If you think the U.S. EPA Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) program is some complicated, bureaucratic nightmare, then you haven’t read the new CMOM guide from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.Here’s a 25-page booklet that walks you through the steps of creating a CMOM program in your community. It’s complete with checklists for the various planning steps, self-audit instructions, a Compliance Maintenance Annual Report form, and a list of references (which, I am flattered to say, includes MSW magazine). Jack Saltes, M.S., P.E., wastewater operations engineer with the DNR, wrote the book with colleagues Julia Riley, Fran Keally,
