Sturgis WWTP
70250 Treatment Plant Road, Sturgis, MI 49091 · Saint Joseph County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 1.14 MGD
- Design flow
- —
- NPDES permit
- MI0020451
- Administratively continued
- Permit expires
- October 2026
- Population served
- 11,517
- CWNS 2022
Sturgis WWTP is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Michigan treating an average of 1.14 million gallons per day, serving about 11,517 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit MI0020451 (administratively continued), which expires in October 2026, with 1 recorded violation in the last three years. EPA has recorded 2 formal enforcement actions naming the plant, the latest in February 1998.
Treatment technology
4 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Sturgis WWTP.
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 1
- Effluent violations
- 1
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
EPA enforcement history
Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Sturgis WWTP in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 2
- 0 since FY2020
- Penalties assessed
- $1,500
- all cases
- EPA inspections
- 0
- none on record
Latest case · Feb 1998
STURGIS, CITY OF
Administrative order · CWA, Sewage Sludge Disposal · Final Order With Penalty · Penalty $1,500
Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 05-1997-0187.
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Every action against Sturgis WWTP with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Capital improvement projects in Sturgis
Sturgis's capital improvement plan lists 45 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $27M starting 2025–2030. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Sturgis →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Capacity Upgrades (add'n 2000# BOD) | $7,225,000 | 2028–2029 |
| M66 Utitlities PHASE I - US12-Wade St. | $2,015,000 | 2025–2025 |
| New Wellfield | $2,000,000 | 2030–2030 |
| St. Joseph from N. Centerville to Nottawa | $1,670,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Lead Service Line Replacement | $1,650,000 | 2025–2030 |
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Key contacts
26 verified contacts for Sturgis WWTP, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Sturgis WWTP: frequently asked 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; facility record last updated March 9, 2025.
Wastewater terms: POTW · MGD · NPDES permit · Inflow and infiltration · Oxidation ditch · Anaerobic digester · all terms