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 wetlands, over the more costly deep tunnel approach wasn’t easy. According to Evansville director of utilities Allen Mounts, it took nearly four years of meetings and negotiations with the EPA before an agreement was reached.“There was a lot of back and forth,” he says. “The EPA asked us to compile an
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
Apr 19, 2017 | by Jim Force |
