Why Control Sanitary Sewer Overflows?
Sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) are releases of untreated sewage into the environment. They have always been illegal under the Clean Water Act, but EPA’s proposed SSO Control Rule will clarify the prohibition and provide a program for helping municipalities track and report activities undertaken to control SSOs. To view this factsheet visit http://www.epa.gov/npdes/sso/control/index.htm Other Information • Guide for Evaluating Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM) Programs at Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems This guide identifies some of the criteria used by EPA to evaluate a collection system’s management, operation, and maintenance (CMOM) program activities. The guide is intended for use by EPA and state inspectors as well as the regulated community–owners or operators of sewer systems collecting domestic sewage as well as consultants or other third-party evaluators or compliance assistance providers. Collection system owners or operators can review their own syst
