A Happy Marriage? Leveraging Sewer System Evaluation Surveys and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination for Sewer and Drain Collection System Best Management

Wastewater and stormwater infrastructure nationwide is straining under the effects of age, population growth, funding constraints, and severe weather. This is particularly true in the Northeast, where 100-year-old sewer systems commonly remain in service. New England communities face substantial and increasing infrastructure challenges given the age of infrastructure. Integrated planning for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination and Sewer System Evaluation Surveys, use and leverage of available technology, and cautious and informed Green Infrastructure planning, communities can take significant steps to improve efficiency, maximize compliance and refine capital improvement programs to get the greatest benefit from limited funding.