Combined sewer overflow definition

Combined sewer overflow means the discharge of untreated or
Combined sewer overflow means a discharge from a combined sewer system that occurs when the flow capacity of the combined sewer system is exceeded.
Combined sewer overflow means the discharge of untreated or partially treated stormwater runoff and wastewater from a combined sewer system into a body of water;

Examples of Combined sewer overflow in a sentence

  • Combined sewer overflow systems have built in outfall pipes to quickly release excess wastewater directly into local waterways in the case of the system being overfilled to prevent back up into homes and businesses.


More Definitions of Combined sewer overflow

Combined sewer overflow means the discharge from a combined sewer system at a point prior to the treatment works.
Combined sewer overflow means a discharge from a sewer system designed to convey sanitary wastewaters and storm water through a single-pipe system to a treatment facility, at a point in the system prior to the treatment facility.
Combined sewer overflow means a discharge of a com- bination of storm and sanitary wastewater or storm and industrial wastewater directly or indirectly to the waters of the state when the volume of wastewater flow exceeds the transport, storage or treat- ment capacity of a combined sewer system.
Combined sewer overflow or “CSO” shall mean any discharge from NEORSD’s Combined Sewer System at a CSO Outfall designated in NEORSD’s CSO Permit.
Combined sewer overflow or "(CSO)" means flow from a combined sewer in excess of the interceptor or regulator capacity that is discharged into a receiving water without going to a WWTF. A CSO occurs prior to reaching a WWTF and is distinguished from bypasses which are intentional diversions of waste streams from any portion of a WWTF.
Combined sewer overflow or "CSO" means a discharge from a combined sewer system (CSS) at a point prior to the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) treatment plant, as defined at 40 CFR 403.3(r)* and 327 IAC 5-1.5-43.
Combined sewer overflow or “CSO” shall mean any discharge from the Combined Sewer System at a CSO Outfall designated in the currently applicable NPDES permit.