REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
QOSTS OF CONSTRUCTION 0F
PUBLICLY-OWNED WASTEWA1SR
TREATMENT WORKS
1973 "Needs" Survey
Prepared Pursuant to
Sections 205 and 516, Public Law 92-600
Revised November, 1973
U.S. invifonmeotal Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
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PREFACE
This report presents the results of a Nationwide survey
conducted to obtain an estimate of the cost of construction of
publicly-owned treatment works needed in each State and the Nation
as a whole. It is submitted in compliance with Section 516(b)(2)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
The survey was designed so that the results could be used by Congress
to allocate among the States the funds authorized for municipal
treatment works after Fiscal Year 1974, as required by Section 205(a)
of the 1972 Act.
The original version of this report was transmitted to Congress
on October 12, 1973. The text has not been changed, but the tables
have been corrected in this revision to convey more accurately the
survey results.
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PREFACE
This report presents the results of a Nationwide survey
conducted to obtain an estimate of the cost of construction of
publicly-owned treatment works needed in each State and the Nation
as a whole. It is submitted in compliance with Section 516(b)(2)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
The survey was designed so that the results could be used by Congress
to allocate among the States the funds authorized for municipal
treatment works after Fiscal Year 1974, as required by Section 205(a)
of the 1972 Act.
The original version of this report was transmitted to Congress
on October 12, 1973. The text has not been changed, but the tables
have been corrected in this revision to convey more accurately the
survey results.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE Page i
CONTENTS Page 1
TABLES Page 2
I. EXPLANATION OF THE SURVEY Page 3
1. Guidelines for Costs of Facilities Reported
2. The Concept of "Needs"
3. Conduct of the Survey
II. LIMITATIONS OF THE SURVEY Page 6
1. Level of Treatment
2. Infiltration/Inflow
3. Combined Sewer Overflows
4. Validity of Submitted Estimates
5. Flow Reduction
6. Inadequacy for Funding Decisions
III. SURVEY RESULTS AND POSSIBLE ALLOCATION FORMULAE Page 9
1. Considerations of Equity
2. Formula Based on Costs for Treatment Plants and Interceptors
3. Formula Based on All Five Categories of Facilities
4. Special Consideration for District of Columbia's Treatment Facility
APPENDIX A. INELIGIBLE COSTS REPORTED BY THE STATES Page A-l
APPENDIX B. REASONS 1973 SURVEY RESULTS ARE HIGHER THAN Page B-l
PREVIOUS "NEEDS" ESTIMATES
APPENDIX C. SURVEY METHODOLOGY Page C-l
APPENDIX D. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Page D-l
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TABLES
1. State Percentage of National Costs Reported for Construction of
Treatment Plants and Interceptors Page 11
2. Costs Reported for Construction of Publicly-Owned Wastewater
Treatment Facilities Page 12
3. State Percentage of National Costs Reported for Construction of
Publicly-Owned Treatment Facilities Page 13
4. Per Capita Costs Reported for Construction of Publicly-Owned
Treatment Facilities, Based on 1972 Population and Projected
1990 Population Page 14
5. Total Costs Reported by States for Construction of Publicly-Owned
Treatment Facilities, Classified as to Eligibility Under Survey
Guidelines Appendix A
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I. EXPLANATION OF THE SURVEY
1. Guidelines for Costs of Facilities Reported. In conformance with
Section 516(b)(2) of the 1972 Act, the 1973 Survey asked local authorities
to report the costs for construction of municipal treatment and collection
facilities which were eligible for Federal funding under the 1972 Act and
the guidelines published by EPA for construction grants, and met definitions
and criteria established in the survey and outlined below. Costs of
facilities funded with a Federal construction grant before August 1973
were excluded.
Costs were reported for facilities in five categories, two for
treatment and three for sewer systems, defined as follows:
Category I - Secondary Treatment Required by 1972 Act. This category
includes costs for facilities which would provide a legally required
level of "secondary" treatment. All municipal treatment facilities
as a minimum are required under the 1972 Act to reduce bio-chemical
oxygen demand, suspended solids and fecal coliforms by July 1, 1977
to at least the level established by EPA in its definition of "secondary"
treatment. This level of treatment meets or exceeds the requirements
of water quality standards for many waterways. Facilities along some
waterways are required, however, to reduce these types of pollutants
still further to meet water quality standards. The costs for this
additional "secondary" treatment are also included in category I.
Category II - Treatment "More Stringent" Than Secondary Required
by Hater Quality Standards. This includes costs for facilities
which would remove pollutants such as phosphorus, ammonia, nitrate
and organic substances to the extent required by legally binding Federal,
State or local actions. Such actions include an EPA-approved water
quality plan, an administrative or court order, a license, and water
quality standards which are binding on the treatment facility. These
costs are in addition to those for secondary treatment reported in
category I.
Category III - Rehabilitation of Sewers to Correct Infiltration and Inflow.
Costs could be reported in this category for a preliminary analysis
to determine if excessive infiltration and inflow exist. If such an analysis
was completed by the time of the survey and showed that they did exist,
the expense of a detailed evaluation of the cost of rehabilitation of
the sewer system could be reported. If such an evaluation
was already completed at the time of the survey, the costs of facilities
recommended by the evaluation to correct the infiltration and inflow
could be reported.
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Category IV - New Sewers. This category consists of the costs of new
collector and interceptor sewers designed to correct violations caused
by raw discharges, seepage to waters from septic tanks and the like,
and/or to comply with legally binding Federal, State or local
actions. As provided in the 1972 Act, costs could be reported only
if the community had sufficient existing or planned capacity to
treat adequately the collected sewage, and only for communities
existing prior to enactment of the 1972 Amendments (collectors for
new communities, new subdivisions and newly developed urban areas
were excluded).
Category V - Correction of Overflows from Combined Sewers. Costs
could be reported, when required by legally binding Federal, State or
local action, for correcting periodic bypassing of untreated wastes
from combined sanitary and storm sewers. The alternative methods
for correction must have been evaluated, however, and the reported
costs based on the most economical and/or efficient alternative.
The costs for facilities reported in each category were subject
to three overall constraints:
a. June, 1973 dollars. All costs were to be expressed in June,
1973 dollars.
b. 1990 Population. Costs were to be estimated in the survey
for facilities which would be designed to serve no more than the 1990
population projected for each State by the Department of Commerce in
its "series E" projection published in December, 1972.
The "series E" projection is based on the most recent estimates
of future growth in the United States, and reflects the decline in
the Nation's fertility rate during the last few years.
Each State was asked to determine how its projected 1990 population
would be distributed among its geographical areas. EPA assisted by
providing each State a county-by-county break-out of the "series E"
projection from the Commerce Department. The States, however, could
accept or modify the county-by-county projections as they saw fit.
Only the total projected 1990 population for the State was binding.
It could not be exceeded by the combined total of all population
reported as living in the service areas of all the treatment authorities
in a State, although non-resident population (primarily commuters)
could be reported as served in addition to the projected resident
population.
The 1990 projection was chosen as a common constraint on the
time in the future for which costs would be estimated. No restriction
was placed, however, on when facilities which would serve the 1990
projected population might be built.
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c. Supporting Information. The nature, size and cost of facilities
reported in the survey had to be reasonable for the population and
industries to be served. Costs for treatment facilities had to be
justified by data such as population to be served, wastewater pollutants
and flows expected, and reference to legally required effluent standards.
Costs for collection facilities had to be supported by data such as
population to be served, pipe sizes and lengths, and special problems
with construction and design. Costs reported for correction of
problems created by combined sewers had to be justified by special
analyses and evaluations which had previously been completed. This
supporting information was the minimum necessary to determine if
the facilities and costs reported were reasonable and met the other
guidelines for the survey.
2. The Concept of "Needs". To provide a common basis for
reporting costs in the survey and for screening out any inflated
costs which would potentially increase the allocation unfairly of
one or more States, the survey was restricted to those costs and
facilities which were eligible for Federal assistance and which
could be clearly defined and documented with information to justify
the size, cost and nature of the facilities reported.
The consequence of the decision to limit the scope of the survey
was that some types of facilities eligible for Federal assistance under
the 1972 Act were entirely excluded. Primary among them were treatment
works which would achieve "best practicable treatment technology" and
the 1985 goal of "zero discharge,"and facilities for the prevention,
control and treatment of pollution from stormwaters which do not
flow through combined sewers. Study of these concepts had not reached
the point where clear definitions and criteria for them could be
established. Since a variety of options exists for meeting each
goal of the Act, cost-effective evaluations are required before rational
choices can be made and reasonable cost estimates developed. The costs ~7>
reported in the survey would have been far greater if all the facilities ^
potentially eligible under the 1972 Act could have been defined and j
included in the survey.
3. Conduct of the Survey. An EPA task force designed the 1973
survey from December 1972 through May 1973 with the help of the EPA
Regional Offices and State officials. In June the State Water Pollution
Control Agencies mailed survey questionnaires supplied by EPA to
municipal authorities which could be identified in Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Areas, in Cities larger than 10,000 outside SMSAs, and in at
least a sample of places smaller than 10,000 and outside SMSAs. The
questionnaires were completed from June through August, in most cases
by the local treatment authorities with the advice and assistance of
State officials. Some of the questionnaires were completed by State
officials with information supplied by the local authorities. The
completed forms were then reviewed by the States, approved Qnd sent
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to EPA. After EPA's review, the questionnaires were coded and sent
to the Census Bureau wPiere the data were computerized and tabulated
for this report.
EPA reviewed every questionnaire to determine if facilities and costs
reported fell within the survey guidelines and were justified by required
data. Shortcomings were frequently corrected by discussing them
and reaching an agreement with State officials. In some cases EPA's
and a State's estimate of costs for particular facilities could not
be reconciled and EPA prepared a separate, amended questionnaire with
its estimate. (A more detailed description of review procedures is in
Appendix C.)
All costs reported on survey questionnaires were coded during
processing to indicate whether they were prepared by EPA, or a State
or local authority, and whether or not they met the guidelines of
the survey. Costs coded as eligible are reported in Section III. All
costs reported on questionnaires from the States (both eligible
and ineligible under the guidelines) are included in Appendix A.
II. LIMITATIONS OF THE SURVEY
Costs reported for the Nation as a whole are only indicative of
the large costs of providing the kinds of facilities included in the
scope of the survey. They are of little use for decisions about the
appropriate level and rate of Federal funding for construction of
municipal facilities.
The detailed definitions and criteria for costs and facilities
which could be reported in the survey were meant to provide a common
basis for the estimates of costs from each State, and make possible the
reconciliation of the State estimates to produce valid ratios for
allocation of Federal funds among the States. Paradoxically, however,
these criteria and limitations in practice permitted some States to
report large costs in some categories but kept other States from
doing so. Therefore jin jillpcatioji formula based on costs reported for
all five categories of facilities would be unfair to a large number of
States.
1. Level of Treatment. Costs reported in categories I and II for
treatment plants do not reflect the costs of additional treatment which
will have to be provided in many river basins after all States complete
the revisions to water quality standards now underway pursuant to the
1972 Act. An allocation formula based on categories I and II would favor
States which adopted high standards early over those that did not, even
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though they may be planning to soon. To give a few examples, California's
standards limiting the amount of heavy metals which can be in the effluent
discharged through deep ocean outfalls are estimated to add several
hundred million dollars to the costs it reported. Oregon's requirements
for a higher degree of treatment than secondary as defined by EPA
increased by a substantial percentage the costs it reported for
treatment.
2. Infiltration/Inflow. Relatively few cities had completed
the studies required in the survey to support cost estimates for
facilities in category III. Estimated costs for sewer rehabilitation
will increase rapidly as municipal authorities evaluate infiltration
and inflow into existing sewers and determine the costs of reducing
or eliminating it (such an evaluation is now a condition for obtaining -^
a Federal construction grant for municipal facilities). Costs reported
in category III are thus only a fraction of the amount local communities
will ultimately have to spend to rehabilitate sewers.
Sewer rehabilitation can be undertaken in accordance with Federal
guidelines only if the evaluation determines that it costs less than
construction, operation and maintenance of that portion of facilities
necessary to transport and treat the extra flow of wastewater resulting
from infiltration and inflow. Future increases in identified costs for
category III should result in comparable savings in reported costs for
categories I and II (treatment), and should not increase the total costs
for facilities reported in the survey.
3. Combined Sewer Overflows. Costs reported in category V for
facilities to reduce pollution from combined sewer overflows also
reflect only a fraction of the total expenditures which could have
been justified nationally under the survey guidelines if more cities
had completed the required studies. EPA estimates by rough extrapolation
of the few studies available to date that costs for facilities to reduce
by 50 - 85% of the major pollutant concentrations in combined sewer
overflows throughout the country would cost from $40 - 80 billion.
The total costs for facilities in all five categories included in the
survey would therefore have been roughly double what was actually
reported if all the treatment authorities with combined sewer systems
had completed the studies required to report costs in category V. An "/
..allocation formula based in part on costs reported in category V would ,-
favor unfairly those States with large cities which had completed the J
necessary studies to report costs in this category.
4. Validity of Submitted Estimates. Another limitation of the
survey is a consequence of the general understanding among the States
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while the survey was being conducted that Federal construction grant
funds were to be allocated according to the survey results. The
States had a strong incentive, and many were inclined to report the
highest costs possible and to report costs for all facilities which
conceivably might be eligible under the survey guidelines, even if
there was considerable doubt.
EPA coded as ineligible the most obviously inflated costs and costs
for facilities which clearly fell outside the scope of the survey. States
were in general given the benefit of the doubt, however, if costs
reported were questionable but not clearly out of line. This policy
meant that the costs reported for the country as a whole are higher
than they would have been if there were incentives to keep the costs
down, M allocation formula based on the survey results would be
unfair to those States which tried to follow the survey guidelines,
and favor those which were less attentive.
Costs for new collector sewers in category IV presented the greatest
problem in this respect. Pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act
and the survey guidelines, costs were to be reported only for communities
in existence at the time of enactment of the 1972 law, and only for
violations due to raw discharges or seepage to waterways or the like.
Review of the survey questionnaires nevertheless revealed that many
States reported costs for sewering a large proportion of their current
population now using septic tanks, and for providing sewers for increased
population which would inhabit new communities. A substantial proportion
of these costs are undoubtedly beyond the scope of the survey, but in
many cases sufficient evidence did not exist to code the costs as
ineligible without running the risk of being unfair.
5. Flow Reduction. States did not have any incentive to reduce
the costs reported to take account of savings obtainable from techniques
for recycling or reducing flows from municipal and industrial sources.
These savings would effect facilities of all types included in the survey.
Planning regulations and guidelines,to be promulgated by EPA pursuant
to the provisions of the 1972 Act, will require that municipal authorities
consider a wide array of such techniques.
6. Inadequacy for Funding Decisions. The large cost estimates reported
on the survey raise obvious questions about Federal funding for the
construction grants program, but do not provide a basis for decision
making on the future role of the Federal Government in financing municipal
treatment facilities, or the level of Federal funding which should be provided.
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Several considerations outside the scope of the survey should be
addressed as well as the limitations of the survey itself when making
decisions about Federal assistance for construction of municipal
treatment works. Primary among them is the contribution the facilities
reported in each category would make to improving water quality. Money
spent"on treaJieHt and interceptors (categories I, II and part of IV '
in the survey) would in general bring about more reduction of pollutants \
per dollar than funds spent on collector systems or stormwater S
overflows.
Alternative methods for financing new construction should also be
considered and will be addressed in the financing study to be submitted
pursuant to Section 317 of the 1972 Act. As required, the study will
consider a wide variety of alternative financing schemes and will
recommend appropriate roles for the Federal, State and local governments.
Several constraints should also be taken into account when considering
unding levels and rates. They include the inadequate pool of trained
manpower available to operate new facilities, the rising costs and limited
supplies of energy to run facilities, the limited capacity of the construction
industry to expand operations during the short run in some areas, the
inability of some communities to provide matching funds, and the impact on
the National budget and economy.
III. SURVEY RESULTS AND POSSIBLE ALLOCATION FORMULAE
1. Considerations of Equity. The most important factors which
ideally would be considered when determining an equitable formula for
allocation of Federal funds for municipal facilities include the serious-
ness, nature and extent of the pollution problem, natural conditions, popu-
lation, local construction costs, capacity to utilize funds wisely,
and level of previous effort. The approach used in the 1973 survey takes
account of all these factors except the last two: It gives little
indication of capacity to use funds wisely, and in general penalizes
those States with a high level of previous effort.
The major problem with the survey is that in practice it had several
serious-limitations (discussed in Section II) which could result in
inequities if used for an allocation formula. These inequities would be
considerably reduced if costs reported for sewer rehabilitation, collector
sewers and reduction of pollution from combined sewer overflows (categories
III, part of IV and V) were eliminated from the calculation. Some States
would nevertheless be treated unfairly even if the formula is based only
on costs reported for treatment plants and interceptors. Thus in practice
the survey approach may be a less equitable basis for allocation than
population, or a combination of considerations like population and regional
variations in construction costs.
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2. Formula Based on Costs for Treatment Plants and Interceptors.
Total costs reported for treatment (categories I and II) and interceptor
sewers (part of category IV) for the entire country were $35.9 billion.
Table I shows costs for each State, and each State's percentage of the
National costs for these types of facilities.
An allocation formula based on this table is considered the most
equitable possible from the survey results. It would also put the money
where it is likely to do the most good. As mentioned in Section II,
expenditures for treatment and interceptors would in general reduce
pollutants more per dollar than expenditures for other types of
facilities. They should therefore usually receive the highest
priority for Federal assistance, and funds would best be allocated
in accordance with this priority.
3. Formula Based on Five Categories of Facilities. The costs reported
in the survey totalled $60.1 billion for all types of facilities. Table 2
shows by State the total costs and costs in each category reported.
Table 3 shows how an allocation formula would look if based on total
costs reported, or on the costs reported in each separate category.
Table 4 shows the per capita costs reported by States in all five
categories, based on 1972 population and projected 1990 population. It
indicates the great differences between basing an allocation formula
on the survey results and basing it on population,which is one of the
factors which might be considered when determining an alternative allocation
formula.
4. Special Consideration for District of Columbia's Treatment Facility.
Funding for the District of Columbia's "Blue Plains" water pollution control
plant should be considered in the development of an allocation formula
since the City has only one major treatment plant project and the allocation
formula might not provide adequate funding.
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TABLE 1
November 1, 1973
STATE PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL COSTS
REPORTED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT PLANTS AND INTERCEPTORS*
(CATEGORIES I, II AND IVa)
COSTS
(Millions of 1973 Dollars)
PERCENTAGE
REGION I Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
REGION II New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
REGION III Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
REGION IV Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carol ina
Tennessee
REGION V Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
REGION VI Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
REGION VII Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
REGION VIII Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
REGION IX Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
American Samoa
Guam
Trust Territories
Wake Island
REGION X Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
wasmngton
4?n
> fin
761
W)
]K2
HR
2,630
4.165
394
32
201
583
998
323
1.555
52
310
1,590
777
573
223
749
569
467
2.167
542
1,460
538
1,841
486
224
251
66
656
485
421
332
780
141
310
5Q
3(1
40
17(1
3fl
152
4,743
439
?0fi
7
?n
6
n
153
76
286
536
1.1974
0.7240
2.1191
0.9440
0.4511
0.3202
7.3238
11.5985
1.0971
0.0891
0.5597
1.6235
2.7792
0.8995
4.3303
0.1448
0.8633
4.4277
2.1638
1.5957
0.6210
2.0858
1.5845
1.3005
6.0345
1 .5093
4.0657
1.4982
5.1267
1.3534
0.6238
0.6990
0.1838
1 .8268
1.3506
1 .1724
0.9245
2.1721
0.3927
0.8633
0.1643
0.0836
0.1114
0.4734
0.0836
0.4232
13.2080
1.2225
0.5709
0.0195
0.0557
0.0167
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0.4261
0.2117
0.7964
1 .4926
TOTAL:
35,910
100.0000
*Costs ineligible under the survey guidelines are excluded. Costs are affected by limitations
of survey design, inconsistency in reporting, variations in planning status among States, and
other variables explained in the report. Therefore, the costs should not be considered
indicative of equitable shares for individual States or of total funds required to meet "needs"
without careful review of the limitations cited in the report.
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November 1, 1973
TABLE 2
COSTS REPORTED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLICLY-OWNED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES*
(Millions of 1973 dollars)
REGION I Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
REGION II Hev Jersey
New York
Virgin Islands
REGION III Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
REGION IV Alabama
Florida
__Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
REGION V Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
REGION VI Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
REGION VII Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
REGION VIII Colorada
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
REGION IX Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
American Samoa
Guam
Trust Territories
Wake Island
REGION X Alat .a
Idaho
Oreson
Total Costs
Reported for
Facilities
1.409
J64
1,485
Ififl
3.382
44
329
681
1.345
4.210
,081
2-371
1 .031
757
695
i.run
. 3.325
1.065
2.833
787
355
451
115
RRQ
fi?4
502
671
972
404
426
74
46
43
225
40
237
fi,n5n
523
8
22
8
205
112
568
of Treatment
Plants to
Achieve Secon-
dary Level
179
124
459
1Z4
6J
55
1.458
13
b4
217
516
884
130
Z42
1£5
aa
326
nra
243
525
310
691
212
17
D4
54
217
?na
236
141
442
121
175
34
17
31
148
20
7fi
> ion
'222
39
4
17
4
80
40
140
Achieve More
Stringent
Treatment
Levels
46
1
51
7
16
321
731
7
139
137
T33
m
ia
136
84
SO
1(1
am;
107
115
41
482
45
1
_
4
21
44
24
9
_
20
_
_
3
_
3
1.531
4
119
-
-
_
3
-
Of Infiltration/
Inflow
Conditions
18
1
LI
18
4
2
T4~
4
32
7
3
5
41
,
14
9
34?
13
3
7
f
7
2
3
3
20
1
_
1
1
_
6
-
_
_
_
2
IVa-Eligible
New Interceptors
Force Mains,
Pumping Stations
205
T5"2
851
1,878
19
no
227
345
535
ifil
1 699
303
324
237
222
353
192
8HJ
IB/
668
223
126
157
12
355
256
141
167
329
20
115
25
13
6
22
10
73
1.022
213
47
3
3
2
-
73
33
146
IVb -Costs
of Eligible
New
Collectors
225
532
T5?
62
208
1
130
746
200
183
422
91
yy2
163
409
121
130
197
49
225
137
50
316
189
25
74
13
8
2
53
10
86
527
84
22
1
2
2
44
35
130
60,123 16,639 5,650 691 13,621 10,82"5
Costs ineligible under the survey guidelines are excluded. Costs are af:ected by limitations of survey design, inconsistency In reportin
planning status among States, and other variables explained in the report. Therefore, the costs should not be considered indicative of ea
individual States or of total funds required to meet "needs" without careful revlev of the limitations cited im the report
V-Reduction
of Combined
Sewer
Overflows
736
202
62
127
3
47
157
J2 1
404
859
.155
541
167
1
,
_
.
_
24
21
-
235
22
8
-
-
.
774
-
-
-
_
-
-
8
_
150
243 |
12,697
5, variations in
aitable shares fc
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STATS PFKCENTAGh OF NATIONAL COSTS KEFOKTED FOR CONSTRUCTION Of P'JBLTCLY-OWNED TREATMENT FACILITIES*
TABLE 3
REGION I Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
Hew Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
REGION II New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
REGION III Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
REGION IV Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
REGION V Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
REGION VI Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
REGION VII Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
REGION VIII Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
REGION IX Arizona
California
Hawaii
Ne ^ada
American Samoa
Guam
Trust Territories
Wake Island
REGION X Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Total Costs
Reported for
Percentage
2.34
0.61
2.47
0.84
0 61
0.28
5.63
13.36
0.98
0.07
0.55
2.24
1.02
7.00
1 .80
0.74
3.94
1.71
1.72
0 45
1 50
1 ")f>
1 lfi
6.80
1.73
" b.b3
1.77
a. ?i
i ^i
0.59
0.75
0.19
1.48
1.04
0.83
0.67
0.71
0.08
0.07
0 37
0 07
0.39
10.06
0.87
0.38
0.01
0.04
0.01
_
0.34
0 19
0.94
1 80
I-Improvement
Plants to
Achie/f. Secon-
dary Level
1.08
2.76
1.05
0.37
0.39
8 76
9 35
1.02
0.08
0 50
1 30
j.io
5.31
0 01
0 78
4.49
2.03
0.33
2.12
1.96
1.41
6.06
1.46
3.16
1.86
4.15
1.27
0.58
0.56
0.32
1.79
1.25
1 42
2.66
1.05
0 21
0.10
0.19
0.89
0.12
0 46
0.23
< CATEGORIES OF NJEDED 1'ACILIWES
II-CosU to
Stringent
Treatment
Levels
Percentage
0 82
0.02
0.90
0.23
0.12
0.28
5.68
12.94
. - . _._
0.12
2.46
2.42
0.05
2.35
n it
? 51
? 41
1.49
1.06
2.69
n 1 1
,1 1R
U tt
1.89
2 04
0.73
8.53
0.8Q
0.02
0 07
0.37
0 78
0.42
_
0.35
_
! 0.05
_
_
0.05
27.10
0.07
1 2.11
0 02 ! -
0.10 i
0 02 -
0.48 j
0.24
0.84
1 71
TOTAL 100 100
*Costs ineligible under the surv'e^ guidelines are excluded. Cottr
0.05
0.09
Ill-Correction
Inflow
Conditions
Percentage
2.60
0.15
1.59
0.29
0.15
0.15
2.60
1.59
0.29
-
0.58
0.29
1 74
2.03
5.79
0.15
0 59
4 63
1.01
1.30
0.72
0.43
0.72
0.72
5.93
0.43
2.03
1.30
49.49
1 88
0.43
1.01
0.29
1 01
0.29
0.43
0.43
2.89
0.15
_
0 15
0.15
_
0.87
0.15
0 29
IVa-F.ligible
Force Mains,
_^ Pumping Stations
Percentage
1.50
6.25
13.79
1.65
0.81
1.67
2.53
1.64
3.95
0 01
1.18
1.79
1.74
1.64
2,59
1.41
6.02
1.37
4.91
1 .68
0.93
1.15
0.09
2.61
1.88
1.04
1.23
2 42
0.84
0.18
0.10
0.04
0.16
0.07
0.54
7.51
1 .56
0.35
n.o?
n o?
n 01
0.54
0.24
1.07
0 29 ! i RI
IVt-Costs
Collector?
t
Percentage
2.08
0.94
4.91
8.09
1.79
0.11
0.57
0.88
1.92
?.4R
9 4R
o.m
1.20
6.89
1.85
2 71
0.37
1.37
1.69 . _.
1.95
3.90
0.84
1.51
3.78
1.12
1 20
1.82
0.45
2.08
1.27
0.46
2.92
1.75
0.23
0 68
0.12
0 07
0.43
0.09
0.79
4.87
0.78
n m
n.oi
n.n?
0.02
0.41
1 20
2 76
V-Reductlon
Sewer
Overflows
Percentage
5.80
0.51
0.28
1.59
23.47
_
_
0.48
n m
l nn
0.07
12.51
a no
0.02
0,37
1.24
-
-
-
n no
n iQ
3 1R
fi 7fi
?.RQ
1 qn
1 37
0.01
_
.
_
0.19
0.17
_
1.85
0.17
0.0]
0.06
0.01
6. in
_
_
-
-
0.06
-
1.18
1 91
100 10° 100 100 100
are al.ect^d y limitation o~" sur e, debign, incon^i^teic . in reporting, "ariatio-i^ in
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TABLE 4
November 1 , 1973
PER CAPITA COSTS REPORTED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLICLY-OWNED TREATMENT FACILITIES
BASED ON 1972 POPULATION AND PROJECTED 1990 POPULATION U
REGION I
REGION II
REGION III
REGION IV
REGION V
REGION VI
REGION VII
REGION VIII
REGION IX
REGION X
THTfll
Total Costs
Reported For 1972
Facilities Population
(Millions of (OOOs)
1973 Dollars)
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
American Samoa
Guam
Trust Territories
Wake Island
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
1.409
364
1 .485
508
367
168
3,382
8.032
590
44
329
681
1 ,345
614
4,210
1 ,081
444
2,371
1.031
1.032
268
900
757
695
4,089
1 ,040
3,325
1,065
2,833
787
355
451
115
889
624
502
671
972
404
426
74
46
43
225
40
237
6,050
523
227
8
22
8
0
205
112
566
1 ,080
60,123
3 ,08?
1.029
5.787
771
968
462
7,367
18,366
-
_
565
4,056
4,764
1,781
11.926
748
3,510
7,259
4.720
3.299
2,?63
5,214
2.665
4.031
11,251
5.291
9.082
3.896
10.783
4,520
1,978
3.720
1,063
11.649
2.634
2,883
2,258
4,753
1,525
2,357
719
63?
R79
1,126
345
1 .945
20,468
809
527
-
-
-
-
325
756
2,182
3,443
208,232
Costs per
Capita
(1972 Pop)
$
457
354
257
659
379
364
459
437
_
_
582
168
282
345
353
1,445
126
327
218
313
118
173
284
172
363
197
366
273
263
174
179
" 121 '
108
76
236
174
" 297
205
265
181
' 103
/3
" 63
200
116
122
296
646
431
_
_
_
_
631
148
260
' 314
286
1990
Projected
Population
(OOOs)
1,Qdfi
1,142.__
7,052
907
1,134
536
8,822
21,799
-
-
732
b.OOl
b,yb8
1,811
13,332
764
3,850
9,159
5,667 __
3,741
2,359
5,880
3.023
4.800
13,177
6,433
10,961
4,577
13.202
5.218
2,068
4,159
1,232
13.666
2.942
3,053
2,509
5,488
1,562
2,848
714
firm
643
1 ,293
348
2,500
26,601
962
829
-
-
-
-
408
758
2,493
4.194
246,859
Costs per
Capita
(1990)
$
357
319
211
560
324
313
383
368
.
_
449
136
226
339
316
1,415
115
259
182
276
114
153
250
145
310
162
303
233
215
151
172
108
93
65
212
164
267
177
257
150
104
76
67
174
115
95
??7
544
274
_
_
_
502
148
228
258
241
1] Costs ineligible under the survey guidelines are excluded. Costs are affected by limitations
of survey design, inconsistency in reporting, variations in planning status among States, and
other variables explained in the report. Therefore, the costs should not be considered
indicative of equitable shares for individual States or of total funds required to meet "needs"
without careful review of the limitations cited in the report.
2] National per capita cost^ excludes Puerto Rico and Territories.
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APPENDIX A. INELIGIBLE COSTS REPORTED BY THE STATES
Table 5 shows total costs reported by the States and divides
them into those eligible and those ineligible under the survey
guidelines. Most or all of the costs reported by the majority
of the States were considered eligible. These States for the
most part agreed to reduce or eliminate the costs which they
initially reported in the survey and EPA reviewers determined to
be ineligible. An allocation formula based on ineligible as well
as eligible costs would obviously be unfair to these States.
Kentucky reported a far higher proportion of ineligible costs
than any other State. Its estimates were provided in lump sums for
each category without any supporting data. The numbers were typed
on a strip of paper without explanation and pasted on top of each
questionnaire filled out by municipal authorities in the State. Most
of the cost estimates prepared by the local authorities and reported
and justified inside the forms were found to be eligible, but the .;
much higher costs added by the State lacked the required justification.
Ineligible costs reported in categories III and V explain many
of the remaining differences between the States' estimates and
estimates accepted as eligible. These costs were not supported by
the studies required in the survey guidelines. Excessive costs for
collector sewers also affected the totals for a few States.
A large part of the differences between State and EPA estimates
for New York and Kansas can be accounted for by ineligible costs
reported for new sewers planned to replace old sewers which are
failing structurally, but are not subject to excessive infiltration/inflow.
('Replacement sewers of this sort were not included in the survey
J "Because they are considered to be outside the scope of the municipal
"grants program. Over $1.2 billion for replacement sewers was nevertheless
- included by New York City in its reported costs. A substantial portion
of the costs reported by Kansas and determined to be ineligible were
also for this type of facility.
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TABLE 5
TOTAL COSTS REPORTED BY STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLICLY-OWNED TREATMENT FACILITIES
CLASSIFIED AS TO ELIGIBILITY UNDER SURVEY GUIDELINES*
(Millions of 1973 Dollars)
Total
Costs Reported
Costs Eligible
Under Survey
Guidelines
Costs Ineligible
Under Survey
Guidelines
REGION I
Connecticut
Maine
REGION II
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
REGION III
Virgin Islands
Del aware
Mary! and
REGION IV
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
REGION V
1 11 i noi s
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
REGION VI
Arkartsas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
REGION VII
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
REGION VIII
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
REGION IX
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
American Samoa
Guam
Trust Territories
Wake Island
REGION X
Alaska
Idaho
TOTAL :
Oregon
Washington
1,436
368
1,486
530
484
170
3.414
9.481
590
44
338
683
1 ,476
615
4,364
1,087
448
2,606
1,053
2,655
269
926
757
773
4,089
1,040
3,325
1,065
2,833
787
356
452
115
889
647
502
783
1,142
475
429
74
48
43
235
40
248
6,063
523
227
8
22
8
-
205
112
584
1 .080
1,409
364
1,485
508
367
168
3.382
8.032
590
44
329
681
1,345
614
4,210
1,081
444
2,371
1 ,031
1,032
268
900
757
695
4,089
1 ,040
3,325
1 ,065
2,833
787
355
451
115
889
624
502
671
972
404
426
74
46
43
225
40
237
6,050
523
227
8
22
8
-
205
112
568
1.080
27
4
1
22
117
2
32
1,449
-
-
9
2
131
1
154
6
4
235
22
1,623
1
26
-
78
_
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
_
_
23
112
170
71
3
-
2
-
10
-
11
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
1G
_
64,502 60,123 4,379
*Costs are affected by limitations of survey design, inconsistency in reporting, variations
in planning status among States, and other variables explained in the report. Therefore,
the costs should not be considered indicative of equitable shares for individual States or
of total funds reguired to meet "needs" without careful review of the limitations cited in
the report.
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APPENDIX B - REASONS 1973 SURVEY RESULTS ARE HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS
"NEEDS" ESTIMATES
EPA and FWPCA limited their estimates of "needs" during the
years 1969-1971 to the cost of needed treatment plants and interceptor
sewers. Costs for facilities of these types were reported in the
1973 survey in categories I and II (treatment) and part of category IV
(interceptors). Three other types of costs were also included in the
1973 survey, but not previous estimates of needs. These are the costs
of rehabilitating sewers to reduce infiltration and inflow (category III
in the survey), constructing needed collector sewers (part of category IV),
and correcting overflows of combined sewers (category V).
Total costs reported in the survey are $60.1 billion, of which
$3.5,9 billion is for treatment plants and interceptors (categories I, II
and part of IV). This total is considerably higher than previous
estimates of needs. FWPCA's estimate in 1969 was $10.02 billion. EPA's
estimates rose from $12.6 billion in 1970 to $18.1 billion in 1971.
Between the 1971 and 1973 estimates, EPA obligated about $3.6 billion
for municipal treatment facilities from funds appropriated for fiscal
years 1967-1974. These sizeable obligations met some of the needs identi-
fied in previous estimates, and therefore must be counted as part of the
difference between the 1973 survey results and previous estimates. A
large proportion ($16.3 billion) of the contract authority provided by
the 1972 Act was not obligated at the time of the survey, however, and
remains available for construction of facilities identified in the 1973
survey.
The 1973 survey results and previous estimates of needs by EPA and
FWPCA differ primarily for the following reasons:
1. New Nationwide Requirements for Secondary Treatment
The requirement in the 1972 Act that all municipal treatment plants
provide secondary treatment by mid-1977 is a higher standard than many
localities had to meet previously.
2. New Requirements to Meet Water Quality Standards
During the last few years water quality standards for many of the
Nation's waterways have been established, or strengthened where already
established. The level of secondary treatment necessary to meet these
new standards is sometimes higher than the secondary treatment required
for the Nation as a whole by the 1972 Act. Special processes also must
often be added to meet standards for pollutants such as phosphorous,
ammonia, nitrates and organic substances.
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3. Inflation
The costs of construction have increased rapidly during the last
several years. The Engineering News Record's cost index for construction
rose 19.3%, for example, during the two years between the 1971 and 1973
needs surveys.
4. More Communities Included
The States made special efforts to see that the final survey results
reflected the needs of as many communities as possible. Coverage was
far more comprehensive than for previous estimates of needs.
5. Increasing Attention to Hater Pollution Control at the Local Level
The general interest in improving water quality and the increasingly
stringent Federal, State and local requirements for wastewater treatment
have induced many municipalities during recent years to intensify their
efforts to estimate needs for treatment facilities. More and more engineering
studies have been completed on which detailed estimates of costs can be based.
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APPENDIX C - SURVEY METHODOLOGY
1. Background. Local estimates of the cost of needed municipal
treatment facilities have been consolidated into overall national
totals almost every year since 1959. The Conference of State Sanitary
Engineers made an estimate each year from 1959 to 1966 in its annual
report. The Federal Water Pollution Control Agency and EPA have made
annual estimates since 1969. The estimates by FWPCA and EPA have been
based on information in their files about existing facilities and
pending needs. Much of it was assembled and supplied by State Water
Pollution Control Agencies. EPA supplemented this information in 1970
with two surveys and in 1971 with still another survey of cities with
the largest anticipated needs.
The approach used in 1973 of surveying most municipal treatment
and collection authorities has the advantages of obtaining an up-to-date
assessment of costs for facilities from the local level where costs can
best be calculated, and of providing data about existing and projected
treatment and collection facilities, sewage treated and population served.
2. Preparation of the Survey. The 1973 Survey was prepared and
conducted by an inter-office task force within EPA. The scope of the
survey was defined, and the questionnaire drawn up over a five-month
period from December 1972 through April 1973, during which the task
force consulted with representatives from EPA's Regional Offices and
the States in several working sessions. The questionnaire went through
many revisions as an effort was made to define terms carefully and
strike a balance between comprehensiveness and comprehensibility.
3. Conduct of the Survey. Several hundred questionnaires were
mailed out in advance to the EPA Regions and all the States so that
they could become familiar with the form and the data which would have
to be collected. During June a team was sent to each Region to brief
regional personnel who would be responsible for the survey, and at least
one representative from each State. The briefings included a general
discussion of the survey approach as well as an item by item description
of what was requested on the survey form.
The task force prepared nine "procedural bulletins" to assist with
the conduct of the survey and provide guidelines for review of the
results. These bulletins supplemented and clarified the instructions
for completing the survey forms and delineated responsibilities of the
States and EPA Regional Offices for distributing, reviewing, and process-
ing questionnaires.
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States were asked to distribute survey questionnaires to all
municipal treatment authorities which could be identified within
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and all authorities outside
SMSA's serving places of 10,000 or more. Places of less than 10,000
outside of SMSAs could be sampled, and detailed instructions about
the sampling techniques to be used were provided in a procedural
bulletin. A total of 35 States chose to sample, and the costs reported
in the sample were increased in proportion to the ration between popula-
tion in places of less than 10,000 outside SMSAs and the population of
the sampled places.
Proceduresfor distribution of the questionnaires were described
in a procedural bulletin. No comprehensive lists of treatment authorities
were available, but EPA provided the States with four partial lists
of authorities to supplement State listings.
The questionnaires were completed from June through August by the
local treatment authorities, State Water Pollution Control Agencies or
both working together.
4. Review Process. Municipal treatment authorities sent their
completed questionnaires to the States for review and approval. The
States were provided guidelines in a procedural bulletin for checking
the completeness and accuracy of the forms. They were asked to approve
the forms after their review and forward them to the EPA Regions for
further review. A detailed checklist as well as cost curves were
provided so Regional personnel could make a quick check of the complete-
ness of the forms and the reasonableness of the costs reported. Regional
staffs were assisted by personnel from EPA, Washington and reviewers hired
under a contract with TRACOR-JITCO.
Most problems uncovered by personnel in the Regional Offices were
solved and the questionnaires corrected by telephone conversations with
State personnel. In some cases EPA personnel traveled to the States for
further discussions. The Regional Offices submitted a separate cost
estimate in the cases where differences with the State agencies could
not be resolved, and these revised figures are reflected in EPA's estimate
of costs in this report.
The questionnaires were then sent to Washington where they were
coded for computer processing and mailed to the Bureau of Census office
in Jeffersonvilie, Indiana for transcription to computer tapes. The
Census Bureau then returned the questionnaires to Washington where
EPA personnel checked all the questionnaires again for reviewing errors,
with particular attention to the forms from authorities reporting costs
over $20 million. When patterns of errors were found for a State or
Region, Regional personnel were called in to help with the review of the
forms from the area.
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The Census Bureau developed the programs with which to tabulate
the data on the tapes. All the tabulations and the costs in the
entire data file were carefully checked and corrected.
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APPENDIX D. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
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O.M.B. No. I58-ROOI7; Approval Expires September 30, 1974
1. Authority and
facil ity number
l>
FORM EPA-1
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1973 SURVEY OF NEEDS FOR
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
A. PREPARATION OF QUESTIONNAIRE
(To be completed by person who provided
technical information)
The attached forms describe to the best of my
knowledge and ability all new or existing
facilities required to achieve the effluent
limitations specified by Sections 301(b)
(1)B and/or C of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act of 1972, as amended.
B. AUTHORITY REVIEW AND APPROVAL
I have reviewed the attached forms on behalf
of the authority identified, and to the best of
my knowledge the data contained herein
are accurate.
NAME (Please print)
TITLE
ORGANIZATION
BUSINESS ADDRESS
TELEPHONE (Area code and number)
DATE
SIGNATURE
NAME (Please print)
TITLE
TELEPHONE (Area code and number)
DATE
SIGNATURE
C. REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY STATE AGENCY
The data contained herein have been reviewed
and except as noted are hereby approved as a
correct statement of the costs of needed
publicly-owned treatment works pursuant to
Sections 516(b) and 205 of the FWPCA of
1972, as amended.
NAME (Please print)
TITLE
TELEPHONE (Area code and number)
DATE
SIGNATURE
D. REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY EPA
REGIONAL OFFICE
The data contained herein have been reviewed
and except as noted by this office and in my
opinion represent reasonable costs of eligible
and needed publicly-owned treatment works
within the scope of the 1973 Survey of Needs
for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities.
NAME (Please print)
TITLE
TELEPHONE (Area code and number)
DATE
SIGNATURE
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GUIDELINES CONTAINING
DEFINITIONS AND INFORMATION
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING
This questionnaire consists of a 36 page booklet divided into 8 sections. The right-hand pages
contain the items to be completed;' instructions pertaining to each right-hand page are printed on
each facing (left-hand) page.
The questionnaire has been designed to be completed by a Treatment Authority (see definition
below) for each Treatment Facility which it now operates or expects to operate in the future.
However, under certain conditions, the questionnaire may be entirely or partially completed by a
State agency, or by consulting engineers or others engaged for this purpose. In such cases, the
instructions should be interpreted accordingly.
Section I, "SUMMARY OF TREATMENT AUTHORITY NEEDS," comprises the first page to be
completed (Page 5 of the questionnaire). The remaining Sections deal with the characteristics
of a particular Treatment Facility. A separate questionnaire must be completed for each existing
or proposed facility for which a Treatment Authority is responsible; however, Section I should
be filled out one time only, on that questionnaire used to describe the first facility operated by
the Authority.
For purposes of this survey, a Treatment Authority means any unit of a State, county, or city
government, or any other non-Federal unit of government, which is responsible for the collection
and/or treatment of municipal wastewaters, A Treatment Authority may be a unit of a local
government, such as the Board of Public Works of a particular city, or it may be a special-purpose
agency established to provide services to a particular area, such as a metropolitan sewer and
water authority. The area served by an authority may be limited to a particular town or part of a
single city or county; on the other hand, it may include all or part of a number of cities, towns,
counties or other places. Determining which authorities are responsible for providing sewage
collection and treatment services to which areas is one objective of this survey.
In some areas, there may be one Authority responsible for collection of wastewaters and another
Authority responsible for treating them. In such cases, each Authority should submit question-
naires describing their respective functions and eligible needs within the scope of this survey.
The questionnaire provides that only those sections relevant to collection need be filled out by
an Authority which is only responsible for collection services, etc. Establishing the inter-
relationships between Authorities with different functions, which can be quite complex, is
another objective of this survey.
In some areas, no unit of government may have been designated as responsible for either the
collection or the treatment of sewage. Not all areas of the country require such services; if the
State agency has determined that the concentrations of population and other sources of pollution
in a particular county do not require local sewage services, it may so notify EPA, and no ques-
tionnaires need be completed for such counties. However, it is considered that all populated
places above 500 persons should be represented in this survey, either directly or indirectly.
(Some States may elect to estimate needs of their smaller communities on the basis of a random
sample.) Questionnaires may be submitted for smaller places if local conditions require publicly-
owned treatment works.
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In areas where there appears to be a need for collection and/or treatment services, but no unit of
government has been designated as responsible for providing them, the following guidelines apply:
If the area is in an incorporated place, then the government of that place should be
considered to be the Treatment Authority.
If the area is not incorporated, then the county government, such as the Board of County
Supervisors, is presumed to be the Treatment Authority.
State Water Pollution Control Agencies may modify the above guidelines fordetermining Treatment
Authorities, if State law provides for a different residual responsibility, or, in New England,
where the township constitutes the unit of local government closest to "county."
This survey is restricted to publicly-owned treatment works, which include treatment plants,
sewers, and many other types of treatment facilities. The term Treatment Facility is used in
this survey to mean all such publicly-owned works. Privately-owned facilities, even if they serve
the general public, are excluded. Septic tank systems which are publicly owned are included,
but septic tanks owned by individuals are not.
Authority and Facility Number - In this survey, every existing and proposed facility is uniquely
identified by a combined Authority and Facility number. This Authority-Facility number is
derived as follows:
Authority Number - Each State agency will assign Authority numbers to each Authority
in its State. Generally, this is done before the questionnaire is distributed. However,
since all Authorities may not be known before the survey starts, some questionnaires
may be distributed without an Authority number, which will be assigned after the ques-
tionnaire is returned to the State agency. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ASSIGN AN
AUTHORITY NUMBER TO YOUR AUTHORITY IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE
ONE. However, you should copy your assigned number onto any additional question-
naires you need to complete. (For example, if you have additional facilities for which
no pre-numbered questionnaires were received, or if a pre-numbered questionnaire was
damaged and had to be replaced.)
The Authority number consists of six digits. The first two are a coded number which
designates a particular State. (Alabama is 01, etc.) The next four numbers are assigned
sequentially by each State agency, using whatever consistent system is most convenient.
The first Authority number in Alabama, for instance, would be designated 0 I-0001.
Facility Number - Facility numbers ordinarily will be assigned by each Authority;
however, if the State agency already has a complete inventory of facilities operated by
each Authority, it may itself assign facility numbers to all facilities of which it has a
record, provided that it also completes enough of items 9 and 10 on page 7 to identify
the facility for the Authority.
Facility numbers should be assigned to each existing and proposed facility. Do NOT
skip numbers in assigning facility numbers. Questionnaires should be numbered and
completed for all existing facilities before numbering facilities now under construction
or which have been approved for a grant. Complete all of the latter before numbering
any proposed facilities.
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SUMMARY OF TREATMENT AUTHORITY NEEDS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 1 - 8
This summary identifies and describes each "Treatment Authority" which now operates one or more
"Treatment Facilities", or which is expected to operate such facilities in the future. This summary
also shows the number and costs of all Needs reported in the survey for all facilities operated or proposed
by this Authority.
This page is to be completed only once by each Authority. If the Authority is responsible for more than
one facility, it should complete this page for its first facility only, and merely insert the Authority-Facility
number on this page for each questionnaire completed for its other facilities.
Items I thru 4 should be completed before completing the remainder of the questionnaire, which deals
with the characteristics and needs of each facility. Items 5 thru 8 cannot be completed until question-
naires have been completed for all facilities now operated or proposed by this Authority.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 1 - 8 | >
1. Copy the Authority Number from the cover page and then insert the Facility Number. Then transcribe
the combined Authority-Facility number to the top of each right-hand page of the questionnaire.
2. The official name of the Authority is the name which is used to legally identify it. If several such
names exist, use the name contained in the most recent Federal construction grant, if still appropriate.
If the Authority is a unit of a city or county government, please identify the unit. (For example,
Deportment of Sanitation, City of Auckland, rather than merely "Auckland" or "Lancaster County.'')
3. Mailing Address - In addition to the mailing address most commonly used on mail sent to the Authority,
please show the name of the county in which the city or town is located. Draw a line through the
boxes for city or town if this is NOT part of the mailing address. Draw a line through the boxes for
the county, if the city or town is not part of a county. If the city is itself a county or county-equiva-
lent, write "Same" in the boxes for County.
4. Location Codes - Leave blank. These will be completed by the State agency or by E PA.
COMPLETE FOLLOW/NG ITEMS AFTER ALL QUESTIONNAIRES FOR ALL FACILITIES UNDER
THIS AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
5.Services Provided to Resident Population The purpose of this question is to determine what services
are provided (from any source) to the resident population within the service area of the Authority.
Service area is defined as that geographic area for which the Authority is responsible for supplying
treatment and/or collection services. It includes any enclaves which receive no services (e.g., the
residents may be served by private septic tanks, outhouses, etc.).
a. Resident population excludes transient,seasonal, daytime and industrial population equivalents and
can be based on (i.e., reconcilable with) either the 1970 Census or a 1972-73 estimate. This number
will be the total of entries 5b through e.
b. While this condition is found frequently in rural areas, there are many instances where individual
septic tanks, cesspools, etc., exist in urban and suburban areas. All such residents should be
included in this category.
c.This line includes that portion of the population served by sewers, drainage ditches, etc., which
are not connected to treatment plants, and consequently discharge untreated wastes into streams.
d. This line includes that portion of the population served by sewers connected to a treatment plant,
where, however, the level of treatment, for whatever reason, is less than the secondary level, as
defined by EPA. (For this definition, see item 21, page 14.)
e. This line includes that portion of the population served by sewers connected to a treatment plant
where the level of treatment is equal to or higher than the secondary level defined by EPA.
f. Indicate, by marking the appropriate box, the basis for data reported on resident population.
6. Indicate either "Yes" or "No" by marking the appropriate box.
7. a. Enter the total number of facilities for which a questionnaire was completed. A separate question-
naire must be completed for each existing, under construction or proposed facility.
b. Enter the total number of questionnaires which contain at least one cost entry in Section III through
VII, "Assessment of Needs by Type and Cost."
8. This entry will be the summation of the costs recorded in item 38f for each facility within this Authority
which reported one or more needs on its questionnaires.
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Section I - SUMMARY OF TREATMENT AUTHORITY NEEDS
1. Authority and
facility number
2. Official name
of authority
NUMBER OR BOX
STREET OR ROUTE
3. Mailing address
of authority
CITY OR TOWN
COUNTY
STATE ZIP CODE
STATE OR EPA USE
\4. Location codes
STATE (FIPSS)
COUNTY (FIPS6)
PLACE CODE (See Instructions}
Complete following items after all questionnaires for all facilities under this authority have been completed.
SERVICES PROVIDED TO
RESIDENT POPULATION
(FROM ANY SOURCE)
5a. Total resident population within
service area of authority
b. Resident population receiving
neither collection nor treatment
services (e.g., served by septic
tanks, cesspools, outhouses, etc.)
Resident population receiving
collection services but no
treatment services (i.e., collected
sewerage is discharged raw)
Resident population receiving
treatment of less than
secondary level, as defined
by EPA
e. Resident population receiving
treatment equal to or better
than secondary level, as
defined by EPA
Basis of data on resident
population
Number
Mark (X)
appropriate box
1970 Census
1972 or 73
estimate
ASSESSMENT OF
AUTHORITY NEEDS
6. Does this authority have needs
for additional or modified
wastewater treatment facilities
to meet the July I, 1977
requirements of Section 30l(b)(l)
of the Act?
(The reporting of resident
populations under 5b indicates
a possible, and the reporting of
resident populations under either
5c or 5d a probable need for
additional treatment facilities.)
NUMBER OF PUBLICLY-OWNED
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
WITHIN THIS AUTHORITY
7a. Total number of
questionnaires completed
b. Number with needs
TOTAL COSTS OF NEEDS
IDENTIFIED BY THIS
AUTHORITY
8. Total cost of needs
Mark (X)
appropriate box
NO
Number
Amount
Report in thousands
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SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 9 - 20
Pages 6 through 13 of the questionnaire comprise "Section II Summary of Facility Data." The
entries in Section II identify the particular type of facility this is, its present status, whether
it currently expects to change its status, what area(s) the facility serves, and the extent of the
services it provides.
In this survey, a "Treatment Facility" will usually consist of a waste treatment plant, plus all
collector and interceptor sewers, pumping stations, or other auxiliary facilities which feed into
the plant and which are under the control of the same Treatment Authority which operates the
treatment plant. In most cases, therefore, a treatment facility will consist of an entire waste-
water treatment system, and only one Needs questionnaire should be completed, no matter how
elaborate the system. Separate questionnaires on each collector sewer, pumping station, etc.,
whether existing or proposed, are not required, except as specified below.
Occasionally, a Treatment Authority only operates a sewage plant; another authority is respon-
sible for collection. In this case, the first authority completes a questionnaire for the plant only;
the second authority completes one for the collection system only, and indicates that treatment
of its discharges is provided by the first authority.
A community septic tank system, in which a number of houses discharge their wastes to one
septic tank owned by their local government (or other non-Federal unit of government), is con-
sidered to be a Treatment Facility.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 9 - 12b | ; 1........A/
9. The "Facility name" should be the name most frequently used by the Authority to identify
this facility.
10. The "Facility address" entry should be completed only for treatment plants. Unless the
treatment plant is physically located at the same address as the Authority, this address
will be different from that reported in item 3, "Mailing address of authority." Sufficiently
identify the plant so that it can be located on a city or county map. If a conventional street
address is not appropriate, descriptive directions should be used. (For example, "2 miles
north on Hampton Road.") Please show the name of the county in which the plant is located,
in addition to the name of the city or town. Draw a line through the boxes for city if the
facility is not located in a town.
11. Record the number of the Congressional District(s) to which this facility provides service.
(For example, for a plant which serves the third and seventh districts, enter "03" and "07".)
12a. Indicate, by marking the appropriate box, the present operational status of this facility. The
applicable conditions are explained on the questionnaire itself.
b. Indicate, by marking the appropriate box, the existing (or, if new, the proposed) type of facility
this is. The applicable conditions are explained on the questionnaire itself.
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Authority and Facility No.
'
9. Facility name
(Physical location)
-
11. Congressional
districts served
EXISTING AND PROJECTED
STATUS OF THIS FACILITY
12a. What is the present
status of this facility?
b. What is the nature of this
facility, as it now exists or
if new, as proposed?
Section II - SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA
STREET NUMBER STREET NAME
CITY OR TOWN
COUNTY STATE ZIP C
1 1 1
ABC
Mark (X) one box for each item below
1 n Now in operation not being modified or replaced by
construction underway or provided for in an approved grant.
2 | | Now in operation and is being modified or replaced by
construction underway or will be by a grant which has
been approved.
3 | | Not now in operation but is now under construction or
will be built under a grant which has been approved.
4 | | Not now in operation and is not now under construction or
provided for by a grant which has been approved (i.e., this
is a proposed facility which has not yet been funded by a
Federal grant).
1 Q A complete wastewater treatment system (includes a
treatment plant, with associated collector and/or interceptor
sewers, and methods for disposal of effluent, under control
of the same treatment authority).
2 Q A separate treatment plant. (The sewers which discharge
to this plant are under the control of one or more different
authorities.)
3 [H] A community septic tank system. (A publicly-owned
facility, including any sewers which discharge to it.)
4 Q A separate municipal wastewater collection system. (Includes
one or more connected collector and/or interceptor sewers, force
mains, pumping stations, etc., which either discharge without
treatment or discharge to a facility controlled by a different
authority. Do not include combined sewers or storm sewers.)
s Q A separate combined sewer system. (Includes one or more
interconnected sewers which carry both sanitary wastewaters
and storm waters, and which either discharge without treatment
or to a facility operated by another authority. If facility
includes both separate sanitary sewers and combined sewers,
report as combined.)
6 Q Other type of facility - Describe briefly.
ODE
EPA
USE
ONLY
^M
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SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA - Continued
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 12c-12e(2)
12c. Complete this entry only if box 2 in item I2a was marked. Indicate the nature of the changes
which are now underway or provided for in an approved grant. The applicable conditions
are explained on the questionnaire itself.
d. The purpose of this question is to determine to what extent the nature of the facility will
change as of July I, 1977. Consider all needs to be reported in this survey, as well as
any other changes, and mark the appropriate box. The applicable alternatives are explained
on the questionnaire itself.
e. Complete these entries only if box 3 in item I2b, and/or box 3 in item I2c, and/or box 5 in
item I2d are marked.
(1) Indicate, by marking the appropriate box, the manner in which the residue from the septic
tank is disposed of.
(2) Indicate, by marking the appropriate box, what alternative will be chosen to replace the
present septic tank system.
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Authority and Facility No.^
Section II - SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA - Continued
EXISTING AND PROJECTED
STATUS OF THIS
FACILITY - Continued
Complete ONLY if box 2 in
item 12a was marked.
12c.
What is the nature of the
changes to this existing
facility which are now
underway or provided for
in an approved grant?
Mark (X) one box
1 H7J Nature of facility will not change - modification of
existing facility only.
z [7J Nature of facility will not change - existing facility is being
replaced by similar facility in a similar location.
3 [31 Nature of facility will change - septic tank system being
replaced.
4 Qj Nature of facility will change treatment plant being added
to existing sewer system.
s [ I Nature of facility will change sewer system being added to
existing treatment plant without its own sewers.
6 [71 Nature of facility will change - existing combined sewer
system being replaced by separate sanitary and/or storm
water systems.
7 [31 Other type of changes - Describe briefly?
EPA
USE
ONLY
What change is projected
in the nature of this
facility as of July I, I977,
from that reported in
item I2b?
(Consider all needs reported
in this survey and any other
changes.)
Mark (X) one box
1 [7] None, while modifications, additions, etc., are needed, the
nature of this facility will remain as reported in item I2b.
2 \ | None, will remain as reported in item I2b, and no needs are
reported for this facility in this survey.
3 [771 This facility will be discontinued services will be provided
by one or more facilities in other locations.
4 | | This facility wi II be replaced by a similar facility in a similar
location. (Do not report this type of change for a facility
with a treatment plant unless the plant is entirely or
substantially to be replaced.)
5 [71 Existing septic tank system will be replaced.
6 | I Treatment plant will be added to existing sewage
collection system.
7 [33J Sewage collection being added to existing treatment plant
without its own sewers.
8 [71 Existing combined sewer system will be replaced by new
separate sanitary and/or storm system.
9 [^l Other type of change - Describe briefly
e. Septic tank system
characteristics
Complete ONLY if box 3
in item 12b was marked.
(1) To what does this system
discharge? (How is
residue from septic tanks
disposed of?)
Mark (X) applicable responses
1 [771 To a stream
2 | | Below ground in tank area (gravel bed, etc.)
3 [ | Surface land disposal
4 [71 By truck, barge, or other transport
s [771 Other means - Describe
Complete ONLY if box 3 in
item 12c or box 5 in
item 12d was marked.
(2) If this septic system is
now being or proposed to
be replaced, what will it
be replaced by?
1 [3] Sewage will be sent by sewer to another authority for treatment.
2 j | Sewage will be treated by treatment system operated by this
authority. (Includes sewers and treatment plant.)
3 (7/J Sewage will be treated by new plant, without sewers for
which this authority is responsible.
4 [33J Other type of replacement - Describe
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SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA - Continued
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 13a - 15b
13a. Answer "Yes" if this facility discharges its wastes to another facility under the control of a different Authority.
The most common example would be a sewer facility under the control of one Authority, transporting wastes to a
treatment plant under the control of a different Authority. If "Yes," continue with I3b, c, and d; otherwise, skip
to item 14.
b. Record the official (legal) name of the Authority to which discharged. If the Authority is a unit of a city or county
government, please identify the unit.
c. Record the name commonly used by the receiving Authority to identify the receiving facility.
d. Sufficiently identify the facility so that it can be located on a city map. This can be a conventional address, or
descriptive directions, if more appropriate. Show the name of the county in which the receiving facility is located.
Draw a line through the boxes for city or town if a name of a city is not part of the location address. If the facility
discharges to a sewer, the location address of the facility is not applicable. In this case, mark the box provided
in 13d.
14. Complete this entry only if boxes 2 or 3 in item I2c, and/or boxes 3, 4, or 5 in item 12d are marked. If so, report
the estimated date the facility will be discontinued, and the name and location of the facility which will replace
this facility.
15a. Print the names of each county or "county equivalent" to which this facility provides collection and/or treatment
services. ("County equivalents" are independent cities, which are not part of counties, in Maryland (Baltimore
City), Missouri (St. Louis City), Nevada (Carson City), and Virginia (38 cities). The Census Divisions of Alaska,
which has no counties, are also county equivalents. Authorities in Alaska and Virginia will be given listings of the
county equivalents in their States; other Authorities, except those in the three cities mentioned above, need not be
concerned with "county equivalents," only with counties.)
b. For each county named, mark the appropriate box to indicate whether all or part of the county is served.
j GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 16 I
The purpose of this question is to determine to what extent the present and projected populations which either reside in,
or work or visit, the area served by this facility receive collection and/or treatment services. Estimates are to be based
on the best available data for the current (197273) period and for the year 1990.
Authorities are not required to explain how they developed their estimates of populations served or unserved; however,
they should be prepared to answer any questions raised by their State agency. Local or regional planning agencies in
most States can provide assistance to Authorities in relating their population projections to the particular area served by
a given facility.
An overall survey restriction is that the total resident 1990 population projected for an entire State cannot exceed the
population projected by the Department of Commerce under the "Series E" projection. State agencies have received both
the overall "E" projection for their State, and 1990 projections for each of their Metropolitan Areas (SMSA's) and each
county outside an SMSA. These latter projections are provided as baseline estimates only; if a State feels more growth
will occur in one area and less in another, these estimates can be adjusted by the State, as long as the total 1990 pro-
jection for the State does not exceed its "E" projection.
The term non-resident applies to transient, seasonal, and daytime (working) populations which do not reside in the service
area of the facility, but whose wastes must be taken into consideration in designing facilities. (Non-resident population
does not include any form of "population-equivalent" based on industrial or commercial flows.) A hypothetical example
would be a downtown business area with a resident population of ten thousand but a daytime, working population of
twenty-five thousand. The non-resident population would thus be fifteen thousand.
The "area served by this facility" includes not only the boundaries of the areas actually served, but also any enclaves
whose residents are served by septic tanks, outhouses, etc. There is no necessary implication that all residents who do
not now receive waste treatment services must do so; however, all such areas should be reviewed by the Authority to be
sure that their domestic sewage is being handled in a manner which is not in violation of the 1977 requirements on dis-
charges or of applicable State plans or water quality standards.
If an Authority has only one facility, the area served by the facility is the same as that served by the Authority. If an
Authority has more than one facility, it should divide up the total area it is responsible for, so that every part lies within
an area served by one (or more) of its existing or proposed facilities.
The area served by a facility may change between 19721973 and 1990. Report each on the basis of current plans and
expectations of the Authority.
j SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 16q - 16i |
16a. Indicate m the spaces provided the 1970 population, the 197273 estimated population, and the 1990 projected
population for those persons residing within the area served by the facility. (The 1970 population should be recon-
cilable with the 1970 Census Bureau population reported for area(s) served by the facility.)
b. This line includes all persons residing m the service area of the facility who are served by acceptable septic
tanks, community or individual.
c. This line includes all persons who now receive collection services from this facility, regardless of whether their
sewers are connected to a treatment plant or not. (NOTE Residents and Non-residents must be stated separately.)
d. Report the population residing in the Service area of this facility who receive collection services from a different
authority, whether or not their sewers are connected to a treatment plant.
e. This is the population residing in the service area of the facility that is not receiving collection services. (NOTE
Lines b, c, d and e must equal line a.)
f. Report the population, both Resident and Non-resident, who receive treatment services from this facility of less than
secondary level, as defined by EPA.
g. Report the population, both Resident and Non-resident, who receive treatment services from this facility equal to or
exceeding the secondary level as defined. (This line represents approximately the design population for which new
or modified facilities reported in this survey.)
h. Report population residing in the service area of the facility who receive treatment services, regardless of level,
from a facility under the jurisdiction of a different Authority.
i. This is the total population residing in the service area of the facility which does not receive treatment services.
(NOTE Lines b, f, g, h, and i must also equal line a.)
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Section
Au
rhnntv and Facility No. ^
II - SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA - Continued |
CHARACTERISTICS OF DISCHARGE FROM FACILITY
13a. Does this facility discharge to another facility 1 Q Yes - Continue with
under the control of a different authority? 2 [fl No - SKIP to item 14
b. Name of authority
to which discharged
c. Name of facility
to which discharged
d. Physical location
address of facility
to which discharged
rn Not applicable, this facility
discharges to a sewer
I3b below
below
EPA USE ONLY
ST
C
C<
REET NUMBER STREET NAME
TY OR TOWN
3UNTY
5TA
TE
ZIF
3 CODE
Complete ONLY if response to item 12c or 12d indicated a wastewater treatment plant will be discontinued.
TERMINATION OF FACILITY
I4a. Estimated date to be discontinued
Month
Year
b. Name and location of replacement facility
COUNTIES AND COUNTY EQUIVALENTS SERVED BY THIS FACILITY
I5a. Name of county or county-equivalents
served by this facility
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
POPULATION SERVED BY THIS FACI
Report present and projected populations fo
served by this facility
16a, Total resident population in area s
by this faci lity*
I iTw Population
Ll ' ' based on
' area 1970 Census
(D
erved
b. Resident population receiving services from acceptable
septic tanks, community or individual
c. Population receiving collection
services from this facility
d. Resident population receiving collection services
from another facility
e. Resident population NOT receiving collection services
f. Population receiving treatment services of less than
secondary level as defined, from this facil ty
g. Population receiving treatment
exceeding secondary level from
services equal to or
this fac 1 ity
h. Resident population receiving treatment services from
another facility
i. Resident population NOT receiving treatment services
b. Is all or part of
county served?
id All
1 [^] All
L1 HAH
2
2
this
QPart
[1
2LI
] Part
j Part
1 [U Al1 2n Part
Estimated population
1972-1973
(2)
Resident
Nonresident
EPA USE ONLY
Area FIPS-6
served code
Population projected
for year 1990
(3)
Resident
Nonresident
'Lines b, c, d, and e must equal line a;
lines b, f, g, h, and I must also equal item a.
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SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 17
The purpose of this question is to determine the current and projected flow and concentration levels, the present design specifi-
cations, and if applicable, the projected design specifications for the plant. This data will pertain to levels of secondary treat-
ment or below. Data regarding levels of treatment above secondary treatment are reportable under items 25 and 26.
Existing means the actual average concentration, based on 24-hour observations during the month, made during 1973, of influent
only for flows, and both influent and effluent concentration levels for suspended solids and five-day BOD.
Projected actual means the influent and effluent concentration levels anticipated for the year 1990, or, if a final design has been
completed for this plant for a year other than 1990, which meets the secondary treatment requirement, then for the design year.
Present design is the influent and effluent levels which the plant is presently intended to handle.
Projected design is the influent and effluent levels which the plant will be designed to handle for the year 1990, unless a design
study based on a different year has been completed.
The projected design column (4) need not be completed if it is the same as the projected actual given in column (2); in this case,
simply write "same" for each applicable entry.
Neither the projected actual nor the projected design column need be completed if the plant is to be discontinued prior to July 1,
1977; in this case, write "Disc." in the appropriate boxes.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 17q - 19b ~)
17a. Total flow means all the wastewaters moving through the plant. This figure should be reported in million gallons per day.
b. Industrial flow is that amount of flow, moving through the plant, that originates from industrial sources. This figure should
be reported in million gallons per day.
c. For suspended solids, use the conventional definition. This figure should be reported in milligrams per liter (mg/1).
d. For BODs (Biological Oxygen Demand), use the conventional definition. This figure should be reported in milligrams per
liter(mg/l).
e. Indicate the temperature on which the design of this facility, as proposed for modifications, or other changes in this survey,
will be based. Record the temperature in degrees Fahreheit.
18a. Indicate, by marking an entry in each line, whether the respective procedure is (1) Now in use (whether or not now being
modified or will be proposed for modification), (2) Under construction or provided for in an approved grant, (3) Required but
not yet approved or funded, or (4) does not apply (e.g., not needed now or in the future by this facility).
b. Report the daily average of dry solids produced in pounds per day.
19a. Indicate, by marking an entry in each line, whether the respective procedure is: (1) now in use (whether or not now being
modified or will be proposed for modification); (2) under construction or provided for in an approved grant; (3) Required but
not yet approved or funded; or, (4) does not apply (e.g., not needed now or in the future by this facility).
b. The appropriate units for reporting the daily load or volumn of the liquid effluent are: (1) For surface and deep ocean out-
falls, record the length of pipe in feet. (2) For holding ponds, record the capacity in million gallons; (3) For deep wells,
indicate the depth of the well in feet; (4) For ground water recharge, other land disposal, recycling water supply, and septic
tank field, indicate the length of pipe in feet; (5) For "Other," specify type and unit.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 20 | '".')
Navigable waters are defined by Section 502 of the Act as including "all waters of the United States, including the territorial
seas." This includes all waters which are navigable, all tributaries of such waters, all interstate waters and their tributaries,
and all mtrastate lakes, rivers, and streams which are used by interstate travelers for recreational purposes or from which fish or
shellfish are taken and sold in interstate commerce, or which are utilized for industrial purposes by industries in inter-
state commerce.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 20a - 20C
20a. Based on the above definition, indicate the name of the navigable waters to which the facility discharges. If the plant dis-
charges to a creek, ditch, stream, etc., give the name of the creek, etc., plus the name of the stream or river which it flows
into.
b. Indicate, by marking the appropriate box, whether an application for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit has been made for this discharge.
c. If an application has been submitted, report the number in the spaces provided, if known. If not known,put a "?" in first box.
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Authority and Facility No.
Section II - SUMMARY OF FACILITY DATA - Continued
EXISTING, PROJECTED, AND
DESIGN FLOWS AND
CONCENTRATIONS
17a. Total flow (Mil. Gal./Day)
Existing average
concentration
during month
(1)
Influent
Effluent
Average concentration during month
Projected - Actual
(2)
Influent
Effluent
Present design
(3)
Influent
Effluent
Projected design - 1990
(4)
Influent
Effluent
b. Total industrial flow (MGD)
c. Suspended solids
concentration (mg//)
d. BOD5 concentration (mg//)
e. On what temperature of the influent has the design of this
facility, including its proposed modifications, been based?
Degrees (fahrenheit)
I
SLUDGE HANDLING PROCEDURES
18a. Procedures now used or required (1)
(1) Thickening 1
(2) Digestion '
(3) Dewatering I '
(4) Drying beds 1
(5) Heat treatment
(6) Incineration 1 I I
(7) Other - Specify | ' D
b. Daily average of dry solids (Pounds per day)
PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSAL OF LIQUID EFFLUENTS
19a. Procedures now used or required
(1) Outfall to surface waters ' CU
(2) Ocean outfall 1
(3) Holding pond i
(4) Deep wel I i
(5) Ground water recharge , ri
(6) Other land disposal 1 |~|
(7) Recycling water supply i
(8) Septic tank field i
(9) Other - Specify i
b. Daily load or volume
(Use appropriate units - See instructions)
Now in use
Under
construction
or provided for
in approved
grant
(2)
Required
but not yet
approved
or funded
(3)
Not
applicable
(4)
EPA
USE
ONLY
DISCHARGE TO NAVIGABLE WATERS
20a. What is the name of the waters to which discharged?
Major/minor
basin code
b. Has an application for a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit been filed for this discharge?
1 I I Yes Continue with item 20c
2H] No
3 H] Not known > SKIP to item 21 a
4 j | Not required
c. What is the application number?
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 21
This page is to be completed if the facility being described in this questionnaire is one of the following:
An existing or proposed publicly-owned treatment plant.
An existing publicly-owned community septic tank system.
An existing sewer, drainage ditch, or other treatment works (as defined in the Act) which discharges
untreated municipal sewage into a stream.
The "required level of secondary treatment" which all facilities identified above must meet by July I, 1977
is the most stringent of the following:
The level promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to Section 304(d)( I) of the
Act. This level was published as Section 102, Part 133, Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
For purposes of this survey, the following effluent levels, as prescribed in this Regulation, shall
be used to determine whether a facility is meeting or will meet the Secondary Treatment level
promulgated by EPA:
Characteristic of
discharge
Biochemical oxygen
demand (5-day)
Suspended solids
Fecal coliforms
Hydrogen ion
concentration
Unit of measurement
mg/ 1
mg/l
No. per 100ml
pH units
Average concentration
during month
(Based on 24-hour observations)
30
30
200
between 6.0 and 9.0
A higher treatment level, established by a particular State and applicable to the basin in which lies
the stream to which this facility discharges. NOTE - This type of higher level of required secondary
treatment must be distinguished from the "more stringent than seconder/ treatment" levels covered
in Needs Category // (items 25 and 26).
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 21a - 21e(8)
21a. Some plants, especially in small towns discharging to relatively large streams with few other
sources of pollution, may not have to treat their wastes to the level of secondary treatment appli-
cable to their plant for the stream to which they discharge to meet the water quality standards
("WQS") applicable to it. Mark "Yes" if this situation applies to this plant, mark "No" if this
plant must achieve the secondary treatment level or a more, stringent level if the stream to which
it discharges is to meet its WQS. Mark "Not known" if the applicable WQS is not known, or if the
relationship between the discharge level from this plant and stream quality has not been determined,
and mark "Not applicable" if the plant does not discharge to a stream (e.g., it is a community
septic tank system which has no discharge.)
b. Mark applicable box and supply information requested, (e.g., 90% removal; 20 mg/l BODsL level;
etc.) based on definition in General Instructions above.
c. Based on definitions in General Instructions above.
d. Assume that all changes to this facility now underway, or which have been provided for by an approved
grant, will be completed by July I, 1977. If your answer is "No," complete the remainder of item
21 and the applicable parts of items 22, 23, and 24 to indicate what will need to be done to achieve
the required secondary treatment level.
e. Complete if response to 2ld was "No,"
(l)This procedure applies only to spraying or otherwise exposing untreated or partially treated
sewage to land, in lieu of using conventional secondary treatment procedures to reduce pollutant
levels. It does not apply to methods for disposing of treated effluents by irrigation, etc.
(2) Mark this only if a treatment plant is needed where one does not now exist. If a community septic
tank is to be replaced by a treatment plant, mark here.
(3) Mark this box if an existing treatment plant is to be entirely or substantially replaced (i.e., at
least 75% of the proposed capacity is a replacement or addition to an existing plant.)
(4) to (8) Self-explanatory.
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Section III - CATEGORY 1 - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED
LEVEL OF SECONDARY TREATMENT
21o. Can this plant meet water quality standards
applicable to the stream segment to which it
discharges by a level of treatment LESS than
defined as secondary treatment by EPA?
b. What level of secondary treatment must
the discharge from this plant meet by
July 1, 1977?
c. Does the discharge from this plant NOW
meet the level of secondary treatment
identified in 21 b?
d. Will the discharge from this plant meet on
July 1, 1977, the level of secondary treatment
identified in 2lb? (Give consideration to
changes in flow and concentration of
influents and to the changes in treatment
capability now under construction or
provided for in approved grants.)
e. Which approaches will be used to enable
this existing or proposed plant to meet the
secondary treatment level identified in 2lb?
(1) Addition of land disposal as a means
of treatment
(2) New plant no replacement of
existing plant
(3) Replacement plant
(4) Modification no change in capacity
or treatment level
(5) Modification increase in capacity
(6) Modification increase in treatment level
(7) Improved operation and maintenance,
increase staffing
(8) Reduce mfi Itration
Mark appropriate box for each item
1 r;-] Yes
2[7J No
3 j_~] Not known
4 [~ "] Not applicable; no discharge
to waters
1 f~] Secondary treatment level as
defined by EPA,
OR
2\_] Higher level of secondary
treatment required by
State Specify -7
Higher level secondary treatment
Nature of State action
1 H Yes
2H] No
1 H Yes -SKIP to item 25
2 T] No
1 T Yes
2 [~~\ No
1 " Yes
2 r] No
1 [ _~i Yes
2 | ~] No
1 [ "] Yes
2 ; _" NO
1 ! " Yes
2f~] No
1 ;~ Yes
2 "I No
1 ; Yes
2! , No
1 ' ! Yes
2' No
EPA USE
ONLY
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 22
IE1
If item 2ld is "Yes," DO NOT record costs in this item. However, if "No," was marked in 2ld,
estimated costs should be reported if the projected data in item 17 have been supplied. Select
only those processes to be used and complete each corresponding line. Indicate the estimated
cost and the basis for the cost estimate in item 22. Exclude operation, maintenance, and staffing
(not considered needs) and reduced infiltration (covered in item 28).
Express cost in terms of capital costs only; do not include operation and maintenance costs.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 22o - 24b
22o. Report the total estimated costs for all primary treatment processes to be used.
b. (1) Mark which type (one only) of secondary treatment process is needed, and report its cost.
(2) Indicate the additional capital cost of the process marked in 22b(l) for handling sludge
generated by this plant.
c. Indicate the cost of disinfection. Omit the cost of chemicals.
d. Indicate the cost of any procedures for disposing of liquid effluents that were marked
"Required but not yet approved or funded" in item 19.
e. Report costs only if items 2le(l) and 23a are marked "Yes." The estimated cost is for all
costs of land treatment procedures, excluding the cost of the land. Equipment and construc-
tion costs are examples of costs which can be reported on this line.
f. Report the estimated cost of land to be used in land treatment procedures. Complete only if
item 22e was completed. The land to be used must be acquired by the plant.
g. This is the subtotal of lines 22a thru f.
23. If the specified cost analysis has been made, remember that costs should be reported in 22e
and f, and that the information requested in 23b must be supplied. If this analysis has not
been made, do not record any costs in 22e and f.
24a. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to begin.
b. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to be completed.
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Section III - CATEGORY 1 - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
CODES AND DEFINITIONS FOR\
BASIS OF COST ESTIMATE }
(For use in column (2) below) /
1 - Actual contract costs 4 - Cost of previous comparable construction
2 - Bid/proposal from completed specifications 5 - Engineer/consultant preliminary estimate
3 - Engineer/consultant firm estimate 6 - EPA-supplied cost estimating procedures
ADDITIONAL COSTS TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED LEVEL OF
SECONDARY TREATMENT
Complete cost data ONL Y for those processes to be used
22a. Primary treatment processes
b. Secondary treatment process
(1) Type and cost of
process used
(Mark (XJ one box -^"
and enter cost in
column (j))
ses
1 [~] Trickling fi Iter
2 f~'l Activated sludge
3 [~] Lagoon
4 QJ Other Specif/
(2) Capital cost only of sludge handling procedures
c. Disinfection (Omit the cost
of chemicals)
Complete ONLY for items marked in column (3) in item 19
d. Costs for disposal of liquid effluents
Complete items 22e and 22f ONLY if item 23a below is marked "Yes"
e. Costs of land treatment procedures, excluding land
f. Costs
9-
of land, for land treatment ONLY
Subtotal - Cos
Cost
Report in thousands
(1)
$
$
Complete ONLY if item 21e(1) is marked "Yes"
EXPLANATION OF LAND TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE FOR ACHIEVING REQUIRED
LEVEL OF SECONDARY TREATMENT
23a. Has a cost analysis been made of this proposal which demonstrates it to be a more effective
or economical solution to the need to provide secondary treatment of these waste waters than
conventional secondary treatment procedures? (NOTE: Do not submit needs for land treatment
projects unless such an analysis has been made.)
1 Q] Yes j 2 n No - SKIP to item 23c
b. Identif
Basis of cost
estimate
From above
(2)
EPA USE
ONLY
^^__ _^_
y this study and indicate where a copy can be obtained
Name/title
Author
Date
Authority
Location of copy
c. Acreage required for land treatment
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION DATES OF CATEGORY I NEEDS
24a. Construction is expected to begin (Year)
b. Construction is expected to
be completed (Year)
(Acreage
19
19
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 25 [ ""}
An effluent limitation "more stringent" than secondary means a requirement for treatment
processes, in addition to secondary treatment processes, necessary to meet an effluent limita-
tion specified in an EPA-approved water qua I ity plan, an administrative or court order, a I i cense ,
etc., or by a water quality standard, which is binding on the treatment facility. Examples include
requirements to remove phosphorus, ammonia, nitrates, or organic substances.
Approved water quality plans are primarily those required by 40 CFR 150.1 and .2 (formerly 18
CFR 601). Such water quality plans have been designated as basin, metropolitan, or regional
plans. These plans are now considered to be "interim plans" and constitute an acceptable
basis for determining Needs until July I, 1973, when new, more comprehensive, basin plans are
to be submitted to meet requirements of the new Act, under Sec. 303(e). These basin plans,
after their approval by EPA, will then replace the former 18 CFR 601 basin plans. After July I,
1973, the metropolitan and regional plans will begin to be replaced by Sec. 201 areawide plans.
Any new plans approved by EPA pursuant to Sections 303(e) or 201 constitute an acceptable
basis for reporting Needs; however, few of these are expected to be approved in time to affect
this survey.
A body of water is water quality dependent if some or all the discharges to it will need treat-
ment "more stringent" than secondary treatment levels to meet a water quality level specified
by the State. The basis for this classification is that a State, after careful analysis of the
extent and sources of pollution affecting a particular stream segment, has determined that the
level of secondary treatment defined by EPA or an applicable State law will not be sufficient to
achieve or maintain the water quality standards applicable to this body of water. Required dis-
charge levels will be designated by each State as part of its "continuing planning process." A
Treatment Authority having questions about possible designation as "water quality dependent"
of streams to which its facilities discharge should contact its State pollution control agency.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 25b
25b. Indicate which reason for need imposes the most stringent requirement. If 25a is marked
"Yes" be sure to mark which type of order, permit, or other administrative requirement is
applicable and to describe the specific order, plan, or action, and indicate where a copy
can be obtained, where required. If the document has no title, show the title of the basin
or stream to which the requirement applies. Indicate the number of the plan, if there is an
applicable document number, and the person or agency who authored the document. Include
the date of EPA approval where applicable.
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Section IV - CATEGORY II - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST
Complete 25 and 26 for treatment plant only
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS TO PROVIDE "MORE STRINGENT" LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN SECONDARY
25a. Is the discharge from this treatment plant required to meet an
effluent limitation more stringent than secondary treatment?
i[I]Yes
~L
No - Skip to item 27
b. Reason for need (Mark the box below which imposes the most stringent requirement)
o
A water quality plan which has been approved by EPA
(Identify this plan and indicate where a copy can be obtained) -7
Name/title
Author
Number
Date
Date of EPA approval
Location of copy
| A State or Federal court, permit or license, administrative order, or other enforcement or
regulatory action binding upon this facility. (Mark (X) the appropriate box and identify
below this court order, permit stipulation, or other administrative requirement)
i [ | Order of State Court 6 Q Federal enforcement order or proceeding
2 | | Order of Federal Court 7 [ |
3 Q State permit or license
4 n Federal permit or license 8 O Other - Specify
5 Q State enforcement order _____________
or proceeding
Voluntary agreement which includes a
schedule of compliance or improvements
Court order, permit stipulation, or other administrative requirement
9 | 1 A certification by the State that the body of water receiving this discharge is water
quality dependent, and that more stringent treatment is needed to meet Federally-
approved water quality standards for dissolved oxygen or nutrients.
Identify nature and date of State action which is basis for certification; indicate
level of dissolved oxygen and/or nutrient permitted in stream and the effluent
limitations imposed on this discharge. (NOTE: State agency must be prepared
to supply additional data to EPA upon request to support its certification of the
need for treatment beyond secondary)
Nature of State action
Date
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
| GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 26 [
Report the specific needs and costs for those removal processes which this treatment plant must install or upgrade to meet
those requirements identified in item 25b. Include capital costs, but not operation and maintenance costs. All costs must
be supported by data on existing and projected concentrations; if these are not known, please do not report costs.
Existing total concentration means the actual average concentration during the month, based on 24-hour observations made
during 1973, of the influent and effluent levels for the particular substances (e.g., nitrates, organics) for which treatment
beyond secondary is required.
In this section of the questionnaire, the influent concentration is the level of the substance in question after existing or
projected secondary treatment, if any, has been applied. (In other words, the influent concentration is the effluent from
secondary.) The effluent concentration level is the level of effluent from the plant, after any "beyond secondary" pro-
cessing is completed. If no treatment beyond secondary now exists, the existing influent and effluent levels will be
the same.
If an existing "beyond secondary" process is to be upgraded, the difference between the existing influent and effluent
levels represents the removal attributable to the existing process; the projected levels will reflect the removal attributable
to the upgraded process.
The projected design effluent concentration must be sufficient to achieve the most stringent effluent limitations identified
in item 25b.
"" ..= 1 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 26 - 27b j i
26a. Phosphorus removal includes all unit processes, except for sludge handling, used to remove phosphorus. Examples
include chemical storage, mixing and coagulation, and lime clarification tanks added to an existing treatment facility.
Express phosphorus concentrations for phosphorus ("P") only, not as phosphates ("P04").
b. Ammonia removal includes all unit processes, except sludge handling, used either to remove ammonia, or to convert
ammonia to nitrate in wastewaters. Examples include nitrification activated sludge systems, clinoptilol ite ion
exchange, breakpoint chlormation, and air stripping. Express ammonia concentrations as NH3 only, not as
NH4OH, etc.
c. Nitrate removal includes all unit processes, except sludge residue handling, which remove nitrate from wastewater,
such as ion exchange or anaerobic biological denitrification. Express nitrate concentrations as NO3 only, not as
NOX or as N03 compounds, etc.
d. Organics removal includes all unit processes, except sludge residue handling, which are used to remove those organic
compounds which are not degiaded normally by biological treatment. Examples include activated carbon adsorption
and ozonation. Be sure to indicate whether chemical oxygen demand (COD) or total organic carbon (TOC) is the
basis for estimating influent/effluent concentrations.
e. Polishing lagoon includes various types of construction for temporarily retaining effluents from secondary treatment
stages to provide time for additional reduction of effluents, in order to achieve concentration levels more stringent
than secondary. This process is to be distinguished from the type of lagoon used to achieve secondary treatment
per se (see item 22b(1)), and also from the type of lagoon used to store wastewaters prior to treatment (see item 36b).
i. Other processes include those needed to remove pesticides, heavy metals, toxic materials, total dissolved solids,
and other substances not elsewhere identified. If such a process is required, indicate both its name and the unit in
which its concentration is best expressed in the space provided, and report the existing and projected influent and
effluent levels, the cost, and the basis of the cost estimate. Most of these substances are measurable in milligrams
per liter; however, some substances (e.g., radioactive materials) may be best expressed in other units of concentra-
tion. If more than one such special process is required, report its characteristics in item 32, but include its costs
in line 26g.
g. This line is the subtotal of all costs reported on lines 26a thru f, plus any additional Category II costs reported in
item 32.
27a. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to begin.
b. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to be completed.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 28a - 28j
Section 20l(g)(3) of the Act provides that no grant can be awarded after July I, I973, unless the applicant satisfactorily
demonstrates that the sewer collection system discharging into the proposed treatment works is not subject to "excessive
infiltration". Section 20 l(g)(4) authorizes Federal assistance for sewer system evaluation studies to determine whether
there is excessive infiltration. Specific definitions and requirements pertaining to excessive infiltration were published
February 23, I973, in the Federal Register (page 5330, 40 CFR 35.905, 35.925-7).
j SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 28q - 28e [ j ^
28a. The total length of the existing sewer system includes all types of sewers connected to the same system, including
collectors, interceptors, combined, force mams, etc. Report this figure in feet.
b. Each applicant for a grant must show that it has performed or will perform an analysis demonstrating the existence
or nonexistence of excessive mfi Itration/mflow in each sewer system tributary to the treatment works proposed in
the grant. The analysis shall identify the presence, quantity, and type of any mfi Itration/mflow conditions. Indicate
the status of this analysis by marking the appropriate box.
c. Record either the actual or the estimated cost of the analysis.
d. If a completed inf iltration/mt low analysis shows that the sewer system must be subject to excessive infiltration/
inflow, a systematic sewer system evaluation survey, must be undertaken, after approval by the Regional Administra-
tor. This evaluation shall state the specific location, condition, estimated rate of flow, and estimated cost of
rehabilitation for each identified source of mfi Itration/mflow into the sewer system. The report shall propose a
program of rehabilitation to correct those conditions determined to be excessive. Indicate the status of this survey,
where one is required, by marking the appropriate box.
e. Record the actual cost of the Sewer System Evaluation Survey if the survey has been completed. Record the esti-
mated cost if the survey is required but is in some stage short of completion.
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IV - CATEGORY II - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
CODES AND DEFINITIONS FOR \
BASIS OF COST ESTIMATES >
(For use in column 4 below) /
Complete ONLY, if applicable data r
on 25 b has been supplied
.COST OF NEEDS TO ACHIEVE 1
LEVEL MORE STRINGENT THA
TREATMENT
.26o. Phosphorus removal (mg//)
1 - Actual contract costs 4 - Cost of previous compariable construction
2 - Bid proposal from completed specifications 5 - Engineer/consultant preliminary estimate
3 - Engineer/consultant firm estimate 6 - EPA-supplied cost estimating procedures
equired
FREATMENT
^ SECONDARY
b. Ammonia removal (mg/l)
c. Nitrate removal (mg/l)
{Mark (X) one box)
d. Organics removal 1 Q COD 2 Q TOC
Required capacity
Million gallons
e. Polishing lagoon
(See instructions for this item)
f. Other - Specify type and unit of measurement y
g. Subtotal - Cost of all
Existing average
concentration
during month
(D
Influent Effluent
Projected design,
average
concentration
during month
(2)
Influent Effluent
Cost
Report In
thousands
(3)
$
$
Basis for cost
estimate
From above
(4)
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION DATES OF CATEGORY II NEEDS
27a. Construction is expected to begin (Year) >°
b. Construction is expected to be completed (Year) 19
Section V - CATEGORY III - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS FOR CORRECTION OF INFILTRATION/INFLOW CONDITIONS Feet
28a. Total length of existing sewer system (Report in feet) '
b. Status of analysis to determ
conditions (Mark (X) one box
1 Q Detailed analysis
2 Q Analysis now unde
3 Q Analysis complete
4 [JJ Analysis complete
c. Cost of analysis (Report in
d. Status of cc
'[UN
2QR
3tHP
4ns
5ns
ne the existence of infiltration/inflow
)
not yet started | Com
rway . ... v and
d: no infiltration correction necessary . . . J with
d: excessive infiltration may exist Continue with item
hni/^^n^^) ^
>st-effective sewer system evaluation
ot required . . .
equired: plan no
Ian developed: s
urvey in progress
urvey completed -
Title/description
Date
e. Cost of evaluation survey (R
t yet developed . . .
urvey not yet started
plete items 28c
, then continue
item 30a
28c
EPA
USE
ONLY
$
survey (Mark (X) one box)
1 Complete items 28e and j,
f then SKIP to item 30a
EPA
USE
ONLY
- Identify this survey and indicate where a copy can be obtained
Location of copy
eport in thousands) >
$
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 28f - 29b
281. Indicate by marking the appropriate box(es), based upon the results of the completed Sewer
System Evaluation Survey, what actions are necessary to correct infiltration/mflowconditions
in order to meet the requirements of Section 201 and/or 21 I of the Act. One or more than one
corrective action may be chosen.
g. Record the estimated cost of the corrective action(s) identified in 28f, boxes 2 through 6.
h. Answer "Yes," only if the Sewer System Evaluation Survey indicates a need to increase
the treatment capacity of the treatment plant to which these sewers discharge above the
level of capacity provided for in item 17.
(1) Only if 28h is "Yes," record the additional treatment capacity in millions of gallons
per day.
(2) Only if 28h is "Yes," record the cost of providing the additional capacity.
i. Answer "Yes," only if the Sewer System Evaluation Survey indicates that replacement or
major rehabilitation of existing sewer collection system is necessary.
(1) If 28i is marked "Yes," indicate whether the State has determined that the proposed
replacement or major rehabilitation is necessary to the total integrity and performance of
the waste treatment works servicing the community. If the State has made such a deter-
mination please describe, in the space provided, the nature of the determination, its date
and where the EPA Regional Office may obtain a copy.
(2) Only if the answers to both 28i and 28i(l) are "Yes," will there be a cost figure entered
in 28i(2).
j. Summation of costs entered in cost blocks 28c, e, g, h(2), and i(2).
29a. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to begin.
b. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to be completed.
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Section V - CATEGORY III - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
CODES AND DEFINITIONS FOR
BASIS OF COST ESTIMATES
(For use in items 28g,
h(2), and i(2) below)
1 - Actual contract costs
2 - Bid proposal from completed specifications
3 - Engineer consultant firm estimate
4 - Cost of previous comparable construction
5 - Engineer/consultant preliminary estimate
6 - EPA-supplied cost estimating procedures
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS FOR CORRECTION OF INFILTRATION/INFLOW CONDITIONS - Continued
28f, Based upon the results of the completed sewer system evaluation survey, which of the following
corrective actions are necessary to correct infiltration/inflow conditions in order to meet the
requirements of Sections 201 and/or 21 I of the Act'
o I I Not known at this time
1 PI None
SKIP to 28j
2 Q Seal off sewer lines
3 [H Replace/reline sewer sections
4 [_^[ Change/create flow routing system
5 [~1 Provide flow equalization
6 Q Other corrective actions - Specify7
g.Cost of required corrective actions identified
in item 28f (Report in thousands)
h.Did the completed sewer system evaluation survey indicate that the capacity of the
treatment plant to which these sewers discharge must increase above any increase
in capacity already provided for in item 17?
2 n No - SKIP to item 28j
EPA USE
ONLY
Basis for cost
estimate
From above
EPA USE
ONLY
(1) What additional treatment capacity above that specified in
item 17 will be required? (Report in millions)
Gal Ions per day
(2) What additional costs beyond those identified in item 22 will be
required to provide this capacity? (Report in thousands)
Did the completed sewer system evaluation survey indicate that replacement or major
rehabilitation of an existing sewage collection system was necessary?
1 Q Yes 2 r] No - SKIP to item 28j
Basis of
cost estimate
From above
EPA USE
ONLY
(1) Has the proposed replacement or major rehabilitation of this existing sewage
collection been determined by the State to be necessary to the total integrity
and performance of the waste treatment works servicing this community?
1 [^j Yes Indicate determination 2 r~ 1 No SKIP to item 28j
and where a copy can
be obtained &
Date
Nature of determination
Location of copy
(2) Cost of replacement or major rehabilitation (Report in thousands)-
Basis of cost
estimate
From above
Subtotal - Cost of Category III needs
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION DATES OF CATEGORY III NEEDS
29a. Construction is expected to begin (Year)
19
b, Construction is expected to be completed (Year)
19
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 30
The Act provides for the construction of new collector sewers to correct violations of secondary treatment
requirements caused by raw discharges, seepage to waters from septic tanks, cesspools, etc., and/or to
comply with applicable court orders, permit stipulations, or administrative actions.
Section 211 of the Act provides that new collectors can be funded only in communities existing prior to
the enactment of the Act, October 18, 1972, and then only if the community has sufficient existing or
planned capacity to adequately treat the collected sewage. Sewage collection systems for new commu-
nities, new subdivisions, and newly developed urban areas, are not covered under the construction grant
program. Provision for sewers for such areas are to be included as part of the development costs of the
new construction. If you have any questions as to whether your area is considered to be a new com-
munity or not, contact your State agency. A collector sewer system means one or more sewers connected
to the same interceptor.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 30a - 30d
30a. Indicate "Yes," "No," or "Not known" by marking the appropriate box.
b. Mark "Yes,"if the treatment plant now has existing or planned excess capacity adequate to treat
any additional wastewaters to be transported to it by the proposed collectors.
c. Based on the explanation in the General Instructions above, indicate "Yes" or "No" by marking
the appropriate box.
d. New collector sewers constitute a reportable need under this survey only if items 30a, b, and c were
all marked "Yes." In this case, indicate by marking the appropriate box the primary reason for
each new collector sewer. (If more than five sewers are proposed, record the primary reason for
each additional sewer in item 32.)
If reasons 3 through 7 are marked for any proposed sewer, indicate in item 32, the type of order or
permit, its date, the person or agency who authored the document, and the location where the EPA
Regional Office can obtain a copy.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 31
The Act provides for the construction of new interceptor sewers to correct violations of secondary treat-
ment requirements caused by raw discharges, seepage to waters from septic tanks, cesspools, etc. and/or
to comply with applicable court orders, permit stipulations, or administrative actions.
The definition of existing community as described in the General Instructions in 28 above applies to
this item also.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 31a - 31d
31a. Mark "Yes," if there is a need for one or more interceptor sewers in the area now served (or expected
to be served) by this treatment plant.
b. Mark "Yes," if the plant is required or will be required to treat untreated wastewaters now being
collected by a facility under the jurisdiction of another authority.
c. Mark "Yes," if the treatment plant now has existing or planned excess capacity adequate to treat
any additional wastewaters to be transported to it by the proposed interceptors.
d. Based on the definitions in the General Instructions above, indicate "Yes" or "No" by marking the
appropriate box.
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Section VI - CATEGORY IV - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS FOR NEW
COLLECTOR SEWER SYSTEMS
30a. Is there a need for one or more new
collector sewers in the area now
served (or expected to be served)
by this treatment plant?
b. Does this treatment plant now have existing
* or planned excess capacity adequate to
treat any additional wastewaters to be
transported to it by the proposed collectors?
c. Do the wastewaters to be transported in the
proposed collectors originate in communities
existing prior of October 18, 1972?
d. What is the primary reason for each new
collector sewer needed? (If more than five,
supply same data in item 32.)
(Mark appropriate box(es) and explain
lines 37 in item 32.)
(1) Correct violation of secondary treatment
requirement caused by raw discharges. . . .
(2) Correct violation of secondary treatment
requirement caused by seepage to waters
from septic tanks, outhouses, etc
(3) Comply with order of health authority ....
(4) Comply with State or Federal
court order ....
(5) Comply with State or Federal Permit
or Enforcement Action . . .
(6) Required by EPA-approved plan
(7) Other - Specify ~
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS FOR NEW
INTERCEPTOR SEWERS
31a. Is there a need for one or more new
interceptor sewers in the area now
served (or expected to be served)
by this treatment plant?
b. Is this plant required (or will it be
required) to treat presently untreated
wastewaters now being collected by
another authority?
c. Does this treatment plant now have
existing or planned excess capacity
adequate to treat any additional
wastewaters to be transported to it
by the proposed interceptors?
d. Do the wastewaters to be transported in the
proposed interceptors originate from a
community existing prior to October 18, 1972?
Mark (X) appropriate box(es) for each item
'DYe
2Q No
3Q No
s Continue with i
t known at this time
tem 30fa
1 SK/P to
J item 3/a
1 Q Yes Continue with item 30c
2 Q No - SK/P to item 3/a
1 Q Yes - Continue with item 30d
2\^\ No - SK/P to item 3/a
COLLECTOR SEWERS
Longest
iQ
*a
3Q
*D
5Q
*D
?D
2nd
longest
in
2Q
3 tm
«n
5 Q
en
?n
3rd
longest
'D
*n
3D
*n
*n
6Q
?n
4th
longest
iD
2 Q
3d]
4D
5D
6D
?n
5th
longest
1Q
2n
3d]
'El
sn
*n
?a
1 C] Yes
zQ No
3 Q~] Not known at this time
iC]Yes
2QNo
3 f^] Not known at this time
1 Q] Yes Continue with item 3 Id
2 Q No - SK/P to item 33o and/or 35
1 Q Yes Continue with item 3/e
2 Q No - SK/P to item 33a and/or 35
EPA USE ONLY
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 31e - 32
31e. Indicate the basis of the need for each new interceptor sewer. More than one basis for each
need may be chosen.
f. Only if items 3la or b, and c and d are "Yes," indicate by marking in the appropriate box,
the primary reason for each new interceptor sewer.
If more than five interceptor sewers are proposed, record the primary reason for each addi-
tional sewer in item 32.
If reasons (2) through (4) are marked for any proposed interceptor sewer, indicate in item
32, the type of order or permit, its date, the person or agency who authorized the document,
and the location where the EPA Regional Office can obtain a copy.
32. This item is to record any additional data which can not fit in the spaces provided for the
individual questions. Be sure to indicate the item number and letter along with the addi-
tional data.
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Section VI - CATEGORY IV - ASSESSMENT OF
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS FOR NEW
INTERCEPTOR SEWERS - Continued
31e. What is the basis for the need(s)
for new interceptors?
(1) To transport untreated wastes from
existing collector(s) to treatment plant
(2) To transport untreated wastes from new
collectors to treatment plant
(3) To transport wastes now being treated
at another plant to this plant
f. What is the
interceptor
five, suppl
(Mark appr
lines 24
(1) Correct
treatme
(2) Comply
proceec
(3) Require
(4) Other -
. primary reason for each new
sewer needed? (If more than
y same data in item 32.)
opnote box(es) and explain
n item 32.)
violations of secondary
nt requirements
with court order, enforcement
lings etc ....
*d by EPA-approved plan
- Specify-
NEEDS
BY TYPE AND
COST - Continued
Mark (X) appropriate box(es) for each item
1 [JYes
2 [J No
2Q No
1 Q, Yes
2 J3] No
INTERCEPTORS
U,,s,
in
2Q
3[7]
«n
ADDITIONAL DATA ON NEEDS
32. Enter item reference and explanation
Item reference
2nd
longest
in
*n
3D
40
3rd
longest
m
2D
3[n
4 D
4th
longest
in
zn
an
D
5th
longest
in
*n
30
4fJ
EPA USE ONLY
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Explanation
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 33
Only costs for new collector and/or interceptor sewers will be entered in this item. Costs for the
rehabilitation of existing sewers should be reported under item 28. Costs for new sewers
to separate combined sewers should be reported under items 35 and 36.
If items 30d and/or 3lf were "Yes," select the particular item or items required and complete the
corresponding line. Indicate the number required, the length in feet, the estimated cost, and the
basis for the estimate.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 33a - 34b
33a.thru d. Supply information requested.
e. Sub-total of costs entered in 33a through d.
34a. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs i s expected to begin.
b. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to be completed.
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Authority and Facility No. ^
Section VI - CATEGORY IV - ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
ADDITIONAL DATA ON NEEDS - Continued
32. Enter item reference and explanation Continued
Item reference
*
Explanation
CODES AMD DEFINITIONS FOR \ 1 - Actual contract costs 4
BASIS OF COST ESTIMATES \ 2 - Bid/proposal from completed specifications 5
(For use in column 4 below) / 3 - Engineer/consultant firm estimate 6
- Cost of previous comparable construction
- Engineer/consultant preliminary estimate
- EPA-supplied cost estimating procedures
Complete ONLY if items 30d and/or 311 were completed
COST OF NEEDS FOR NEW COLLECTOR AND/OR INTERCEPTOR SEWERS
(This category EXCLUDES rehabilitation of existing Numhpr Total
sewers, reportable under items 26 and 28, and new reaured reau
sewers needed to separate combined sewers reportable
under items 35 and 36) (1) (2
33a. New collector sewers
b. New interceptor sewers
c. New force mains
d. New pumping stations i
e. Sub
total: Cost of all !
Catpgory IV nppds . -^. :
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION DATES OF CATEGORY IV NEEDS
34o. Construction is expected to begin (Year)
b. Construction is expected to be completed (Year)
feet Total cost Basis of cost
ired Report in estimate
thousands From above
) (3) (4)
$
$ ' '.=
19
19
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS -
ITEM 35
' j
The Act requires that periodic bypassing of untreated wastes from combined sanitary/storm
sewers to an extent violating the secondary treatment and/or water quality standard effluent
limitations of Section 301, as defined by EPA or an applicable State law, must be eliminated.
Additionally, such correction may be specifically required by a court order, a permit stipulation
or an administrative action binding on the facility.
This item includes questions on the existence of, and types of correction required for, such
violations. Note that the costs of correcting any such conditions can be reported only if an
evaluation has been made of the costs and benefits of the various alternative methods for correc-
tion, which demonstrates that the Needs reported herein are the most economical and/or efficient.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 35a - 35f
35a. Self-explanatory.
b. In determining the frequency with which bypassing occurs, do not count more than one such
occurrence within any one 24-hour period. However, if bypassing persists for a period of
more than 24 hours, count one occurrence for each consecutive period of 24 hours or less.
c. If the correction of violations noted in 35b is specifically required by a water quality plan,
indicate the title of the plan or a description thereof, its date, the person and/or agency who
authored the document and the location where a copy can be obtained by the EPA Regional
Office.
d. If the correction of violations noted in 35b is specifically required by a court order, permit
stipulation or other type of administrative action, indicate the nature of the action, its date,
and the location where a copy can be obtained by the E PA Regional Office.
e. If such a cost/benefit evaluation has been made, identify the name and/or nature of the
evaluation, the person or agency who authored the document, its date, and the location where
a copy can be obtained by the EPA Regional Office.
f. Answer "Yes," only if the modifications of existing facilities or construction of new
facilities necessary to correct the violations noted in 35b have been determined to be cost
effective in the evaluation cited in 35e.
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Authority and Facility No. ^ ~
Section VII - CATEGORY V -
ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS FOR
CORRECTION OF COMBINED SEWERS
35o. Are any of the sewers which comprise
or are connected to this facility
combined sanitary storm sewers?
b. With what frequency do such combined
sewers require periodic bypassing of
untreated wastewaters to an extent
violating the secondary treatment and/or
water quality standards effluent
limitations of Section 301 of the Act?
c. Is correction of the violations noted
in 35b, specifically required by a
water quality plan?
d. Is correction of the violations noted
in 35b specifically required by a
State or Federal court order, permit
regulatory action binding on this
discharge?
Complete unless response to both items
35c and 35d was "No," in which case,
SKIP to item 38a
e. Has an evaluation been made of the
costs and benefits of the various
alternative methods for correction of
the violations noted in 35b above which
demonstrates that the needs reported
herein are the most economical
and/or efficient?
f. Are modifications of existing
facilities or construction of
new facilities necessary to
correct the conditions noted
in 35b above, which have been
determined to be cost-effective
in the evaluation cited in 33e?
- ASSESSEMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST
Mark (X) appropriate boxes
1 \^ Yes Continue with item 35b
2 [-7] No - SKIP to item 38a
1 [ I Not known ... ]
2 Q Does not occur . . . > Skip to item 38a
4 Q More than once a year - Specify Frequency
Q\"*ragp annual frpqu^ncy. -^.
i n NO
afjYes; required by plan approved "*\
by State and EPA.
3 [--; Yes; required by plan I /d jf ,
approved by State ' 7
4 [~ Yes; required by plan not ]
yet approved by State ,, '
Title/description Date
Author Authority
Location of copy
1 (^ No
2 r J Order of State court "\
3 [~] Order of Federal court
4 [~ I State permit
5 n Federal permit f 'de"t'fy action.
6 f_~] State enforcement proceeding . . 1
7 p ] Federal enforcement proceeding 1
s r~| Other - Specify 7
Action
1 [^] Yes Identify such analysis -
Name/description
Authority Date
Location of copy
2 LH No such evaluation has been made - SKIP to item 38o
1 d No - SKIP to item 38
2 Q] Yes - Continue with item 36a
EPA USE
ONLY
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ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 36
Estimated costs should be reported only if the response to 35f is "Yes." In that case, select the corrective
action or actions required and complete the corresponding line(s). Indicate the number required, the length
in feet or volume in million gallons, the estimated cost, the basis for the estimate, and the beginning and
ending construction dates.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 36a - 37b
36a. Indicate which type(s) of sewers are required, considering that the existing combined sewer may be
retained for one type of use.
b. The retention basins or lagoons, reported here are those required to store wastes prior to treatment,
thus preventing bypassing or overloading of the treatment plant. These must be distinguished from
those lagoons reportable in box 3 of 22b(l), which are designed to hold the effluent after treatment.
c. Costs and supportive data to be entered in this block are only those required to correct combined
sewer overflows, and even then, only if in addition to any treatment capacity data and costs already
reported in items 17 and 22 respectively.
d. Includes costs of any equipment or construction intended to level off peak flows by routing excess
waters in a different manner than ordinarily employed, provided the excess waters are returned for
treatment when peak conditions subside.
e. Identify each type of corrective action not otherwise classifiable, and provide appropriate data.
f. Summation of all costs entered in blocks 36a, b, c, d, and e.
37a. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to begin.
b. Indicate the year in which construction of these Needs is expected to be completed.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - ITEM 38
This concluding summation of individual category costs will result in the total cost of all Needs for the
facility. This total, in turn, is used to derive the total cost of all Needs identified by this Authority.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS - ITEMS 38a - 38f
38. Transfer costs of each category, if any, from the indicated cost blocks to item 38. Enter "0" or
"" if no costs are required for a particular category. Add numbers to determine the total cost of
Needs for the facility.
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Authority and Facility No. »
Section VII - CATEGORY V - ASSESSEMENT OF NEEDS BY TYPE AND COST - Continued
CODES AND DEFINITIONS FOR \ 1 - Actual contract costs 4 - Cost of previous compariable construction
BASIS OF COST ESTIMATES \ 2 - Bid/proposals from completed specifications 5 - Engineer/consultant preliminary estimate
(For use in column 4 below) / 3 - Engineer/consultant firm estimate 6 - EPA-supplied cost estimating procedures
Complete appropriate items below ONLY if
item 351 was marked "Yes."
COST OF NEEDS FOR CORRECTION OF
"COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS
36
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