Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

The impact study determined that these projects would significantly improve dissolved
oxygen, aesthetics, and bacteria levels in the Ottawa River. However, due to other
influences such as contaminated sediment, upstream loads, and degraded habitat,
water quality standards would mostly likely continue to be exceeded.
Lead Organization:
City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities
Sanitary Sewer Overflow Abatement
1998-2001
Description:
Lead Organization:
The City of Toledo is under Findings and Orders from Ohio EPA to eliminate three
SSOs (pump stations at 129 th and Edgewater, 145 th and Edgewater, and 290 th and
Ottawa River Road). At the time of report preparation, Phase I of the
recommendations in the 1997 report is completed. They include the construction of
the Point Place Relief Pump Station in Detwiler Park at Manhattan Boulevard and
Summit Street, sewer repairs to eliminate 32 cross-sections between storm and
sanitary sewers, and cleaning and televising of all of the sewers in Point Place.
City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities
Flow Characterization and Water Quality Study
2001
Description:
Lead Organization:
The City of Toledo is currently completing this study in preparation of a Long Term
Control Plan for EPA. This study included hydraulic modeling, stream sampling,
macro-invertebrate testing, fish surveys, CSO sampling, WWTP bypass sampling,
and the development of a computer model to assess the impact of CSOs on the
Maumee River, the Ottawa River and Swan Creek. Early reports indicate that
sediment oxygen demand may be a major factor in stream oxygen depletion.
Pollutants of concern from CSOs appear to be dissolved oxygen, ammonia, fecal
coliform, mercury, cyanide, lead, copper, zinc and silver.
City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities
Other Areas
City of Maumee CSO Abatement
1988-1997
Description: In four phases, Maumee separated its sewers and eliminated its CSOs by 1997.
As of 2001 the entire City of Maumee has separate sewers except two small
areas: Old Trail Road (approximately 12 houses) and Valley Drive (approximately 6
houses).
Lead Organization:
City of Maumee
City of Perrysburg CSO Abatement
1988-Present
Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
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Issue 6: Combined
Sewer Overflows