Dear Community Advocate,

 

Please see the attached invitation to attend one or more of the ALCOSAN public forums to be held during the month of November. The meetings are to inform residents and businesses in the ALCOSAN service area about the planning process underway to address sewage overflows with implementation of a Regional Long-Term Wet Weather Control Plan. Please let your community know about them. 

 

When it rains or when snow melts, storm water can overload the sewer system resulting in sewage overflows into area creeks, streams and rivers. This flow also carries pollutants from untreated sewage as well as grit and debris found littered along roadways. The EPA issued Consent Decree to ALCOSAN addresses maximizing flow to the treatment plant and providing a greater level of treatment   The 83 municipalities within the ALCOSAN service area are currently under EPA mandates to repair broken sewer lines, reduce inflow and infiltration, reduce the frequency and amount of combined sewer overflows, and eliminate sanitary sewer overflows. 

 

The meetings will provide information and provide guidance for working with ALCOSAN and local municipalities to plan and implement a wide variety of solutions. All meetings will be conducted in an open house format, with doors opening at 7:00 PM and a brief presentation beginning at 7:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served and children's activities will be provided.

 

For more information about ALCOSAN’s wet weather plan, please visit www.alcosan.org. For questions about the meetings, please call Karen Brean at 412.977.0271.