Traverse City WWTP
Traverse City, MI · Grand Traverse County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 4.33 MGD
- Design flow
- —
- NPDES permit
- MI0027481
- Effective
- Permit expires
- October 2029
- Population served
- 52,235
- CWNS 2022
Traverse City WWTP is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan treating an average of 4.33 million gallons per day, serving about 52,235 residents. Treatment on site includes biogas silos, biogas balloons. It discharges under NPDES permit MI0027481 (effective), which expires in October 2029, with 2 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 2
- Effluent violations
- 2
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Traverse City
Traverse City's capital improvement plan lists 36 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $49M starting 2024–2029. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Traverse City →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| East - West Transmission Main Upgrade | $9,630,000 | 2026–2029 |
| 2nd Membrane Replacement | $5,500,000 | 2025–2030 |
| Front St. Lift Station Upgrade | $3,680,000 | 2026–2027 |
| Aeration Basin /Aerating Equipment Upgrade | $3,000,000 | 2027–2028 |
| Electrical Gear Upgrades at WTP & Low Service | $2,865,000 | 2026–2027 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
35 verified contacts for Traverse City WWTP, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Traverse City WWTP, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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Cadillac · 36 mi away
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Charlevoix · 42 mi away
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Boyne City · 44 mi away
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Houghton Lake · 50 mi away
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Traverse City 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 September 11, 2026; facility record last updated April 4, 2025.