HANCOCK — High winds led to the discharge of more than 900,000 gallons of wastewater into the Portage Lake Canal, though it should not pose a health risk, said Portage Lake Water and Sewage Authority Superintendent Zane McKenzie.

The 938,000-gallon discharge occurred in Hancock off of Navy Street Monday night and Tuesday morning. High winds created a surge that damaged the programmable logic controller, which regulates the pumps. It was offline from 6 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mckenzie said.

No remediation will be needed, discharge will go into the lake, McKenzie said. It is also occurring well before area beaches open for the summer.

The amount accounted for about a quarter of the plant’s daily flow, McKenzie said.

“It’s diluted because of the snow melt, which I guess is a plus,” he said.