Combined Sewer Overflows Guidance for Financial Capability Assessment and Schedule Development

Discusses how financial capability & other factors may be used to negotiate reasonable compliance schedules for implementation of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) controls. The EPA's CSO policy establishes a consistent national approach for controlling discharges from combined sewer systems. Presents a 2-phase process for assessing financial capability, based on EPA's experience in the Construction Grants, State Revolving Fund, enforcement, & water quality standards programs. It stresses the need for flexibility & evaluation of site-specific factors in the development of implementation schedules for CSO controls.Cook, Michael B. is the author of 'Combined Sewer Overflows Guidance for Financial Capability Assessment and Schedule Development' with ISBN 9780788185458 and ISBN 0788185454.