HUNTING FOR WASTEWATER IN A D.C. STORM SEWER

Barry Lucas; Sharon L. Cole; John F. Cassidy

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HUNTING FOR WASTEWATER IN A D.C. STORM SEWER

Abstract

Residents living along Mill Creek in Washington D.C. reported nuisance odors and evidence of pollution in Mill Creek. The residents attributed these problems to contamination of the creek by sanitary wastewater discharges to a storm sewer. This paper describes the investigations conducted by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority to identify whether sanitary discharges were occurring and to address residents' expectations on the nature of urban runoff.

Residents living along Mill Creek in Washington D.C. reported nuisance odors and evidence of pollution in Mill Creek. The residents attributed these problems to contamination of the creek by sanitary wastewater discharges to a storm sewer. This paper describes the investigations conducted by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority to identify whether sanitary discharges were occurring and to address...

Author(s)

Barry LucasSharon L. ColeJohn F. Cassidy

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

SubjectSession 8: Stormwater Management: Innovative Approaches to NPDES Stormwater Programs

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Jan, 2005

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20050101)2005:16L.812;1-

DOI10.2175/193864705783867774

Volume / Issue2005 / 16

Content sourceWEFTEC