Case Study
Watershed Approach to CSO Planning in Northern Kentucky
Watershed Approach to CSO Planning in Northern Kentucky Client: Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky Location: Fort Wright, Kentucky Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky entered into an innovative Consent Decree with the State of Kentucky and USEPA Region 4 in April 2007, the rst in the nation to address wet weather issues using a watershed management approach. The Consent Decree, which includes 96 Combined Sewer Over ows (CSOs) and 106 Sanitary Sewer Over ows (SSOs), is aimed at achieving water quality improvements more quickly and cost-e ectively by speci cally allowing the District to consider all sources of water quality impairment when developing long term plans to address wet weather water quality impacts. Project Outcomes and Benefits Developed a full system sol