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Treatment plant bypass reported — City of Traverse City, Sep 17, 2026

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

Source: Michigan EGLE (MiEnviro CSO/SSO List) via EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List, record 3666912098724976272-3, reported Sep 18, 2026, 7:52 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:07 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: City of Traverse City (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MI0027481). Outlet: “Temporary UV Module - TCWWTP - 001a and the soil surrounding the UV module”. 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: “Boardman River”. Not linked to a mapped water. Ambiguous name.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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

Sep 17, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT

Ended

Sep 17, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Sep 18, 2026, 7:52 AM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 01:07 UTC

What and how much

Type

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“Partially Treated”

Volume

3,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“3000 Gallons”

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

Source and versions

Source

EGLE MiEnviro CSO/SSO List

Source record number

3666912098724976272-3

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "submissionId": "3666912098724976272",
  "submissionReferenceNumber": "HQR-NF6Q-785MX",
  "sectionNumber": 3,
  "submissionReceivedDate": "2026-09-18T07:52:31.9170000-04:00",
  "responsiblePartyName": "City of Traverse City",
  "siteName": "Traverse City WWTP",
  "permitNumber": "MI0027481",
  "countyDescription": "Grand Traverse",
  "countyId": "28",
  "reportStatusId": "COMPLETE",
  "reportStatusDescription": "Completed",
  "dischargeType": "Other Discharge,Partially Treated (Not disinfected) Effluent ,Other Discharge",
  "dischargeQuality": "Partially Treated,Partially Treated",
  "dischargeVolume": "3000.00000 Gallons",
  "dischargeVolumeNumeric": 3000,
  "eventStartDate": "2026-09-17T09:12:00.0000000-04:00",
  "eventEndDate": "2026-09-17T09:40:00.0000000-04:00",
  "featureNumber": "Temporary UV Module - TCWWTP",
  "featureDescription": "001a and the soil surrounding the UV module",
  "receivingWater": "Boardman River",
  "landImpacted": "Soil surrounding UV Module",
  "precipitationAmount": null,
  "precipitationType": "None,None",
  "reached_water": true
}