Prevention and control of sewer system overflows
By: prepared by the Prevention and Control of Sewer System Overflows Task Force of the Water Environment Federation
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: WEF manual of practice -- no. FD-17; Manual of practice -- no.17.
Publisher: WEF Press; McGraw-Hill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Alexandria, Va; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9780071738606
Subjects: Water; Combined sewer overflows; Environmental aspects; Prevention; Pollution
Description: "The purpose of this Manual of Practice is to provide the information necessary to help managers and engineers understand and analyze an overflow problem (dry weather, CSO [combined sewer overflows], or SSO [sewer system overflows]) and provide guidance in finding the best strategies to reduce or eliminate it.  It is also intended to serve as a planning guide in developing long-term control plans for CSOs and SSOs." -- p. xxxi.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-407) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction; title: Ch. 2. Definitions and causes of overflows; title: Ch. 3. Regulatory overview; title: Ch. 4. Information management; title: Ch. 5. System characterization; title: Ch. 6. System maintenance and management; title: Ch. 7. Overflow mitigation technologies; title: Ch. 8. Overflow mitigation plan development and implementation.