Utilities Department - Sewer Emergencies and Alarms

Save yourself some money and call us first if you have slow moving or blocked drains.

 Please call 1-810-217-6085 immediately for service. Technicians are on-call 24 hours a day so there is no need to wait until business hours to call.

Please provide the Technician with your name, address, and telephone number with a detailed explanation of the nature of the problem.

What to do if the Grinder Pump alarm sounds
    *Information Sheet - click here to view

If there is a problem with the grinder pump station it will alert the Control Panel mounted on the side of your home. The control panel is gray or black with a red light located on top. The alarm will make an audible noise and the red light will come on. In order to silence the alarm you may press the reset button on the bottom of the panel. However, this DOES NOT fix the problem with the grinder pump station or sewer connection.

Discontinue water use until a DPW Technician has responded to your emergency and can diagnose and repair the problem.

SEWER BACK-UP INFORMATION AND CLAIMS

If you experience a sewer back-up you will need to contact the Township and follow the directions below if you wish to file a claim. Public Act 170 of 1964, as amended by Public Act 222 of 2001, requires that if you are seeking compensation for property damage, you must show that the sewage disposal system had a defect; than an appropriate government agency knew, or reasonably should have known, about the defect; that the defect was not remedied by the government agency in a reasonable time; that the property damage resulted because of the defect; and that you own and have related the true value of the damaged personal property.
 
You are also required to comply with the notice requirements of the Act if you are seeking to make a claim against Hamburg Township.  Verbal notification of a sewage backup or overflow event resulting in damage to personal property should be made to the Township within thirty (30) days of discovery.   Any claim you make must be made in writing within forty-five (45) days after the date the damage was discovered.  The written notice must contain your name, address, telephone number, the address of the affected property, the date of discovery of any property damages, and a brief description of the claim. 

 
Please use the following forms to report your claim:

1.   Notice of Claim form.

2.  Inventory of Damages form.

3.  Policies and Procedures for Back-Up Claims.

All other sewer related questions should be directed to the Utilities Coordinator, Brittany K. Campbell at (810) 231-1000 Ext. 210 or via email at bcampbell@hamburg.mi.us. 



MAILING ADDRESS

10405 Merrill Road
P.O. Box 157
Hamburg, Michigan 48139 USA
Phone: 810.231.1000
Fax: 810.231.4295

Business Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday

PHYSICAL ADDRESS 
(FOR SHIPPING PACKAGES 
AND DELIVERIES
TO THE TOWNSHIP):

10405 Merrill Road
Whitmore Lake, Michigan
48189 USA

PHYSICAL ADDRESS 
(FOR SHIPPING SEWER
GRINDER PUMPS:

HAMBURG TOWNSHIP
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

6400 East M-36
Hamburg, MI 48139
Plant Phone: 810-231-8158
Plant Fax: 810-231-4295


SEND ALL WWTP MAIL TO: 
Hamburg Township DPW
10405 Merrill Road
P.O. Box 157
Hamburg, MI. 48139

STAFF:

TONY RANDAZZO
Director of Technical Services
E-mail: trandazzo@hamburg.mi.us 
Phone: 810-231-1000
Ext. 214
Direct Phone Line:
810-222-1191

BRITTANY K. CAMPBELL
Utilities Coordinator
For Hamburg Township
E-mail: bcampbell@hamburg.mi.us 
Phone: 810-231-1000
Ext. 210
Direct Phone Line:
810-222-1193

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