A Budget Meeting of the Board of County Road Commissioners, County of Bay, Michigan will be held Tuesday November 12, 2024 at 10:00am.
Notice Posting Budget Summaries 2025
A tap water sample was collected in August 2023 and tested for PFAS. No PFAS was detected in the sample. PFAS has never been detected in our water since sampling was started in 2018. More information about PFAS can be found at www.baycodws.org/water-testing/ .
The Bay Area Water System 2023 Water Quality Report is now available.
September 17, 2024 – Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Notification
At approximately 3:11 PM on September 17, 2024, a private homeowner experienced a SSO at a private residence on N. Huron Rd, Pinconning 48650. The Bay County Department of Water and Sewer was flushing a force main when they were notified that there was a SSO in a homeowner’s backyard. Department employees closed the valve on the discharge side of the homeowner’s grinder pump station preventing further overflow. The homeowner contacted the company that installed the system. It was determined that a failure of a check valve and piping belonging to the homeowner caused the SSO.
No surface waters were affected, and there is no perceived threat to public health and safety. The contracted company repaired/replaced the homeowners’ defective equipment and piping as well as arranged the clean up the approximately 390 gallons of SSO for proper disposal. The vast majority of the overflow was comprised of municipal water that was being used to flush the line.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy was contacted, and they recommended that the Bay County Department of Water and Sewer report this SSO, as the homeowner discharges into the Department’s collection system.
The Bay County Health Department was also notified.
March 25, 2024 – Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Notification
On March 22, 2024, the Bay County Department of Water and Sewer experienced a Sanitary Sewer Overflow just north of M-13 and Anderson Road in Fraser Township, MI. At 8:25am the Department got a call about water running from the ground along the west side of M-13 near 503 N. Huron Rd. By 9:10am Department employees confirmed that the discharge was sanitary sewage and cleanup began. Upstream industrial users were asked to cease discharge into the force main and Department staff began removing standing water from the site. The leak was caused by an old residential connection to the sewer, and repairs to the line were completed by 9pm that evening. It is unknown how long the force main was leaking before being discovered, but it is estimated that at least 3600 gallons of sanitary sewage overflowed, with some of it flowing via ditches to Gregory Drain. Both the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Bay County Health Department have been notified.
For any additional information regarding this event, please contact the Department of Water and Sewer at 989-684-3883 or email at helpdesk@baycodws.org.
March 20, 2024 – Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Notification
At approximately 12:25 PM on March 19, 2024, the Bay County Department of Water and Sewer experienced an SSO about a quarter mile south of M-13 and Erickson Road in Fraser Township, MI. Department employees had taken the 6” force main on the west side of M-13 out of service to flush it with municipal water as part of their regular preventative maintenance program.
During the flushing process, a cleanout attached to the force main thrust upward from the pressure, allowing approximately 9,000 gallons of water to overflow from the cleanout manhole and onto the ground over a 45-minute period. The vast majority of the overflow was comprised of municipal water that was being used to flush the line. No surface waters were affected, and there is no perceived threat to public health and safety. The force main cleanout has been repaired and all standing water from the overflow has been removed by the Department of Water and Sewer. Both the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Bay County Health Department were notified.
For any additional information regarding this event, please contact the Department of Water and Sewer at 989-684-3883 or email at helpdesk@baycodws.org.
The Bay County Department of Water and Sewer bi-weekly meeting with the governing body of the Bay County Board of Road Commissioners minutes are available below.
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Cross Connections – HydroCorp
ALL RESIDENCE ARE REQUIRED TO BE INSPECTED PER ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES & ENERGY (EGLE)
Bay County Department of Water and Sewer has partnered with HydroCorp for our cross connection program. The cross connection program is mandated by Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) to maintain safe and healthy potable water. The program requires HydroCorp on behalf of Bay County Department of Water and Sewer to perform plumbing inspections of all residences that have a connection to the public water supply. Thank you for your participation in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us through our website (www.baycodws.org).
