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Muskegon County Board of Public Works

Sewer operator · Michigan · Muskegon

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)
MI0027391
Wastewater outlets
2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; no combined sewer outfall is listed · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
Muskegon River
Tracked waters
Muskegon River, MI, Unnamed tributary to Mosquito Creek, MI, Black Creek, MI
Discharge records counted
19 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
161,800 gallons across the 17 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 Muskegon County Board of Public Works or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

Its public-notice channels

Source: Muskegon County Board of Public Works'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.

Reports linked to Muskegon County Board of Public Works, newest first
WhenReportStatus
Water not mapped · SSO · volume not reported report · noticeongoing
Water not mapped · SSO · volume not reported report · noticeongoing
to 2:00 PMWater not mapped · Air Release Valve on Ensley Road, Egelston Twp, on Southeast Regional Force Main · SSO · 280 gallons in all ended
to 2:00 PMWater not mapped · Air Release Valve at intersection of Price and Sherman on Southeast Regional Force Main in Ravenna Township · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to Apr 19, 4:00 PMWater not mapped · Air Release Valve at intersection of Price and Sherman on Southeast Regional Force Main in Ravenna Township · SSO · 250 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:00 PMWater not mapped · Air Release Valve at intersection of Price and Sherman on Southeast Regional Force Main in Ravenna Township · SSO · 30 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:38 AMBlack Creek · [house number removed] S. Getty Street, Norton Shores, Michigan - From a manhole in the road at [house number removed] Getty Street. The manhole was access to a pig launching station for the force main coming from Pump Station Q, a sewage pumping station belonging to Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center. · SSO · 87,400 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 10:05 AMBlack Creek · Intersection of Getty and Overbrook, Norton Shores, MI - From an Air release valve on sewage force main · SSO · 25 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 AMWater not mapped · Guard Shack, former BC Cobb Power Plant; now Verplank Dock - Guard Shack, former BC Cobb Power Plant · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to Oct 12 ’21, 4:05 PMWater not mapped · Private Residence Address - in a persons yard in the City of Muskegon · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
to 3:08 PMWater not mapped · White Lake Pathway (trail) at approximately 43.40915221110049, -86.34947300934107, in Whitehall, MI - On the White Lake Pathway trail in Whitehall, Michigan. We have a force main along part of the trail. A leak occurred at an air-vac valve. · SSO · 3,200 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:30 PM“4 Mile Creek” · Muskegon Township on Quarterline Road, about 550 ft south of Marquette Avenue intersection - Muskegon Township in Muskegon County, in the road on Quarterline Road in front of Baker College, about 550 ft south of the intersection of Quarterline Road and Marquette Ave. · SSO · 200 gallons report · noticeended
to 9:30 AM“White Lake” · Montague, MI - Dowling Street in Montague, near border of Whitehall and Montague, in front of Dog N Suds, 4454, Dowling St., Montague MI 49437. This location is on the road that crosses White Lake, and White Lake is across the road. · SSO · 50,000 gallons in all ended
to 2:10 PM“4 Mile Creek” · Quarterline Road and Marquette Avenue, Muskegon Township, Michigan - On western edge of roadway in Quarterline Road,~100 yards south of Marquette Avenue. · SSO · 20,000 gallons report · noticeended
“None” · Intersection of Hall Road and Wilson Road in Egelston Township, Muskegon County - Street intersection · SSO · 15 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 (9 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works) · 2025 (1 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works) · 2023 (1 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works) · 2022 (1 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works) · 2021 (2 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works) · 2020 (4 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works) · 2019 (1 from Muskegon County Board of Public Works)

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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 Muskegon County Board of Public Works, last 12 months9December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by Muskegon County Board of Public Works, last 12 months13December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from Muskegon County Board of Public Works's reports, last 12 months427December 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 (Muskegon County Board of Public Works)8.9%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. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.

Reported discharges per month

12 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. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. 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

19 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 17 reports that gave a volume as a number (2 did not).

2 of 19 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. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. 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. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. 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 14, 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