Sanitary Sewer Discharge

CITY OF FLINT UTILITIES / WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION

August 24, 4:00 a.m. through August 25, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. Sanitary Sewer Discharge

The Flint Water Pollution Control Facility discharged wet weather flows, consisting of a mixture of storm water and sewage, from its Third Ave. Pumping Station to the Flint River. This discharge is due to excessive wet weather flows, which exceeded the plant’s capacity for full treatment of the rain water and sewage. The Wastewater Treatment Plant has been undergoing major construction upgrades and its capacity is currently limited by the need to take some of the process equipment out of service during this construction. This forced limiting the flow through the plant which caused the discharge at the Third Ave. pumping station.