Industrial users of Traverse City WWTP
Traverse City, Michigan · 15 industrial users on record · 10 sampled for PFAS · 5 above 12 ng/L PFOS
In short
Traverse City WWTP in Traverse City treats 4.33 MGD and receives process wastewater from 15 industrial users on record in its pretreatment programme, led by automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing (6) and food and beverage (2). 10 of them have been sampled for PFAS (14 samples, 2023–2024); 5 had a sample with PFOS above the 12 ng/L screening level.
PFAS sampling of the plant's industrial users
- Users sampled
- 10
- of 15 on record
- Above 12 ng/L PFOS
- 5
- 7 of 14 PFOS samples
- Highest PFOS sample
- 290 ng/L
- Beacon Recycling Traverse City
- Latest sample
- May 2024
- 14 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 15 industrial users
| # | Industrial user | Industry | Type | Highest PFOS | Latest PFOS | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beacon Recycling Traverse City · Traverse City | Landfills and waste management | — | 290 ng/L24× · Mar 2024 | 290 ng/LMar 2024 | 1 |
| 2 | United States Coast Guard Air Station / USCG Commingled With Flow From Upstream (SAN-MH04) & (SAN-MH05) · Traverse City | Automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing | — | 34 ng/L2.8× · May 2024 | 4.1 ng/LMay 2024 | 4 |
| 3 | East Bay 1 Lift Station (Indian Trail LS) · Traverse City | Water, sewer and power utilities | — | 28 ng/L2.3× · May 2024 | 28 ng/LMay 2024 | 1 |
| 4 | Grand Traverse Container · Traverse City | Automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing | — | 15 ng/LMay 2024 | 15 ng/LMay 2024 | 1 |
| 5 | TVC (Cherry Capital Airport) · Traverse City | Airports and military sites | — | 13 ng/LMay 2024 | 13 ng/LMay 2024 | 1 |
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Or let Klarifi Plus run the outreach for you →Industrial users discharging to Traverse City WWTP, ordered by their highest PFOS sample; the first 5 of 15. 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 |
|---|---|
| Automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing | 6 |
| Food and beverage | 2 |
| Water, sewer and power utilities | 2 |
| Airports and military sites | 1 |
| Contaminated sites and remediation | 1 |
| Landfills and waste management | 1 |
The largest groups, from each user's NAICS code.
Industrial users of Traverse City 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 September 18, 2026.
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.