Industrial users of Battle Creek WWTP
Battle Creek, Michigan · 11 industrial users on record · 2 sampled for PFAS · 0 above 12 ng/L PFOS
In short
Battle Creek WWTP in Battle Creek treats 7.58 MGD and receives process wastewater from 11 industrial users on record in its pretreatment programme, led by food and beverage (3) and automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing (2). 2 are categorical users under federal pretreatment standards. 2 of them have been sampled for PFAS (4 samples, 2023–2024); none had a sample with PFOS above the 12 ng/L screening level.
PFAS sampling of the plant's industrial users
- Users sampled
- 2
- of 11 on record
- Above 12 ng/L PFOS
- 0
- 0 of 4 PFOS samples
- Highest PFOS sample
- 11 ng/L
- Rock-Tenn Co
- Latest sample
- Apr 2024
- 4 samples in all
12 ng/L is Michigan’s surface water quality value for PFOS and the screening criterion of the initiative; 170 ng/L is the value for PFOA since July 2022. Both apply to what a treatment plant discharges to a river or lake, not to what a factory sends to the sewer. An industrial user above the level has not broken a limit: it is a source the receiving plant has to follow up with sampling, a reduction plan or pretreatment.
5 of 11 industrial users
| # | Industrial user | Industry | Type | Highest PFOS | Latest PFOS | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock-Tenn Co · Battle Creek | Paper and packaging | Categorical | 11 ng/LApr 2024 | 11 ng/LApr 2024 | 3 |
| 2 | Adient · Battle Creek | Automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing | Significant | 1.1 ng/LApr 2024 | 1.1 ng/LApr 2024 | 1 |
| 3 | Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Battle Creek | Hospitals and public institutions | Significant | not sampled | — | — |
| 4 | Bowers Aluminum Company · Battle Creek | Metal finishing and plating | Categorical | not sampled | — | — |
| 5 | Bronson Battle Creek Hospital · Battle Creek | Hospitals and public institutions | — | not sampled | — | — |
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Or let Klarifi Plus run the outreach for you →Industrial users discharging to Battle Creek WWTP, ordered by their highest PFOS sample; the first 5 of 11. Source: PFAS sampling reports that treatment plants file with EGLE under the IPP PFAS Initiative (MiEnviro Portal), extracted by Klarifi.
Industrial users by industry
| Industry | Industrial users |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | 3 |
| Automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing | 2 |
| Hospitals and public institutions | 2 |
| Laundries | 1 |
| Metal finishing and plating | 1 |
| Other industries | 1 |
The largest groups, from each user's NAICS code.
Industrial users of Battle Creek WWTP: questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 26, 2026.
Wastewater terms: Significant industrial user · Biosolids · POTW · NPDES permit · Tertiary treatment · WWTP · all terms
Industrial users: PFAS sampling reports that treatment plants file with EGLE under the IPP PFAS Initiative (MiEnviro Portal), extracted by Klarifi. Values are as reported by the receiving plant; a value shared by several compounds in one sample is read as the laboratory’s reporting limit and not counted as a detection. Spotted an error? Tell us and we correct it.