Combined Sewer Overflow Program : City of Minneapolis Experience Combined Sewer Overflow Program : City of Minneapolis Experience By - Obafemi Obayemi.

Combined Sewer Overflow ProgramCombined Sewer Overflow Program::City of Minneapolis ExperienceCity of Minneapolis Experience

By - Obafemi Obayemi ISE – 8105 Capstone Project

Outline

CSO Overview.

Cost to People and Environment. Who Benefits? What to Do. Outcome

CSO Overview

CSO Overview (Cont.)

CSO Overview (Cont.)

Costs to Environment and People

Untreated sewage and other pollutants flow into Mississippi River

Causes serious health and environmental problems to residents

Potential for sewage backups in basements Exposure to lawsuits and monetary penalties Problematic for the sewage treatment

systems

Who Benefits?

Health benefitsEnvironment

Public

Endangered species.

What to Do

Infiltration/inflow (I/I) control Sludge and solids residuals handling and

disposal from wastewater treatment systems Study storage or conveyance improvements Pollution-problem assessment/solution

methodology

Outcome

Elimination of CSO events for effective utilization of our systems and achieving a more clean environment.

Questions

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