To: Members & Subscribers From: National Office Date: July 10, 1997 Subject: AMSA CSO Permit Negotiation Workshop Reference: MU 97-14 AMSA CSO Permit Negotiation Workshop
September 25-26, 1997
Cincinnati, Ohio
AMSA is sponsoring a one and a half day workshop this fall designed to assist publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) with the negotiation of combined sewer overflow (CSO) permits. The AMSA CSO Permit Negotiation Workshop, to be held Sept. 25-26, 1997, in Cincinnati, Ohio, will allow AMSA members to share information and experiences regarding the CSO permitting process. The workshop will allow POTWs that have completed permitting negotiations to assist other agencies with the varying interpretations of the policy through case study examples and general tips.
The workshop is scheduled to begin with an overview of CSO policy, with an emphasis on what the "CSO policy is and what it is not." The overview will be followed by an update on the status of national implementation, with an examination of permits that have been issued, enforcement activities, compliance with the nine minimum controls and performance plans. An overview of the permitting process will focus on the planning, scope and implementation of long-term control plans with an emphasis on meeting both technology and water quality-based requirements. Sessions on monitoring will characterize CSO impacts and the efficacy of CSO controls, and look at long-term compliance with water quality standards. Other sessions will provide an in-depth examination of compliance with water quality standards, negotiated permitted bypasses, implementation of nine minimum controls and enforcement.
Attached is a preliminary program agenda and registration form for the workshop. Please note that the guaranteed hotel room reservation cutoff is August 24, 1997. For information regarding the workshop agenda , please call Mark Hoeke, AMSA at (202) 833-9106. For information regarding workshop arrangements and registration, please call Jackie Hamilton, AMSA at (202) 833-4656.
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