Michigan sewage discharges, March 2018
79 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Michigan dated in March 2018, newest first. Each record keeps the source's own times and wording.
Source: the agencies, sewer operators and EPA records named on each row and on the Sources page. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.
Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. 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. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to Mar 30 ’18, 10:15 AM | Wayne County Drainage Board · Trenton Channel · 001 Retention Treatment Basin outfall - [house number removed] Central Ave · CSO · 8.64 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 30 ’18, 3:54 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 50A WWTP Rouge River Outfall · Bypass · 70.7 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 30 ’18, 11:24 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · Detroit River · 049A Primary treatment outfall (with disinfection/dechlorination) @ the WWTP; authorized only when influent flows exceeds 930 MGD - @ the WWTP · CSO · 71.6 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:46 PM | City of Dearborn · River Rouge · 014 · CSO · 560,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:46 PM | City of Dearborn · River Rouge · 013 · CSO · 3.08 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:46 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 004 · CSO · 560,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:46 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 003 · CSO · 1.55 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:46 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 002 · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:46 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 001 · CSO · 310,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | City of Port Huron · Black River · 005 · CSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:32 PM | Cassopolis · “Unnamed Creek” · Peavine St Lift Station · SSO · 100 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Western Township Utility Authority · “None” · Michigan Ave. at Belleville Road. ARV 9B · SSO · 5 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 3:00 PM | City of Port Huron · Black River · 005 · CSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | Genesee Township · N of Pine View Estates MHP & S of Woodlawn Dr - blocked MH - vandalism · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 3:15 PM | City of Dearborn · River Rouge · 014 · CSO · 60,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:15 PM | City of Dearborn · River Rouge · 013 · CSO · 1.82 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:15 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 004 · CSO · 100,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:15 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 003 · CSO · 950,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:15 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 001 · CSO · 170,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:30 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 019 · CSO · 114,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 012 · CSO · 193,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:15 PM | City of Lansing · Red Cedar River · 032 · CSO · 14,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 034 · CSO · 800,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:15 PM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 022 · CSO · 640,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 017 · CSO · 122,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:45 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 021 · CSO · 68,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:45 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 015 · CSO · 313,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:45 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 009 · CSO · 151,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:15 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 011 · CSO · 30,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 024 · CSO · 319,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | City of Lansing · Red Cedar River · 026 · CSO · 78,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:15 PM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 016 · CSO · 116,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | City of Lansing · Grand River · 046 · CSO · 46,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:30 PM | Clinton River Water Resources Recovery Facility Drainage District · Private Residence Address - sanitary sewer manhole · SSO · 750 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 3:30 PM | Hillsdale · Manhole 1829 - Near McDonalds at [house number removed] Carleton · SSO · 250 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | City of Escanaba · “None” · State Fair Grounds - Paved lot. · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 30 ’18, 3:00 PM | MDMVA Camp Grayling · EQ-1 at Lagoon System - Lagoon outfall · SSO · 1.79 million gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 23 ’18, 9:00 AM | Northfield Township · End of S. Horseshoe Blvd off of Six Mile Rd - ground area · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | Meijer Lansing Distribution · “Hunter Drain” · [house number removed] Creyts Rd, Delta Twp, Lansing 48917 - plugged sewer resulting in discharge · SSO · volume not reported · notice | ended |
| to 10:15 PM | Kalamazoo · “State Ditch & Branch Drain” · Private Residence Address · SSO · 360 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 9:30 AM | City of Flint · Flint River · storm sewer on WWTP grounds - digested sludge · Bypass · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | Genesee County Drain Commissioner · PS at [house number removed] Stanley Rd, Mt Morris Twp (near I-75) - valve failure · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 20 ’18, 9:00 AM | Alpena · Dodge Drive near Island View Lift Station · SSO · 100 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 19 ’18, 1:00 AM | GRSD Sewer Authority · “Sawyer Creek” · LS #[house number removed] Sawyer Rd, Chikaming Twp. · SSO · 2,400 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 17 ’18, 7:00 AM | City of Flint · Flint River · Anaerobic Digester at WWTP - sludge spill · Bypass · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:27 AM | Lakewood Wastewater Authority · PS-#18 ([house number removed] Bonanza Rd) · SSO · 200 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Apr 2 ’18, 1:00 PM | Wayne · Lower River Rouge · Siphon downstream of old CSO Outfall L-34 - Inverted Siphon under river · SSO · 16 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 14 ’18, 12:30 AM | Grand Traverse County DPW · U.S. 31 N and Shore Rd. - Acme Township · SSO · 800 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:30 AM | City of Holland · [house number removed] Grove Ave (Grove Lift Station · SSO · 50 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 8 ’18, 7:26 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 50A WWTP Rouge River Outfall · Bypass · 30.8 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 8 ’18, 7:27 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · Detroit River · 049A Primary treatment outfall (with disinfection/dechlorination) @ the WWTP; authorized only when influent flows exceeds 930 MGD - @ the WWTP · CSO · 140.3 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:30 PM | Whitehall, City of · [house number removed] Warner Street · SSO · 30 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 5 ’18, 8:00 AM | Grant Township · Lake Superior · Lake Superior - lagoon failure escaped to Lake Superior shoreline · Bypass · 400,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 3 ’18, 2:00 PM | Leslie · Hunton Creek · [house number removed] Washburn St (Leslie WWTP) - overflowed splitter box to oxidation ditches · Bypass · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 3 ’18, 11:30 PM | Grosse Ile Township · Detroit River, Trenton Channel · [house number removed] West River Rd. EQ Basin · SSO · 158,119 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:58 PM | Milk River Intercounty Drain Drainage District · Milk River · 001 Retention Treatment Basin outfall - Milk River · CSO · 11.6 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 4 ’18, 2:00 AM | Wayne County · Lower River Rouge · 009 · CSO · 1.8 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 5 ’18, 6:35 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 109A Oakwood RTB - Oakwood RTB · CSO · 35.4 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 4 ’18, 1:47 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 107A Baby Creek - Baby Creek Screening & Disinfection Facility · CSO · 40 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:00 PM | City of Port Huron · Black River · 005 · CSO · 21,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 3 ’18, 1:00 PM | Lincoln Park · “Ecorse Creek” · Lincoln Park Retention basin · SSO · 7 million gallons · notice | ended |
| to Mar 3 ’18, 4:15 AM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 101A Hubbell/Southfield Retention Treatment Basin - east of Southfield Freeway, south of Michigan Ave., discharges to north bank of Rouge River · CSO · 128.3 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 8:30 AM | Chikaming Township · Lake Michigan · Manholes in Berrien Street between Oakwood and Red Arrow Hwy - Manholes in Berrien Street · SSO · 16,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 8:30 AM | Lake Charter Township · Lake Michigan · Private Residence Address - Clean-out in road ditch/ROW · SSO · 34,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 8:30 AM | New Buffalo Township · Galien River · Manhole near Red Arrow Hwy and Community Hall Rd · SSO · 16,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 5 ’18, 7:00 AM | Wayne County Dept of Public Services, Env Services Group · Trenton Channel · 001C Blended effluent · Blended · 160 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:26 PM | Wayne County Drainage Board · Trenton Channel · 002 Pine St. Pump Station - Pine, east of Jefferson Ave. · CSO · 996,300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 5 ’18, 12:36 PM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 50A WWTP Rouge River Outfall · Bypass · 798.9 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 5 ’18, 12:39 PM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · Detroit River · 049A Primary treatment outfall (with disinfection/dechlorination) @ the WWTP; authorized only when influent flows exceeds 930 MGD - @ the WWTP · CSO · 401.3 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 6 ’18, 11:40 AM | Wayne County Drainage Board · Trenton Channel · 001 Retention Treatment Basin outfall - [house number removed] Central Ave · CSO · 134.81 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:09 PM | Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) · River Rouge · 067 W. Parkway - I-96 @ Detroit River · CSO · 660,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:08 PM | City of St. Joseph · Saint Joseph River · 005 · CSO · 400,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 2:35 PM | City of Dearborn · River Rouge · 014 · CSO · 10.88 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 2:35 PM | City of Dearborn · River Rouge · 013 · CSO · 11.77 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 2:35 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 004 · CSO · 3.77 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 2:35 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 003 · CSO · 5.15 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 2:35 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 002 · CSO · 80,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Mar 2 ’18, 2:35 PM | City of Dearborn · Lower River Rouge · 001 · CSO · 1.52 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| GRSD Sewer Authority · Galien River · GRSD WWTP between secondary clerifiers and sand filters. - MH between seconday clerifiers and sand filters · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
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.