Notice of Platteville Wastewater Treatment Plant Overflow Event

PLATTEVILLE, WI (September 21, 2018) – The Platteville Wastewater Treatment Plant had an overflow event for approximately four hours from 1:35 AM to 5:35 AM on September 20, 2018.  Staff estimates an untreated overflow of approximately 120,000 gallons.  This was due to the extreme rain event of September 19 – 20 where over five (5) inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours. The Platteville Wastewater Treatment Plant normally treats 900,000 gallons per day and treated 2.7 million gallons of wastewater over the last 24 hours.  The last overflow event at the Platteville Wastewater Treatment Plant was in 2010.

For questions, please contact Utility Superintendent Irv Lupee at 608-778-4701.