Treatment Facility Overflow in Sister Bay

The Sister Bay treatment facility experienced an overflow that began Monday October 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at the Village of Sister Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant, 2124 Autumn Court in the Village of Sister Bay.

A private septage hauler was discharging holding tank waste into the pretreatment septage receiving area; the hauler was not attending the hose while discharging. The hose came out of the receiving hole and discharged an estimated amount of less than 1,000 gallons of holding tank waste onto the pavement. The Utilities Operators were notified of the discharge by the hauler at 1:01 p.m. Operators responded to the scene of the discharge by 1:10 p.m. to start spill remediation.

The overflow was contained to the treatment facility grounds and is not a risk to the public. The Village of Sister Bay will continue to thoroughly maintain its operations. Haulers have been reminded by the Utilities Director to attend to any active discharge of waste at the treatment facility.