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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — City of Dearborn Heights, Wayne County Department of Public Services, Environmental Services Division, Oct 29, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · Michigan EGLE (MiEnviro CSO/SSO List)

Source: Michigan EGLE (MiEnviro CSO/SSO List) via EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List, record -8141416105933094780-4, reported Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 11:13 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: City of Dearborn Heights, Wayne County Department of Public Services, Environmental Services Division (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MI0051489). Outlet: not stated. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names no water. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Middle River Rouge, MI, Lower River Rouge, MI. Match basis: the operator's listed receiving water; the report itself does not name the water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Oct 29, 2026, 5:50 PM EDT

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-04 11:13 UTC

What and how much

Type

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

Status in the record

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“Raw Sewage”

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Michigan EGLE (MiEnviro CSO/SSO List)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Lower River Rouge: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 29, 2026, 5:50 PM EDT to Nov 5, 2026, 4:50 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• End not confirmed Lower River Rouge, Nov 5, 2026, 4:50 PM EST to Nov 28, 2026, 4:50 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown Lower River Rouge: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 28, 2026, 4:50 PM EST to Jan 27, 2027, 4:50 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)
• Discharge or advisory reported Middle River Rouge: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 29, 2026, 5:50 PM EDT to Nov 5, 2026, 4:50 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• End not confirmed Middle River Rouge, Nov 5, 2026, 4:50 PM EST to Nov 28, 2026, 4:50 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown Middle River Rouge: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 28, 2026, 4:50 PM EST to Jan 27, 2027, 4:50 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List

Source record number

-8141416105933094780-4

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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