Follow-up Sampling and Investigation

When the E. coli result from a drain is greater than 3,000 colonies/100 ml, the drain is posted on a "priority list" and follow-up investigations will be carried out. These investigations may include sampling or televising a sewer to locate the source of the suspicious discharge. The Macomb County Public Works Office and the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office will perform investigations in drains under their respective jurisdictions. However, when follow-up investigations lead to other, non-county drains, the Bear Creek team will refer the matters to the owners of those facilities, such as the local communities, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and county road commissions.

Once the source of an illicit discharge is tracked back to a specific residence or commercial/industrial building, dye-testing will be performed to verify the source of the illicit connection.

The results from this task will be updated as new information becomes available.


Click on an outfall ID on the map below for individual results for depth of flow (inches), conductivity (µS/cm), temperature (°C), ammonia (ppm), surfactants (ppm) and E. coli (colonies/100ml).

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Outfall ID: 786a-5

Date: 10/18/00

Diameter: 24

Depth of flow: 0.25

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,167

Temp: 17.3

Ammonia: 0.3

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 17,329

Outfall ID: 786a-2

Date: 10/18/00

Diameter: 24

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,080

Temp: 18.1

Ammonia: 1.0

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E. coli: 19,863

Outfall ID: 786-6

Date: 10/18/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,601

Temp: 17.3

Ammonia: 0.4

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 5,794

Outfall ID: 625-13

Date: 11/02/00

Diameter: 134

Depth of flow: 0.05

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,240

Temp: 15.0

Ammonia: 0.4

Surfactants: green

E. coli: 24,192

Outfall ID: 625-13LAT

Date: 10/31/00

Diameter: 27

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

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E. coli: 41

Outfall ID: 786-3

Date: 10/18/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 788

Temp: 18.2

Ammonia: 0.2

Surfactants: 0.00

E. coli: 9,804

Outfall ID: 32BW015

Date: 10/18/00

Diameter: 84

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,726

Temp: 17.0

Ammonia: 0.3

Surfactants: 0.50

E. coli: 1,640

Outfall ID: 625-12

Date: 11/02/00

Diameter: 134

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,150

Temp: 14.5

Ammonia: 0.4

Surfactants: 0.50

E. coli: 14,136



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Outfall ID: 625-10

Date: 11/02/00

Diameter: 134

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,060

Temp: 16.1

Ammonia: 0.1

Surfactants: green

E. coli: 9,804

Outfall ID: 786-8

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,981

Temp: 16.2

Ammonia: 0.3

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 650

Outfall ID: 786-7

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,947

Temp: 16.4

Ammonia: 0.4

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 331

Outfall ID: 786-5

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 0

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,680

Temp: 15.5

Ammonia: 0.3

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 816

Outfall ID: 786-4

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 0.05

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,694

Temp: 15.7

Ammonia: 0.3

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E. coli: 833

Outfall ID: 786-11

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 66

Depth of flow: 0

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,911

Temp: 15.6

Ammonia: 0.2

Surfactants: 0.50

E. coli: 6,131

Outfall ID: 625-9

Date: 10/12/00

Diameter: 134

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,732

Temp: 18.7

Ammonia: 0.3

Surfactants: 0.50

E. coli: 3,654

Outfall ID: 625-11

Date: 10/12/00

Diameter: 134

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,010

Temp: 19.3

Ammonia: 2.0

Surfactants: 1.50

E. coli: 1,669

Outfall ID: 625-8

Date: 10/03/00

Diameter: 132

Depth of flow: 3

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,430

Temp: 21.9

Ammonia: 0.4

Surfactants: 0.75

E. coli: 19,863

Outfall ID: 023-A

Date: 10/09/00

Diameter: 84

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E. coli: 241,920

Outfall ID: 023-B

Date: 10/09/00

Diameter: 84

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E. coli: 57,940

Outfall ID: 023-C

Date: 10/09/00

Diameter: 84

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E. coli: 1,080

Outfall ID: 023-D

Date: 10/09/00

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E. coli: 41

Outfall ID: 023-G

Date: 10/09/00

Diameter: 84

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E. coli: 410

Outfall ID: 023-H

Date: 10/09/00

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E. coli: 24,192

Outfall ID: 023-J

Date: 10/09/00

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Outfall ID: 023-K

Date: 10/09/00

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Outfall ID: 023-E

Date: 10/09/00

Diameter: 84

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E. coli: 1,550

Outfall ID: 023-F

Date: 10/09/00

Diameter: 84

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E. coli: 8,820

Outfall ID: 023-1

Date: 9/26/00

Diameter: 84

Depth of flow: 6

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,430

Temp: 18.8

Ammonia: 0.8

Surfactants: 0.75

E. coli: 24,192

Outfall ID: 625-7

Date: 9/18/00

Diameter: 11

Depth of flow: 2

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity:

Temp: 23.5

Ammonia: 0.6

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 12,996

Outfall ID: 661-12

Date: 9/19/00

Diameter: 108

Depth of flow: 3

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity:

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Ammonia: 0.6

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 72

Outfall ID: 661-21

Date: 9/19/00

Diameter: 84

Depth of flow: 2

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity:

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Ammonia: 0.2

Surfactants: 1.75

E. coli: 128

Outfall ID: 661-25

Date: 9/19/00

Diameter: 66

Depth of flow: 3

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity:

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Ammonia: 0.4

Surfactants: 0.75

E. coli: 906

Outfall ID: 786-15

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 66

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 1,468

Temp: 14.8

Ammonia: 1.0

Surfactants: 2.00

E. coli: 771

Outfall ID: 786-J5

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 66

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,760

Temp: 14.9

Ammonia: 5.0

Surfactants: green

E. coli: 1,553

Outfall ID: 786-J2

Date: 10/19/00

Diameter: 66

Depth of flow: 0.1

Odor: none

Color: none

Conductivity: 2,080

Temp: 14.9

Ammonia: 0.6

Surfactants: 0.25

E. coli: 259