Case Study
Storm and Sanitary Sewer System Analysis
Storm and Sanitary Sewer System Analysis Client: Village of Whitefish Bay Location: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin The Village of Whitefish Bay is served by separate storm and sanitary sewers. During rainfall events, the sanitary system can become overwhelmed by infiltration and inflow (I/I), overflow into the storm system, and back up into basements. During July 2010, both systems became overloaded and widespread basement and surface flooding occurred. Several blocks were inundated. Donohue identified means of alleviating overloading Whitefish Bay’s sanitary and stormwater collection systems. Donohue made several presentations at Village Board meetings and at a separate Public Meeting. At this meeting Donohue presented the results of a level of protection analysis. Donohue also surveyed all Vil