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01/07/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/07/2026 17:25

Treatment Plant Spill January 7, 2026

Equipment failure led to an estimated 150,000 gallons of wastewater spilling onto a patch of land at the Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility. No wastewater entered Lake Michigan or nearby rivers. The spill began on January 6 at around 11:25 PM and continued until 2:25 AM on January 7, 2026. The incident was reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR).

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