Water Pollution Control Division press release 1-18-2022

CITY OF FLINT UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION

For Immediate Release

SUBJECT: WASTEWATER PLANT DISCHARGE

On 1/13/22, at approximately 2:00 p.m., until 1/14/22, at 3:45 p.m., the City of Flint Water Pollution Control Facility lost  its chlorine disinfection for the final effluent discharged to the Flint River. The chlorination system had to be shut down due to a broken non-potable process water line used in the disinfection system. The water discharged received full wastewater treatment with the exception of the chlorination.

Notification of the water sample test results will be made by postings on the State of Michigan
website.

Jeanette Best, WPC Supervisor

City of Flint Water Pollution Control Facility