Our industry is lucky: We have a consistent silver lining during these cloudy economic times. Some may differ, but I believe consent decrees are our silver lining, providing a steady stream of rehabilitation work while reducing combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows to a reasonable and sustainable level.Consent decrees are legal settlements issued by the EPA to enforce the Clean Water Act in a consistent and responsible manner. This legal action is the result of repeated and reported overflows of sewage into our waterways.Many cities, particularly older cities such as Baltimore, are under consent decrees. I’m unaware of the
