MANITOU BEACH-DEVILS LAKE, Mich. — Lenawee County residents and visitors to Devils Lake can now make physical contact with the water after the Lenawee County Health Department lifted a health advisory on Thursday.
The health department placed the advisory on the lake Monday due to sewage discharge. The leak causing the discharge was eliminated on Tuesday and based on results from subsequent water testing, the health department lifted the advisory.
The lake was subject to discharge from the Rollin Woodstock Sanitary Drain Drainage District sewage collection and treatment system, the health department said.
The discharge originated from a building just north of the lake, according to the press release.
In a statement Tuesday, the Lenawee County Health Department said the leak occurred during a project to upgrade and replace 18 lift stations in the area. During a bypass pumping operation, a sewer main backed up and began leaking from around a manhole cover and into the lake.
Those seeking more information are asked to contact the health department at 517-264-5213 or ehdesk@lenawee.mi.us.
Devils Lake, a popular location for recreational water activities during warm weather, is about an hour northwest of Toledo.
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