Village of Birch Run
Sewer operator · Michigan · Birch Run
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.
- Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
- MIG580358
- Wastewater outlets
- 2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; no combined sewer outfall is listed · List
- Waters listed as receiving wastewater
- Silver Creek
- Tracked waters
- Silver Creek, MI, Unnamed tributary to Silver Creek, MI
- Discharge records counted
- 0 records
- Total reported volume in these records
- No numeric volumes are available in these tracked records.
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 06:27 UTC.
Public notices and alerts
Pages where Village of Birch Run or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):
Its public-notice channels
- Health department page · Required by law
Testing results not read
MCL 324.3112a(3): "Each time a discharge to surface waters occurs under subsection (1), the person responsible for the sewer system shall test the affected waters for E. coli to assess the risk to the public health", with the results to the county health departments and the department (up to 10 tests; the health department may waive it)
- Health department page · Required by law
Health department notice not read
MCL 324.3112a(1): "the person responsible for the sewer system shall immediately, but not more than 24 hours after the discharge begins, notify the department; local health departments...; a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which a municipality notified pursuant to subsection (4) is located; and a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the discharge occurred or is occurring"
- News page · Required by law
Printed notice not read
MCL 324.3112a(1): "the person responsible for the sewer system shall immediately, but not more than 24 hours after the discharge begins, notify the department; local health departments...; a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which a municipality notified pursuant to subsection (4) is located; and a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the discharge occurred or is occurring"
Source: Village of Birch Run's public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records; DirtyWaterWatch register of public-notice channels and its page monitor.
Report a missing notice or error
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
- Outfall 001 · receiving water in the permit: Silver Creek · Silver Creek, MI · status not published
- Outfall SLD · Unnamed tributary to Silver Creek, MI · status not published
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
No reports are linked to this operator yet.
The last 90 days
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 06:27 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.