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Briefing Number 2, June 2004

Wisconsin Legislation Requires Documentation for New Wastewater and Collection Permit

Beginning in 2005, Wisconsin legislation will require specific documentation from communities applying for 2005 permits for their wastewater treatment plants and collection systems. The new requirements are in response to the DNR’s changes to the Wisconsin Administrative Code regarding sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and documentation required for capacity, management, operation and maintenance. The legislation helps to eliminate the potential for sanitary sewer overflows.

As you know, permits are required every five years. To receive its 2005 permit, your community must submit a written Capacity Assurance, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) plan for your community. Documentation required will outline your community’s plan to:

• Ensure the collection system has enough capacity to handle average and peak flows.
• Administer the collection system—the financial, personnel, equipment, training and legal authority components.
• Operate the system—the inflow/infiltration control, the design and construction criteria and an overflow plan.
• Maintain the system and your plan to train employees, the specific maintenance procedures, schedules and more.

At SEH, we recognize the financial and time constraints placed on you and your staff to provide the documentation required to run and maintain your operations. Keeping in compliance can be a time consuming task; however, with a well-designed information-gathering system, applying for future permits will be much easier. We are close by with offices throughout Wisconsin, and we have technical experts ready to help.

Introduction to Inflow and Infiltration (I/I)

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If you’d like more information, we’d be happy to talk with you. Whether you develop an information collection system on your own, with us or with another firm, we’re ready to help you get started. Here are some immediate SEH resources available to you:

Appleton
Pat Planton
920.380.2817

Chippewa Falls
Jerry Doriott
715.720.6242

Madison
Norm Arendt
608.270.5364

Milwaukee
Peter Nilles
414.465.1206

Rice Lake
Roccy Raymond
715.236.4024

Wausau
Jay Knoke
715.675.8416

General
Alva Rankin
715.374.3075