tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post3792673482594715965..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: The Word on Sewer SeparationCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-14126183415378145512015-07-21T13:23:07.953-04:002015-07-21T13:23:07.953-04:00"The national CSO Control Policy does not man..."The national CSO Control Policy does not mandate sewer separation whenever sewers are being replaced. <br /><br />So, the extra $5 million spent to tear up front street, resulting in a plumes of sewage upland, never needed to be spent?<br />https://business.facebook.com/NDTBA/photos/pb.604436419580996.-2207520000.1437499293./793733790651257/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xpt1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10514334_793733790651257_4763002508616961879_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xpa1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10360849_793733790651257_4763002508616961879_n.jpg%3Foh%3Dcadd56481f654a38d5b06b66f4893ba9%26oe%3D56139FAA&size=1632%2C976&fbid=7937337906512571Riparianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248602693560230557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-83817869883473096092015-07-21T10:12:31.542-04:002015-07-21T10:12:31.542-04:00Actually, the EPA had underlined the words "d...Actually, the EPA had underlined the words "does not mandate." <br /><br />In the Gossips post, the government's original emphasis has merely been switched for boldface. <br /><br />The "national CSO Control Policy" cited in the email provides the entire rationale for the State policy which the City has relied upon for its argument.<br /><br />The EPA's email explains the meaning of the following single line from the City's SPDES permit on which the City has built its entire claim that the sewer separation project is "mandated" (Mr. Moore), and "required" (Messrs. Perry and Whitbeck):<br /><br />"When replacement of a combined sewer is necessary it shall be replaced by separate sanitary and storm sewers to the greatest extent possible."<br /><br />Today, the Policy is finally explained: DOES NOT MANDATE (emphasis in the original!).unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com