Wastewater Collection

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SEWER & Wastewater

MTAS Resources

• FOG Ordinance
• Managing Infiltration Inflow in Wastewater Collection Systems
• Pumps: Operation and Maintenance (CDROM for loan)

Sewer Rehabilitation Class (2007)

• Module 1 - Current Assessment of I/I Status
• Module 2 - Successful Implementation of I/I Reduction
• Module 3a - Strategy and Steps to Reduce I/I
• Module 3b and 4 - Plans for Reducing I/I in your Community
• Class Participation Notes
• Sewer Renewal: A Strategic Plan as Part of EPA's CMOM Programs

Sewer Overflow Response (SORP)

• SORP Minimizes Sewer Public Health Concerns
• Generic Sewer Overflow Response Plan (SORP)
• Overflow Log for Site
• Event Log / Monthly Overflow and Bypass Report
• SORP Root Cause Annual Summary
• Water/Sewer Customer Complaint Log
• Warning Sign
• Sewer Overflow and Backup Basic Course Log
• SORP Watch List

State Resources

• TN Division of Water Resources
• TN Oil and Grease Control Guidance Document (scroll to the bottom of the page for this information)
• TN Water Pollution Control Design Criteria for Sewage Works (scroll towards the bottom of the page for this information)

Associations

• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD)
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)

General Resources

• Knoxville Utility Board's "Can the Grease" program
• Choosing "Sewer Safer" Trees? (UT Extension Document SP628)