The EPA is proposing to clarify and expand permit requirements under the Clean Water Act for 19,000 municipal sanitary sewer systems to help reduce overflows.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to clarify and expand permit requirements under the Clean Water Act for 19,000 municipal sanitary sewer systems to help reduce overflows.
The requirements will help communities improve their sewer systems by requiring them to develop and implement new capacity, management, operation, and maintenance programs and public notification systems. The requirements are expected to result in fewer overflows, leading to healthier communities, fewer beach closures, and fish and shellfish that are safer to eat.