Cities Complete Major CSO Projects Years Ahead of Schedule

Two municipalities in the Midwest have successfully reduced their combined sewer overflows well ahead of state and federal mandates

By Sarah Hirsch
September 10, 2015

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Cities Complete Major CSO Projects Years Ahead of Schedule — The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, spent $12 million to reduce CSOs affecting the St. Joseph River to just one a year, down from 13.

The cities of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, have completed their combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects well ahead of schedule.

Grand Rapids completed its project three years ahead of a state mandated deadline, and Fort Wayne at least four years ahead of...

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