On April 5, 2023 Midland’s wastewater collection system experienced an overflow of 1640.4 cubic meters of highly diluted sewage due to excessive rainfall and snowmelt. All regulatory reporting requirements have been met.
Please note that the overflow waters received basic disinfection and dichlorination. See the Sewage Overflows page to view the Emergency Overflow Report dated April 6, 2023 and learn more about why overflows happen and how we manage them.