S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) has teamed with Camp, Dresser & McKee on the Clean Water Project in Hartford, CT. The Hartford Metropolitan District is embarking on its most ambitious program to improve the area's water quality and protect the health and safety of it's citizens.

The Clean Water Project will address approximately one billion gallons of combined wastewater and stormwater currently released each year to the area waterways. This wastewater is discharged by 38 combined sewer overflow (CSO) and eight sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) locations, frequently sending diluted sewage into the Connecticut River and its tributaries.

The Clean Water Project formally responds to an EPA SSO federal consent decree and a Connecticut DEP CSO consent order to achieve the Federal Clean Waster Act goals by 2020. It is estimated to cost approximately $1.63 billion and will be funded by the District's Capital Improvement Plan.

The Clean Water Project comprises three components:

• CSO reduction
• SSO elimination
• Nitrogen removal

Projects will range from new sewer and drainage systems to greater wastewater treatment capacity to new tunnel storage and conveyance. These projects will help eliminate sewage overflows to area waterways during an average year, significantly improving water quality. Community infrastructure, including utilites and streets, will also be enhanced.