Abstract |
The report contains the results of a detailed engineering investigation and comprehensive technical study to evaluate the pollutional effects from combined sewer overflows on the Sandusky River at Bucyrus, Ohio and to evaluate the benefits, economics and feasibility of alternate plans for pollution abatement from the combined sewer overflows. The City of Bucyrus is located near the upper end of the Sandusky River Basin which is tributary to Lake Erie. Bucyrus has an incorporated area of about 2,340 acres, a population of 13,000, and a combined sewer system with an average dry weather wastewater flow of 2.2 million gallons per day. A year long detailed sampling and laboratory analysis program was conducted on the combined sewer overflows in which the overflows were measured and sampled at 3 locations comprising 64% of the City's sewered area and the river flow was measured and sampled above and below Bucyrus. (Author) |