The amount of raw sewage discharged into public waters in Greater Cincinnati was higher than average last year, thanks to ...

(KNWA/KFTA) — The city of Fort Smith agrees in a 6-to-1 vote to pay $590,000 to the government for penalties against its consent decree with federal agencies involving sewer runoff. Fort Smith ...

Infiltration refers to groundwater entering sewer systems through cracks and leaks, while inflow is the direct entry of rainwater and surface runoff into the sewer system. Both processes can lead ...

In the early 2000's, Indiana and the Environmental Protection Agency determined that all combined sewer systems in ...

USEPA stormwater regulations require UMass Lowell to apply for and acquire a permit to manage stormwater runoff. University staff prepared a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) plan to address the ...

One of the proposed changes was to make sure homes were not sending storm sewer runoff into the sanitary sewer system and overflowing it. That sends the sewage to the river. Latest Local News ...

In this case, that exit is a manhole cover on an otherwise quiet side street. The storm runoff causes the sewer to geyser out of the manhole, pushing everything in its path out of the way.

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — The Town Board has adopted storm drain regulations intended to limit the amount of stormwater runoff that goes into the sewer treatment plant. The updated rules, which are ...