Industrial users of Ycua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ypsilanti, Michigan · 22 industrial users on record · 5 sampled for PFAS · 3 above 12 ng/L PFOS
In short
Ycua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ypsilanti treats 23.05 MGD and receives process wastewater from 22 industrial users on record in its pretreatment programme, led by metal finishing and plating (7) and other industries (4). 3 are categorical users under federal pretreatment standards. 5 of them have been sampled for PFAS (20 samples, 2023–2024); 3 had a sample with PFOS above the 12 ng/L screening level.
PFAS sampling of the plant's industrial users
- Users sampled
- 5
- of 22 on record
- Above 12 ng/L PFOS
- 3
- 15 of 20 PFOS samples
- Highest PFOS sample
- 3,000 ng/L
- Sauk Trail Hills Development
- Latest sample
- Mar 2024
- 20 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 22 industrial users
| # | Industrial user | Industry | Type | Highest PFOS | Latest PFOS | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauk Trail Hills Development · Canton | Landfills and waste management | Significant | 3,000 ng/L250× · Aug 2023 | 2,400 ng/LMar 2024 | 6 |
| 2 | Arbor Hills Landfill (GFL) · Northville | Landfills and waste management | Significant | 1,100 ng/L92× · Sep 2023 | 900 ng/LFeb 2024 | 5 |
| 3 | Marsh Plating Corporation · Ypsilanti | Metal finishing and plating | Categorical | 260 ng/L22× · Sep 2023 | 16 ng/LMar 2024 | 4 |
| 4 | F/K/A American Waste Technologies · Belleville | Other industries | Categorical | 4 ng/LJun 2023 | 2 ng/LMar 2024 | 4 |
| 5 | Integrated Sensing System · Ypsilanti | Other industries | Significant | 3.5 ng/LMar 2023 | 3.5 ng/LMar 2023 | 1 |
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Or let Klarifi Plus run the outreach for you →Industrial users discharging to Ycua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, ordered by their highest PFOS sample; the first 5 of 22. 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 |
|---|---|
| Metal finishing and plating | 7 |
| Other industries | 4 |
| Chemicals, plastics and petroleum | 3 |
| Automotive, metal and equipment manufacturing | 2 |
| Landfills and waste management | 2 |
| Water, sewer and power utilities | 2 |
The largest groups, from each user's NAICS code.
Industrial users of Ycua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant: 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.