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DPW says long-term plan for sewer-overflow reduction will cost over $2 billion; DOJ sign-off pending
Summary
DPW told the council its long-term SOS remediation program has cost roughly $1.4 billion to date and that the department expects the remaining work to bring total expenditures to about $2.0–$2.1 billion under a modified consent-decree approach supported by EPA and MDE but awaiting DOJ approval.
Councilman Z. Gray pressed DPW for details about the city’s sanitary sewer overflow (SOS) program and the budget lines that support basement-backup remediation.
Director Zaid said DPW has spent roughly $1.4 billion on SOS-related work from 2002 to the present and that the department has reduced sanitary sewer overflow volume by about 84% and the number of events by 47%. Looking forward, Zaid said the city anticipates total…
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