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Basement Flooding and Sewer Backup in Redford Township
Why does a Redford Township basement flood? The city and county records answer part of it.
Redford Township's typical response time is under 30 minutes. The on-call crew rolls out as soon as your call comes in.
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Redford Township Local Data
| Category | Verified statement | Read at |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer backups facts | The Township's own Water and Sewer Department runs the system. It maintains about 1,020,000 feet of water mains and 850,000 feet of sewer lines, one combined sewer overflow basin and nine combined sewer overflows. | Redford Township, Water & Sewer Department page - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| The sewer backups record | The department reads and services about 21,000 residential and commercial water meters. | Redford Township, Water & Sewer Department page - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Sewer backups in this city | A resident with a basement backup calls the Water Department at 313-387-2670 during business hours. After hours, the resident calls the Township Police Department, which calls out the water foreman. | Redford Township, FAQ: Water & Sewer - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Sewer backups snapshot | The Township asks for a written claim at 12200 Beech Daly within 45 days of finding the backup. | Redford Township, FAQ: Water & Sewer - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Sewer backups | The Township says a claim is viable only when the municipal sewer caused the problem. Trouble in the home plumbing or the private sewer lead stays with the owner. | Redford Township, FAQ: Water & Sewer - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Sewer backups: local record | Redford holds a permit for one Township-owned combined sewer outfall, 45A at Woodbine and Orangelawn. It can discharge diluted combined sewage into the Rouge River system in heavy rain. | Redford Township, CSO Public Notification Plan (updated June 29, 2026) - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| On sewer backups | Wayne County, not the Township, runs the Redford North CSO Basin and handles notice for the other combined outfalls in Redford. | Redford Township, CSO Public Notification Plan (updated June 29, 2026) - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Sewer backups notes | The Township must email state agencies within 4 hours of learning that outfall 45A is discharging. | Redford Township, CSO Public Notification Plan (updated June 29, 2026) - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Sewer backups details | A University of Michigan study lists a Wayne County-Redford CSO retention treatment basin with a median yearly discharge volume. The long-term figure (2005-2016) is 4.6 million gallons. | University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute, Metro Detroit CSO Basin Factsheets - fetched 2026-10-06 |
| Local flooding | On May 26, 2011, WWJ reported flood water at least four or five feet deep on Fenton Street at Midland in Redford Township. | Read in CBS Detroit (WWJ), Heavy Storms Flood Redford Township Neighborhood, published 2011-05-26 on 2026-10-06 |
| Flooding facts | One Fenton Street household reported more than a foot of water in its basement in the May 2011 storm. | Read in CBS Detroit (WWJ), Heavy Storms Flood Redford Township Neighborhood, published 2011-05-26 on 2026-10-06 |
| The flooding record | NOAA logged a flash flood at Redford on July 24, 2021 (event 975945). Rain of 1.75 to 2.5 inches closed several stretches of M-39 between Joy Road and Rotunda Drive. | Read in NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, Wayne County, Michigan event narratives on 2026-10-06 |
| Flooding in this city | NOAA logged a flood at Redford on July 16, 2021 (event 974690). Water covered all lanes of M-39 in both directions. | Read in NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, Wayne County, Michigan event narratives on 2026-10-06 |
| Flooding snapshot | County-level: after the June 26, 2021 flash flood NOAA noted moderate flooding on the Rouge River. Redford sits on Rouge tributaries. | Read in NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, Wayne County, Michigan event narratives on 2026-10-06 |
| Flooding | County-level: on August 11, 2014, 4 to 6 inches of rain fell over 4 hours across Wayne, southern Oakland and Macomb counties, per NWS Detroit. | Read in NWS Detroit/Pontiac, August 11, 2014 Historic Rainfall on 2026-10-06 |
| Flooding: local record | Lola Valley Park in Redford Township sits on a tributary of the Upper Branch of the Rouge River. | Read in Alliance of Rouge Communities, Lola Valley Park restoration project on 2026-10-06 |
| On flooding | Ashcroft Creek, a Rouge branch, crosses the southeast corner of the township for about half a mile. | Read in Wikipedia, Redford, Michigan on 2026-10-06 |
| Flooding notes | Tarabusi Creek, part of the Bell Branch of the Rouge, runs through Western Golf Club and Bell Creek Park in Redford. | Read in Wikipedia, Redford, Michigan on 2026-10-06 |
Questions people ask
What facts exist on sewer backups for Redford Township?
The Township's own Water and Sewer Department runs the system. It maintains about 1,020,000 feet of water mains and 850,000 feet of sewer lines, one combined sewer overflow basin and nine combined sewer overflows.
What facts exist on flooding for Redford Township?
On May 26, 2011, WWJ reported flood water at least four or five feet deep on Fenton Street at Midland in Redford Township.
Water in a Redford Township basement?
Call (313) 855-3932, 24/7.
Redford Township's typical response time is under 30 minutes. The on-call crew rolls out as soon as your call comes in.
The estimate, on-site, is free every time.
Our written guarantee applies to every job: we fix it, we don't refund it.