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Interim Significant Noncompliance Policy for CWA Violations Associated with CSOs, SSOs, CAFOs and Storm Water Point Sources, October 23, 2007

Provides an approach for identifying significant violations related to combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO), and storm water. Issued Oct. 23, 2007.

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OECA's Memo Interim Significant Noncompliance Policy for CWA Violations Associated with CSOs, SSOs, CAFOs and Storm Water Point Sources, October 23, 2007 (PDF)(2 pp, 127 K)