scholarly journals Urban Runoff Characteristics in Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs): Analysis of Storm Events in Southeastern Spain

Water ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan García ◽  
Pablo Espín-Leal ◽  
Antonio Vigueras-Rodriguez ◽  
Luis Castillo ◽  
José Carrillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Runoff ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Southeastern Spain ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows

Implementation of Hamilton-Wentworth Region’s Pollution Control Plan

1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stirrup
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Control Plan ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows

Abstract The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth operates a large combined sewer system which diverts excess combined sewage to local receiving waters at over 20 locations. On average, there are approximately 23 combined sewer overflows per year, per outfall. The region’s Pollution Control Plan, adopted by Regional Council in 1992, concluded that the only reasonable means of dealing with large volumes of combined sewer overflow in Hamilton was to intercept it at the outlets, detain it and convey it to the wastewater treatment plant after the storm events. The recommended control strategy relies heavily on off-line storage, with an associated expansion of the Woodward Avenue wastewater treatment plant to achieve target reductions of combined sewer overflows to 1–4 per year on average. The region has begun to implement this Pollution Control Plan in earnest. Three off-line detention storage tanks are already in operation, construction of a fourth facility is well underway, and conceptual design of a number of other proposed facilities has commenced. To make the best possible use of these facilities and existing in-line storage, the region is implementing a microcomputer-based real-time control system. A number of proposed Woodward Avenue wastewater treatment plant process upgrades and expansions have also been undertaken. This paper reviews the region's progress in implementing these control measures.

scholarly journals The Role of Sewer Network Structure on the Occurrence and Magnitude of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2675
Author(s):  
Julian Reyes-Silva ◽  
Emmanuel Bangura ◽  
Björn Helm ◽  
Jakob Benisch ◽  
Peter Krebs
Keyword(s):  
Network Structure ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Untreated Wastewater ◽  
Intense Storm ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) prevent surges in sewer networks by releasing untreated wastewater into nearby water bodies during intense storm events. CSOs can have acute and detrimental impacts on the environment and thus need to be managed. Although several gray, green and hybrid CSO mitigation measures have been studied, the influence of network structure on CSO occurrence is not yet systematically evaluated. This study focuses on evaluating how the variation of urban drainage network structure affects the frequency and magnitude of CSO events. As a study case, a sewer subnetwork in Dresden, Germany, where 11 CSOs are present, was selected. Scenarios corresponding to the structures with the lowest and with the highest number of possible connected pipes, are developed and evaluated using long-term hydrodynamic simulation. Results indicate that more meshed structures are associated to a decrease on the occurrence and magnitude of CSO. Event frequency reductions vary between 0% and 68%, while reduction of annual mean volumes and annual mean loads ranged between 0% and 87% and 0% and 92%. These rates were mainly related to the additional sewer storage capacity provided in the more meshed scenarios, following a sigmoidal behavior. However, increasing network connections causes investment costs, therefore optimization strategies for selecting intervention areas are needed. Furthermore, the present approach of reducing CSO frequency may provide a new gray solution that can be integrated in the development of hybrid mitigation strategies for the CSO management.

Prédiction des débits de ruissellement pour le contrôle des réseaux d'égouts unitaires

1982 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilles Patry ◽  
Gilles Marchi ◽  
Jean Rousselle
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Urban Runoff ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows ◽  
Overflow Control ◽  
Runoff Model

As point sources of pollution are being eliminated others, less apparent, are becoming increasingly threatening to many water users. Non-point sources of pollution generated by combined sewer overflows have been found to be responsible for many of our water quality problems. The purpose of this paper is twofold: (a) to offer a summary of the combined sewer overflow control problem, and (b) to suggest a methodology for the anticipation or prediction of runoff flows from an urban catchment.Two types of regression models designed to predict urban runoff are presented and compared with the calibrated runoff model ILLUDAS. The simplicity of regression models and their ease of application to the real-time automatic control of combined sewer overflows make their use very promising.

scholarly journals A Detention Reservoir Reduced Combined Sewer Overflows and Bathing Water Contamination Due to Intense Rainfall

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 3425
Author(s):  
Marco Romei ◽  
Matteo Lucertini ◽  
Enrico Esposito Renzoni ◽  
Elisa Baldrighi ◽  
Federica Grilli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Heavy Rain ◽  
Rain Event ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Bathing Water ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows ◽  
The Impact

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) close to water bodies are a cause of grave environmental concern. In the past few decades, major storm events have become increasingly common in some regions, and the meteorological scenarios predict a further increase in their frequency. Consequently, CSO control and treatment according to best practices, the adoption of innovative treatment solutions and careful sewer system management are urgently needed. A growing number of publications has been addressing the quality, quantity and types of available water management and treatment options. In this study, we describe the construction of an innovative detention reservoir along the Arzilla River (Fano, Italy) whose function is to store diluted CSO wastewater exceeding the capacity of a combined drain system. River water sampling and testing for microbial contamination downstream of the tank after a heavy rain event found a considerable reduction of fecal coliform concentrations, which would have compounded the impact of stormwater on the bathing site. These preliminary results suggest that the detention tank exerted beneficial environmental effects on bathing water by lowering the microbial load.

Influence of changes of the wastewater composition on the applicability of UV-absorption measurements at combined sewer overflows

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Stumwöhrer ◽  
N. Matsché ◽  
S. Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Calibration Procedure ◽  
Uv Absorption ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Poor Correlation ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows ◽  
Absorption Measurements

The applicability of UV-absorption measurements at combined sewer overflows was investigated under different storm water conditions. Three specific rainfall events of different intensity, different duration and different intervals between the events were investigated. An individual evaluation of each single event resulted in an acceptable correlation between the UV absorption and the pollution measured as COD. A combined evaluation of the different events exhibited a very poor correlation which could not be used as pollution control parameter. Since the calibration procedure of the spectrometer used was not flexible enough to distinguish between different wastewater matrices from the different storm events the applicability of this type of spectrometer for the control of storm water overflows is questionable.

scholarly journals A review of combined sewer overflows as a source of wastewater-derived emerging contaminants in the environment and their management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Petrie
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Untreated Wastewater ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows ◽  
The Impact

AbstractEmerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and personal care products can be released to the environment in untreated wastewater/stormwater mixtures following storm events. The frequency and intensity of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) has increased in some areas due to increasing urbanisation and climate change. Therefore, this review provides an up-to-date overview on CSOs as an environmental source of emerging contaminants. Other than compounds with high removal, those chiral species subject to enantioselective changes (i.e. degradation or inversion) during wastewater treatment can be effective markers of CSO discharge in the environment. A proposed framework for the selection of emerging contaminants as markers of CSOs is outlined. Studies have demonstrated that CSOs can be the main source of emerging contaminants with high removal efficiency during wastewater treatment (e.g. > 90%). However, the impact of CSOs on the environment is location specific and requires decision-making on their appropriate management at catchment level. This process would be aided by further studies on CSOs which incorporate the monitoring of emerging contaminants and their effects in the environment with those more routinely monitored pollutants (e.g. pathogens and priority substances). Mitigation and treatment strategies for emerging contaminants in CSOs are also discussed.

Selecting a series of storm events for a model-based assessment of combined sewer overflows

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 453-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Leimgruber ◽  
David B. Steffelbauer ◽  
Gerald Krebs ◽  
Franz Tscheikner-Gratl ◽  
Dirk Muschalla
Keyword(s):  
Storm Events ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Sewer Overflows
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