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METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT AND ABATEMENT OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS. A CASE STUDY OF ONONDAGA LAKE, NEW YORK
Citation:
Moffa, P., J. Byron, S. Freedman, J. Karanik, AND R. Ott. METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT AND ABATEMENT OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS. A CASE STUDY OF ONONDAGA LAKE, NEW YORK. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/8-80/048.
Description:
A general methodology is presented for the evaluation of the impact and abatement of combined sewer overflows on receiving waters. It was developed from experience with Onondaga Lake, an urban lake in central New York that receives combined sewer overflows from the City of Syracuse via three tributary streams. Field measurements were made of representative combined sewer overflows and the receiving water for the purpose of developing individual mathematical models. These models were employed to project the magnitude of pollutant load from a combined sewer system for different storm conditions and the associated receiving water impact, respectively. The results of these two models can be combined to express the abatement cost to achieve different water quality standards.