Summary of SSO Subcommittee Activities

Between 1995 and 1999, the SSO Subcommittee held 12 meetings to discuss policy issues associated with SSOs.

At the SSO Subcommittee Meeting in October 1999 [PDF Format], the SSO Subcommittee supported basic principles expressed in documents addressing suggested NPDES permit requirements for:

• Capacity, management, operation and maintenance (CMOM) programs for municipal sanitary sewer collection systems;
• A prohibition on SSOs, which includes a closely circumscribed framework for raising a defense for unavoidable discharges;
• Reporting, public notification, and record-keeping requirements for municipal sanitary sewer collection systems and SSOs;

Additionally, the SSO Subcommittee unanimously supported a set of principles for municipal satellite collection systems and watershed management, although members did not develop detailed language addressing these topics.

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