Combined
Sewer Overflows (CSOs)
Public Information Meeting
On Monday, February 26, 2007 at 6:30 PM, in the Community
Room, at the Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois,
the Village held a Public Information Meeting to present three
proposed plans (Pollution Prevention Plan, Combined Sewer Overflow
(CSO) Operations & Maintenance Plan, and Public Notification
Plan) in accordance with the requirements of the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for the Village
of River Forest (NPDES Permit No. ILM580024).
Copies of each document can be viewed at the links below
and are available in the Village Hall for review. Contact Public
Works at 366-8500 with
questions or comments.
Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)
As part of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Permit requirements,
the Village of River Forest has developed and implemented
the following plans/program:
These plans/program describe the Village’s actions designed
to help improve water quality in the Des Plaines River by reducing
or eliminating potential pollution from the Village’s
combined sewers.
Additional Information
An explanation of the NPDES CSO program and information
about combined sewer overflows can be found
at the USEPAs
web site.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
(MWRD) maintains a network of flow monitoring
devices
throughout its district
to detect combined sewer overflows. Up
to date information is available at the MWRDGCs
web site.
Information about the Tunnel and Reservoir
Action Plan (TARP) is also available
on the MWRDGCs
web site. |
