Post by CMF Newsman on Jul 24, 2012 5:46:32 GMT -5
CHATTANOOGA -- Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield said he thinks the recent order handed down by federal authorities regarding Chattanooga's sewer system helps spur the need for a consolidation of water and sewer utilities.
"It sets the stage," said Littlefield.
The city was ordered last week by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to conduct an estimated $250 million in repairs to the city's sewer system.
The city also was hit with $1.2 million in penalties after it made a deal with federal regulators to fix a sewer system that has dumped more than 354 million gallons of raw sewage into the Tennessee River since 2005.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/24/chattanooga-mayor-nows-time-to-consolidate-sewers/
"It sets the stage," said Littlefield.
The city was ordered last week by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to conduct an estimated $250 million in repairs to the city's sewer system.
The city also was hit with $1.2 million in penalties after it made a deal with federal regulators to fix a sewer system that has dumped more than 354 million gallons of raw sewage into the Tennessee River since 2005.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/24/chattanooga-mayor-nows-time-to-consolidate-sewers/
