EPA’s Proposed Policy on Wastewater Blending: Background and Issues

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Sewage disposal;    Sewage treatment plants;    Waste water treatment;   

RP-ID  :  RL32384
RP-ID  :  RL32384_2005Feb14

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In November 2003 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a policy regarding a type of wastewater treatment practice called blending. Some cities use blending to manage peak flows of water and waste into wastewater treatment plants during and after storms as a way to prevent conditions that otherwise result in raw sewage backups into homes and other buildings or overflows into nearby waters. This report provides background on blending, why and how it is practiced, EPA’s proposed policy, associated issues, and congressional interest in the topic.