On Friday, Feb. 8, the City of Portland experienced a sewage overflow into the Grand River, according to a press release from the Ionia County Health Department.

 

The Health Department has issued a Public Health Advisory recommending no body contact with the Grand River downstream of the City of Portland Wastewater Treatment Plant. Testing will take place when conditions allow.

 

Questions regarding the details of the overflow should be directed to F&V Operations at 616-588-2900.

 

Questions regarding the Public Health Advisory should be directed to the Ionia County Health Department.

 

For more information on E. coli in surface water, visit www.mi.gov/deqecoli.

 

For more information on sewage overflows in Michigan, visit:

https://miwaters.deq.state.mi.us/miwaters/external/overflow/list.

 

If your home has been flooded, visit https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/after.html