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Advancements in Combined Sewerage System Management
Citation:
FIELD, R. I. AND A. N. TAFURI. Advancements in Combined Sewerage System Management. Presented at The 6th International Conference on Urban Watershed Management and Lake Eco-system Protection and Resource Utilization/The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development of the Poyang Lake Region, Nanchang, CHINA, April 01 - 03, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
EPA National CSO Control Policy has nine minimum controls/long-term control plans: Maximization of flow to WWTP; Select CSO controls that will meet CWA requirements; Cost/performance considerations to demonstrate reasonable control alternatives; Maximization of WWF treatment at existing POTW treatment plants; Maximize use of existing system; Minimize new construction by operational and low-cost inline improvements in existing sewerage; Treatment by settling when storage tanks overflow; Design capacity function of diminishing returns on control vs. cost curve; and Size storage vs. treatment based on break-even economics.
