Are you looking for a better way to manage illicit discharge?

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits require many municipalities to develop and implement a program to identify and eliminate illicit discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system. Traditionally, illicit discharge investigations have originated from citizen complaint calls and can often become a time and labor intensive process of elimination. Evolve your program into a more comprehensive and organized approach to illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE). Rather than reacting to complaints, utilize the variety of tools available to establish a proactive and preventive IDDE program. This session will explore illicit discharge strategies and techniques, codes and citizen involvement to illustrate how you can use these tools to your advantage.

After viewing this program, participants will be better able to: