NYWEA Legislative Alert to All Members

Some concerns regarding proposed Assembly bill (A11019).
The bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to enact a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) act.
Our concerns are as follows:

• The timetable is unrealistic and unattainable.

• There is no funding provided.

• Satellite collection systems would fall under the authority of the treatment agency.

• Reporting requirements are unrealistic and maybe unattainable.

• Every community would be forced to conduct a Capacity Management Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) immediately.

• SSO is defined so broadly that even communities that don’t have them could be included.

We urge all of our members to to review the bill at http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A11019&sh=t.
Further, alert your legislator about this bill.

Click here to see our formal comments on the bill. PDF (opens in a new window)

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