By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
WABASH,IN Keith Bryant presented the Wabash City Council an update on the city’s Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan project when the Council met on Monday, Aug. 8.
Bryant, of United Consulting, explained the history of the project to the predominantly new council. He also outlined some of the work that will be coming in the future.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have required Indiana communities with combined sewer systems to develop plans to mitigate combined sewer overflows in order to meet the Clean Water Act and resulting Water Quality Standards.
The city has been working on the project since 2001. It was broken into four phases. The first phase, primarily along Manchester Avenue, was completed in 2013.
The second phase, to be completed by Nov. 1, 2017, is currently in the design phase.
The third phase is to be completed by Nov. 1, 2021, and the final phase by Nov. 1, 2025.