Consent Decree Information To Address Ongoing Combined Sewer Overflow Issues

Peoria IL

10 December, 2020

7:14 PM

Description

Press release from the City of Peoria: The City hosted a virtual press conference on Thursday, December 10 regarding the Consent Decree and the ongoing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)issues. This decree details the agreement with United States Environmental Protection Agency and Greater Peoria Sanitary District (GPSD) to implement a Green-Infrastructure-based solutions to reduce CSOs. The Consent Decree represents the terms the parties have agreed to. This item will be addressed at a special City Council meeting, to be held virtually on December 15 at 12:00 p.m. The press conference included representatives from the City and GPSD. Attendees included: Patrick Urich, City of Peoria City Manager Brian Johnson, GPSD CEO Rick Powers, City of Peoria Public Works Director Bill Lewis, City of Peoria City Engineer Jane Gerdes, City of Peoria Civil Engineer For more information, please refer to: https://peoriastormwater.com/ 2020-12-09 Peoria-GPSD Proposed Consent Decree and Appendices for Signature(18737389.1) City of Peoria CSO-Fact Sheet-12-9-2020 Greater Peoria Sanitary District Website GPSD Next This press release was produced by the City of Peoria. The views expressed here are the author's own.