Elk lick run sewage treatment

Description:Every year, approximately 14 billion gallons overflow from both sanitary-only sewers and storm and sanitary sewers, contaminating the watershed. As the end of the century neared, these sewers were converted to combined sewers. During this decade, residents experienced the negative effects of combined sewage systems and recognized the importance of separate sanitary and storm sewers. These negotiations resulted in the establishment of two Consent Decrees and the design and implementation of a natural infrastructure approach to bring the district back into Clean Water Act compliance. Instead, they approached the problem from the opposite direction, creating a holistic program called Project Groundwork that aims to improve water quality, public health and the entire community. The design calls for new storm sewers, bioswales, stream restoration, stormwater detention basins, bioinfiltration gardens and a mile-long constructed waterway.

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