Cashing in on Public Involvement Investment: Louisville Achieves Compliance at Half the Cost

Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)
Louisville, Kentucky

In response to a Consent Decree entered into Federal Court in August of 2005, the Louisville and
Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) developed an Integrated Overflow
Abatement Plan (IOAP) to control the community’s combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and
sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). The Consent Decree contained a provision for stakeholders to
participate in the development and implementation of the Long-Term Control Plan and the
Sanitary Sewer Discharge Plan.
Recognizing that the development of the IOAP Program would represent a major investment for
the community, MSD expanded the influence of the stakeholder group to assist in developing
community support for the investments necessary to comply with the Consent Decree
requirements.

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Posted: May 20th, 2011 | Filed under: 500K-1M, Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater, Water Treatment | Tags: Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control, Cost Savings, Increased Community Support, Overflow Abatement Plant, Plant Optimization, Regulatory Compliance, Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Control | No Comments »

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