What is the City of Columbus doing about aging sewers and wet weather problems?
• Sanitary sewer I/I (inflow and infiltration) sewer studies have been conducted in various older neighborhoods and will continue in other areas. • Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) are normally identified as a result of the sewer studies. Solutions may include rehabilitating older sewers through trenchless technology such as cured-in-place-pipe, or sewer replacement or adding additional/larger sewers to increase capacity. • Capacity studies on the sewer system are ongoing to determine additional capacity needs. Two major plans in development are due to the Ohio EPA in July 2005, know as the System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan (SECAP) and the Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan (CSO LTCP). Additional CIPs will be prioritized pending the acceptance of those two plans. • Project Dry Basement – a backflow prevention program was developed as an individual household solution for homes affected by sewer backups related to the public system. To qualify for the program,
