Wet Weather Facility PlanConsent Order & Agreement • May 25th, 2016
Contract Type FiledMay 25th, 2016On September 1, 2009, a Long Term Control Plan Update was submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and on June 1, 2011, Philadelphia Water entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) with the PADEP which enforces the implementation of the Long Term Control Plan Update and its supplements (LTCPU). Pursuant to Paragraph 3.a.iv of that COA, a Facility Concept Plan for each of the three Water Pollution Control Plants (WPCPs) must be submitted within 24 months of the agreement date (by June 2013). Appendix G of the COA requires the Facility Concept Plans to describe the specific engineering and construction activities proposed to increase the maximum wet weather flow through each WPCP and thereby increase the capture rate of combined sewage. The Facility Concept Plans were submitted on June 1, 2013. After receiving comments, a revised Northeast WPCP Facility Concept Plan was submitted on December 31, 2013 and approved on January 28, 2015.