 8:00 PMWater not mapped · Lift Station 11 - Forcemain Air Release - Ground around manhole · SSO · 10 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:29 PMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11 -5555 Woodland Road - Surface area around lift station and Woodland Creek · SSO · 50,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:09 PMWater not mapped · Lift Station 11 -5555 Woodland Road - Surface area around manhole next to lift station · SSO · 30 gallons report · noticeended
Water not mapped · Manhole at the WWTP - Manhole between the Headworks Building and the DAF Building · Bypass · 2,500 gallons report · noticeended
Water not mapped · Manhole at the WWTP - Manhole between the Headworks Building and the DAF Building · Bypass · 75 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:05 PMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11- [house number removed] Woodland Road - Surface area around the lift station and Woodland Creek · SSO · 30,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:20 PMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11 - [house number removed] Woodland Road. - surface area around lift station and Woodland Creek · SSO · 34,650 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:10 AMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11 - [house number removed] Woodland Road, Woodland MI. 48897 - Surface area around lift station and Woodland Creek · SSO · 32,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:30 AMWoodland Creek · Alley Behind [house number removed] N. Main St. Woodland MI. - Alley and small amount into storm drain. · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:26 PMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11 - [house number removed] Woodland Road, Woodland MI. 48897 - Woodland Creek · SSO · 38,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 3:45 AMWater not mapped · Manhole at the WWTP - Manhole Between the Headworks Building and the Daf Building · Bypass · 2,000 gallons report · noticeended
to 6:36 AMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11 [house number removed] Woodland Road, Woodland MI. 48897 - Land around lift station and Woodland Creek · SSO · 70,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:38 PMWater not mapped · On Huddle Road - 75 yards east of the Tupper Creek Crossing - Contractor broke the cleanout on the 12" forcemain · SSO · 44,250 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:22 PMWoodland Creek · Lift Station 11- [house number removed] Woodland Road, Woodland MI. 48897 - Woodland Creek · SSO · 59,400 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 2:00 PM“Tupper Creek” · Broken 12' Forcemain by [house number removed] Huddle Road - Pipe broke underground and entered Tupper Creek · SSO · 56,000 gallons report · noticeended

Sources: EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:07 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 (5 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2025 (1 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2023 (8 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2022 (8 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2021 (3 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2020 (12 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2019 (4 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2018 (6 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2017 (9 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2016 (3 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2015 (5 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2014 (6 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2013 (10 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2012 (1 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2011 (6 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2010 (2 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2008 (4 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2006 (1 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2005 (1 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority) · 2001 (2 from Lakewood Wastewater Authority)

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.
  • End not confirmed: to
    1 report: Little Thornapple River 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Little Thornapple River 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    2 reports: Jordan Lake 1, Little Thornapple River 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    2 reports: Jordan Lake 1, Little Thornapple River 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

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 Lakewood Wastewater Authority, last 12 months5December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by Lakewood Wastewater Authority, last 12 months3December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from Lakewood Wastewater Authority's reports, last 12 months172December 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 (Lakewood Wastewater Authority)3.9%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

22 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

97 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 95 reports that gave a volume as a number (2 did not).

2 of 97 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

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 54, 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