What does the Consent Decree require us to do?
The Global Consent Decree calls for the following: • The design and construction of 24 projects aimed at reducing and eliminating combined sewer overflows • An update to MSD’s combined sewer overflow Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) by June 2006 • Enhanced operations programs to minimize overflows, respond to overflow reports and notify the public when they occur • $5.3 million investment in habitat improvements, stream bank stabilization, greenway development and brownfield remediation • Payment of $1.2 million in civil penalties to federal and state agencies • A comprehensive program to respond to water-in-basement complaints and prevent them from occurring • Development and implementation of a Capacity Assurance Program to ensure the sanitary sewer system has adequate capacity to prevent overflows • Construction of facilities to be complete by February 2022, unless the total program cost is expected to exceed $1.5 billion
