Utility Convinces EPA to Accept Alternative Overflow Control Solution

A $1 billion price tag on a deep tunnel was too hefty, so Evansville, Indiana, had to do some work to strike a more affordable agreement with the EPA
Utility Convinces EPA to Accept Alternative Overflow Control Solution
Allen Mounts, director of utilities, and Mike Labitzke, deputy director of engineering, look at plans for the Bee Slough Relief Sewer Project, which is part of a $729 million effort to reduce CSOs in Evansville, Indiana.

The EPA wanted a $1 billion solution for Evansville, Indiana’s CSO problem. In the end, utility leaders came to an agreement with the agency on a fix that was a little more than half that cost.

But getting the EPA to buy in to the lower-cost plan, which included constructed...

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