The Mission of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is to exceed our customers' expectations through the innovative treatment and transmission of water and wastewater, and the provision of services that promote healthy communities and economic growth.
Electronic Check Transfer Option Now Available Using MyDWSD Online Billpay
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is pleased to announce that customers may now pay account balances by using Automated Clearing House (ACH) electronic check transfers. For more information, customers should access their accounts online, or call Customer Service at (313) 267-8000.
• New Puritan Outfall Hearing Notice and Fact Sheet
• New Career Opportunities: Human Resources Technician, Corporation Counsel.
• Matthew Schenk joins DWSD as new COO.
• Detroit Company Ordered To Cease Discharge Into Sewer.
• Board of Water Commissioners' Suspension and Debarment Policy.
• Effective March 1, 2012 - Revised DWSD Landlord-Tenant Agreement.

DWSD has teamed up with DTE Energy to help educate Detroit customers on how to use
electricity and water wisely. Click here for details.
Detroit residents are required by state law to disconnect downspouts leading to the sanitary sewer system. This is a requirement of all Michigan cities. Water from downspouts connected to the sewer system can overload the sewer system and can pollute our rivers and cause basement flooding.
For more information on our downspout disconnection program, click here.
This website contains several types of document files, including PDF and DWG files. You will need a PDF Reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, to view the PDF files. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
DWG files also require a viewer, such as DWGSee or Autodesk DWG TrueView. Click here to download DWGSee or click here to download Autodesk DWG TrueView.
All treatment plants are operating at normal levels. To view the latest daily pumpage sheet, click here.
Look through the DWSD Pumpage Data Archive by clicking here.
• DWSD Board of Water Commissioners' Special Meeting and Workshop: May 9, 2012 - 1:00pm.
• DWSD Board of Water Commissioners' Meeting: May 23, 2012 - 2:00pm.
All BOWC Meetings take place in the 5th Floor Board Room of the Water Board Building, 735 Randolph in Downtown Detroit.
Click here for agendas and approved meeting minutes