Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP)

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Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP)

• Mo Minkara, Ph.D., P.E,
• Water Quality Manager

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Background

• TDEC Order May 16, 2005
• 100,000
• Reduce Potential Sanitary Discharge
• Targeted Area Citico Creek Watershed
• Use the Fund to Assist Low Income Homeowners
• Started Assessment/Testing in Oct. 2005

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The Process

• Smoke Testing
• Public Outreach (Door Hangers, Press Release,
  Public Meetings, Watershed Signs, Watershed Fact
  Sheet)
• Repair Replacement
• Publicly Owned Sanitary Sewer
• Privately Owned Sanitary Sewer
• Compliance Enforcement (Sending Letters)
• Financial Assistance
• Application Reviews for Qualified Homeowners
• Preparing and Awarding Contract s for Repair
• Sampling Monitoring

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The Statistics

• 523 Deficiencies (Anomalies) / 487 Properties
• Issued 451 Notification Letters, 214 Written
  Warnings 62 NOVs
• 369 Corrected so Far (71 Compliance) Privately
  Owned Sanitary Structures
• 82 Corrected - Publicly Owned Sanitary Structures
• Assisted 26 Low Income Homeowners
• City Spent 107,409 for Repair 10,300 for
  Video Inspection

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Water Quality Monitoring
E. Coli (Col/100mL)
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Thank You