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Interim Significant Noncompliance Policy for Clean Water Act Violations Associated with CSOs, SSOs, CAFOs, and Storm Water Point Sources

This policy addresses significant noncompliance violations associated with combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO), and storm water. point source discharges. Attachment 1. Issued Oct. 2007.

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EPA''s Interim Significant Noncompliance Policy for Clean Water Act Violations Associated with CSOs, SSOs, CAFOs, and Storm Water Point Sources (PDF)(20 pp, 981 K)