Sewage Treatment

Under Clean Water Act (CAA) regulations, local governments are responsible for designing, planning, constructing, financing, operating and maintaining wastewater treatment facilities, and the conveyance systems, known as publicly owned treatment works (POTWs).

LGEAN resources most applicable to sewage treatment include:

• Wastewater. Provides a summary of regulatory issues and links to numerous useful websites and documents.

Additional resources (exit LGEAN):

• State Regulations Resource Locator. Find environmental regulations, link to state agencies, retrieve agency news, and download sector-specific resources.

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