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Wastewater Treatment Workgroup Small Group Materials

In Progress

These reference materials support the Small Groups established by the Wastewater Treatment Workgroup to discuss a boat pumpout best mangement practice, combined sewer overflows and santitary sewer exfiltration.

Description

The Wastewater Treatment Workgroup has formed Small Groups to discuss the following issues: (A) Boat Pumpout Best Management Practice (BMP), (B) Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) and (C) Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration. This project captures reference materials for these Small Groups.

Boat Pump-out BMP

  • Boat Pump Out BMP Expert Panel Report, July 2018
  • Boat Pump Out Response to comments Presentation, November 6, 2018
  • Boat Pump Out Expert Panel Presentation, July 23, 2018
  • Appendix I: Comments on interim Boat Pump-Out Practices
  • Appendix D: Technical Requirements for Inclusion of Boat Pump-Out Practices in the Modeling Tools
  • Boat Pump Out BMP Rationale for Tabling, September 2025
  • Boat Pump Out BMP Timeline of Review, September 2025

Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)

  • Alex Renew CSS Annual Report 2023
  • Alex Renew CSS Appendix A 2023
  • Estimating CSO Loads in the CBP Watershed Model Presentation, July 2025
  • Phase 6 CSO Loads - Figures and Table, August 2025 

Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration

  • Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration Presentation Feb 2024
  • Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration Presentation J Delesantro May 5th 2024
  • Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration Presentation, July 2025

Project Resources

  • A. Boat Pump Out BMP Expert Panel Report July 2018 [PDF, 4.3 MB]
  • A. Boat Pump Out Response to comments Presentation, November 6, 2018 [PDF, 641.6 KB]
  • A. Boat Pump Out Expert Panel Presentation, July 23, 2018 [PDF, 3.3 MB]
  • A. Appendix I: Comments on interim Boat Pump-Out Practices [PDF, 589.3 KB]
  • A. Appendix D: Technical Requirements for Inclusion of Boat Pump-Out Practices in the Modeling Tools [PDF, 800.1 KB]
  • B. Alex Renew CSS Annual Report 2023 [PDF, 3.5 MB]
  • B. Alex Renew CSS Appendix A 2023 [PDF, 206.8 KB]
  • C. Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration Presentation J Delesantro May 5th 2024 [PPTX, 9.6 MB]
  • C. Sanitary Sewer Exfiltration Presentation Feb 2024 [PDF, 4.5 MB]
  • C. Grey Infrastructure Expert Panel Report October 27th 2014 [PDF, 1.7 MB]

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