Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | US EPA
A Supplement Environmental Project (SEP) furthers EPA's goal of protecting and enhancing the public health and the environment.| US EPA
A Supplement Environmental Project (SEP) furthers EPA's goal of protecting and enhancing the public health and the environment.| US EPA
Sanitary sewer overflows, SSOs, are a release of untreated or partially treated waste from a city sewer. Sanitary sewer overflows are illegal. But when normal systems become overloaded through heavy rain or a larger load from an increasing population, SSOs occur.| Illinois Answers Project
Five dozen communities in Southern Illinois account for a third of the reported sanitary sewer overflows in the state in the last decade. But with low revenues, population declines, and bureaucratic delays, solutions are hard to come by. Meanwhile, residents face property damage flooded yards and basements and governments that still haven’t fixed the problem.| Illinois Answers Project
Climate change is leading to severe flooding in Chicago and across Illinois. Here's what the city and state are doing to protect residents.| Illinois Answers Project
