Like many American cities, Lynchburg, Va., faces a combined sewer overflow problem. By following a strategy of performing the least costly work first, the city has made significant progress on reducing overflow volumes while developing a new holistic approach to handle the most challenging aspects of the program.The Lynchburg public water system is one of the oldest in the country, with the first water pumped from a dam on the James River to a reservoir in 1829. In almost two centuries, the public system has grown to provide water, sewer and stormwater services to 75,000 residents of the city. The
