Focus on Business: Fixing Lexington's Sewer Problems

For years, hard rains in Lexington have caused sanitary and storm water sewer systems to overflow into streams and even homes.

These illegal “Sanitary Sewer Overflows,” are the basis of a 2006 lawsuit filed against the city by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Kentucky. A 2011 Consent Decree gives Lexington 10 years to fix the problem. 

The agreement requires the city to establish a Capacity Assurance Program (CAP). It was developed by a seven-member task force that produced 19 recommendations for a plan submitted early this year to the EPA. 

As the city awaits EPA approval, the work has already begun, overseen by Charles Martin, Director of the city’s Division of Water Quality.  He spoke with Tom Martin for The Lexington Herald Leader.

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