Wet Weather Discharges Reference Materials

This page provides identification of the EPA documents relating specifically to wet weather discharges enforcement, a listing of the major settled cases involving wet weather discharges, and links to frequently asked questions and other information sources about wet weather discharges.

Wet Weather Enforcement Documents

Enforcement Alert: EPA Strategically Addressing Raw Sewage Discharges Across Nation to Protect Public, Environment (PDF) Volume 6, Number 1 (EPA 300-N-03-001 )(02/14/03) (74.8K, 4 pp, About pdf)

2000 Storm Water Enforcement Strategy Update (PDF) (02/01/00) (32K, 13 pp, About pdf)

Compliance and Enforcement Strategy Addressing Combined Sewer Overflows and Sanitary Sewer (PDF) (04/27/00) (72K, 17 pp, About pdf)

Enforcement Efforts Addressing Sanitary Sewer Overflows (PDF) (03/7/95) (22K, 2 pp, About pdf)

Addition of Chapter X to the Enforcement Management System Setting Priorities for Addressing Discharges from Separate Sanitary Sewers (PDF) (03/07/96) (22K, 9 pp, About pdf)

Sanitary Sewer Overflows Response Guide (Attachment to Chapter X of the Enforcement Management System Setting Priorities for Addressing Discharges from Separate Sanitary Sewers) (PDF) (03/07/96) (84K, 2 pp, About pdf)

Water Quality Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations (PDF) (03/05/98) (1.2MB, 16 pp, About pdf)

Frequently Asked Questions

Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) Frequently Asked Questions (Links to EPA's Office of Water)

Major Wet Weather Discharges Settled Cases
(With shortcuts to case information, press releases, complaints, consent decrees, etc.)

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN)
City of Indianapolis, Indiana
Hartford Metropolitan District
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
PRASA V-Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
National Home Builder Cases
Home Depot
Colorado Structures, Inc. (CSI)
J.H. Berra Holding Co., Inc.
City of Dallas
Hawaii Department of Transportation
Idaho Department of Transportation
James Pflueger
M.G. Waldbaum Company
Seaboard Foods LP