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Occasionally, sanitary sewers will release raw sewage. These types of releases are called sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). SSOs can contaminate our waters, causing serious water quality problems, and back-up into homes, causing property damage and threatening public health.
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) are a release of untreated or partially treated sewage from a municipal sanitary sewer. Why do sewers overflow? SSOs occasionally occur in almost every sewer system, even though systems are intended to collect and contain all the sewage that flows into them.
What are Sanitary Sewer Overflows? A sanitary sewer overflow can spill raw sewage into basements or out of manholes and onto city streets, playgrounds and into streams, before it can reach a treatment facility.
Occasionally, sanitary sewers will release untreated or partially treated sewage from a municipal sanitary sewer into the environment before reaching sewage treatment facilities. These are called sanitary sewer overflows (SSO).
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) is a condition in which untreated sewage is discharged from a sanitary sewer into the environment prior to reaching sewage treatment facilities. When caused by rainfall it is also known as wet weather overflow.
Sewer Separation and Inflow & Infiltration Reduction. Kansas City has two kinds of sewer systems: combined and separate. Each can be a source of pollution. In the combined sanitary system, stormwater and wastewater are collected in the same pipe and routed to a wastewater treatment plant.
In 2015, the Kansas City Council passed Ordinance No. 150452 which prohibits the direct connection of downspouts, sump pumps or any other stormwater drainage mechanisms to the City’s sanitary sewer system. Your property may be a possible source for this type of prohibited connection.
Large volumes of I/I can cause sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and/or operational problems at the wastewater treatment facility serving the collection system. In addition, sewage overflows can be caused by other problems such as blockages, equipment failures, broken pipes, or vandalism.
Occasionally, sanitary sewers will release raw sewage. These types of releases are called sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). SSOs can contaminate our waters, causing serious water quality problems, and back-up into homes, causing property damage and threatening public health.
These types of discharges are called sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). SSOs have a variety of causes, including but not limited to severe weather, improper system operation and maintenance, and vandalism. EPA estimates that there are at least 40,000 SSOs each year.