Oakland County's combined sewage and stormwater overflows are violating state environmental laws, the Michigan Department of ...

The city touted the biggest single infrastructure investment in its history — a 1.7-million-gallon combined sewer overflow storage tank and lift station on the city's southwest side.

The $39,679,000 project includes the construction of a 6.1 million-gallon CSO-052 overflow storage tank. “It’s a combined overflow, so it’s storm and sewer,” he said.

A VIRTUAL MEETING to update the Gowanus community on the Combined Sewer Overflow retention tank project will take place Tuesday.

Results thus far are favorable as the end approaches for a required five-year study designed to gauge the effectiveness of the Altoona Water Authority’s Combined Sewer Overflows, according to a ...

There were also combined sewer overflows ― a mix of stormwater and wastewater that has been partially treated ― from Macomb County's two retention facilities into Lake St. Clair last week.

The tank is part of the Scranton Wastewater System Long-Term Control Plan to reduce overflow events from the system that, when built many decades ago, combined wastewater and stormwater flows.

In this case, it’s a three-story water tank that holds up to 1.7 million gallons. During heavy rains, combined sanitary and storm water flows untreated into the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers.

Sewer rate increases are likely coming to Peoria as more than $200 million in added costs are needed for federally mandated projects.

The $8.75 million awarded to the Buffalo Sewer Authority represents less than 1% of the funding the agency said it needs to fix the issue of combined sewage overflows.