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Michigan sewage discharges, February 2020

20 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Michigan dated in February 2020, 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.

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. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Records in Michigan, February 2020, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 2:40 PMGenesee County Drain Commissioner · “None” · pilot project at primary treatment tank - Ground · Bypass · 205 gallons · noticeended
to 4:00 PMCedarfield MHC · Cedarfield MHC Carnation Lane Manhole - 25 Gallons of sewage flowed out of manhole due to root blockage in drain pipe · SSO · 25 gallons · noticeended
to 2:30 PMSun Communities · “Painterville Drain” · Private Residence Address - Manhole on west side of Lot 292 · SSO · 500 gallons · noticeended
to 12:00 PMLake Mitchell Sewer Authority · “None” · Grinder Pump Station 53A - Broken Discharge line on grinder pump station 53A · SSO · 600 gallons · noticeended
to 5:00 PMCity of Kalamazoo · “Portage Creek” · Manhole on West Cedar Street Kalamazoo, Michigan · SSO · 30 gallons · noticeended
to 1:15 AMHillshire Brands · “Unnamed drainage ditch” · Ditch to DeWitt Drain - Wet well within the Lift Station · Bypass · 9,000 gallons · noticeended
DTE Energy · “Elizabeth Park Canal” · Private Residence Address - Abandoned overflow pipe · SSO · 20 gallons · noticeended
to 2:30 PMCity of Grand Rapids · Plaster Creek · 6349 between manholes 6000 and 6003 - leaking pipe joint · SSO · 79,860 gallons · notice · mapended
to 8:30 PMVillage of Shelby · Manhole sill of roughly 100 gallons. · SSO · 100 gallons · noticeended
to Feb 21 ’20, 11:00 AMMeyer Township Sewer Authority · Little Cedar River · 001 Little Cedar River - small river, some ice coverage on the edges · Bypass · 8 million gallons · notice · mapended
to 12:00 PMOakland County Water Resources… · “none” · none - Manhole WLT087-141 backed up and the overflow went over the parking lot into a nearby catch basin and entered the storm sewer. · SSO · 80 gallons · noticeended
to 5:30 PMCity of Hillsdale BPU · “None” · Private Residence Address - Manhole in sidewalk at this address. · SSO · 200 gallons · noticeended
to 5:30 PMHillsdale Board of Public Utilities · Private Residence Address - Manhole in the sidewalk. · SSO · 200 gallons · noticeended
Knollwood Estates · “None” · Private Residence Address - [house number removed] Kistler Dr · SSO · 2 gallons · noticeended
to 1:30 PMGeneral Motors LLC · “Onsite east storm pond” · McClaughrey Drain - Outfall 001 via the McClaughrey Drain to the Lower Rouge River · SSO · 550 gallons · noticeended
to 11:00 AMCity of Morenci · “None” · Private Residence Address - Unknown - likely main failure · SSO · 2,500 gallons · noticeended
to 7:04 PMCity of Traverse City · Lake Michigan · Private Residence Address - Sanitary Sewer Manholes · SSO · 11,000 gallons · notice · mapended
to 8:30 PMVillage of Shelby · Overflow of a manhole near [house number removed] Sessions. · SSO · 300 gallons · noticeended
to 3:00 PMCity of Port Huron · Black River · 005 005 · CSO · 4,000 gallons · notice · mapended
to 1:00 PMCity of Onaway · N/a - sewer lift station · SSO · 1,000 gallons · 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.