[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7869]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5181-1]


National Technical Conference on Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection 
Agency's (EPA) is sponsoring a technical conference on Sanitary Sewer 
Overflows (SSOs). This conference is sponsored by the EPA Office of 
Research and Development's Center for Environmental Research 
Information in Cincinnati, OH, in cooperation with the EPA Office of 
Wastewater Management in Washington, DC.

Background and Purpose

    Thousands of municipalities across the nation are serviced by 
separate sanitary sewer systems. A chronic problem that faces many of 
these systems is the occurrence of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). 
Caused mainly by the infiltration and inflow of wet weather flows and 
blockages and flow restrictions in the sewer system, these SSOs can 
pose a risk to public health and the quality of our nation's waters. 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently in the 
initial stages of evaluating issues associated with SSOs. To bring 
together individuals from across the country to discuss the technical 
and institutional issues related to SSOs, EPA's Office of Research and 
Development is holding this conference on SSOs in cooperation with the 
EPA Office of Wastewater Management in Washington, DC. All interested 
persons are invited.
    The purpose of this conference is to examine each major issue 
relating to SSOs by providing an open forum for the presentation of 
papers and discussions dealing with the technical and institutional 
issues related to the causes, effects, management and control of SSOs. 
This conference will include presentations and discussions of the 
following issues relating to SSOs:

     Problem definition and identification
     Monitoring and reporting
     Sewer system analysis and modeling
     Infiltration (including RII) and inflow sources
     Exfiltration
     Sewer system design and construction for SSO prevention
     Sewer system inspection, operation, maintenance and 
rehabilitation
     Building sewer inspection and maintenance
     Treatment plant issues
     Regulatory/institutional issues

DATES: The Conference will be held on April 24-26, 1995. On the 24th, 
the meeting will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. EST and run until 
about 5:00 p.m. On the 26th, the meeting will run from about 9:00 a.m. 
until completion.

ADDRESSES: The Conference will be held at the Renaissance, Washington, 
DC Hotel--Downtown, 999 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001, (202) 
898-9000, Fax: 789-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James F. Wheeler of EPA's Office of 
Wastewater Management, at (202) 260-5827.
Michael B. Cook,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 95-7869 Filed 3-30-95; 8:45 am]
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