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CONVENTIONAL AND ADVANCED SEWER DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR DUAL PURPOSE FLOOD AND POLLUTION CONTROL. A PRELIMINARY CASE STUDY, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
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Kaufman, H. AND F. Lai. CONVENTIONAL AND ADVANCED SEWER DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR DUAL PURPOSE FLOOD AND POLLUTION CONTROL. A PRELIMINARY CASE STUDY, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-78/090.
Description:
Alternatives for pollution abatement from combined sewer overflows and stormwater discharges were evaluated. Separate storm and sanitary, conventional combined, and advanced combined systems with varying amounts of in-pipe and/or satellite storage and controlled flow routing were compared. Cost-effectiveness assuming a desired effluent quality and new sewer system was determined. The effects on pollution abatement and cost of changing various elements (collection system, interceptors, storage and treatment works) of the system were investigated. SWMM and STORM were employed to design sewers, analyze the quantity and quality of combined sewage and stormwater runoff, and analyze a continuous 12-year, real rainfall record. The overflow frequency, pollutants, and volume for 59 alternatives were determined.