Wastewater Plant Discharge

CITY OF FLINT UTILITIES / WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION

April 14, 2023, 4:00 a.m. Sanitary Sewage Discharge

Starting on April 1, 2023 at 1:50 a.m. and ending April 14 at 4 a.m., the Flint Water Pollution Control Facility discharged wet weather flows, consisting of a mixture of stormwater and partially treated sewage, from its Wastewater Treatment Plant. This discharge was due to excessive wet weather flows, which exceeded the plant’s capacity for full secondary treatment of sewage. The Wastewater Treatment Plant has a Retention and Treatment Basin to contain excess flows, but it must discharge its disinfected wastewater into the Flint River whenever its capacity and the plant’s treatment capacity are exceeded.

As a precautionary measure required by law, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Genesee County Health Department have been notified, as well as officials of the City of Flint, Flint Township, and Flushing.