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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

2002 NPDES CSO Report to Congress

2002 Report to Congress

This report, delivered to Congress on January 29, 2002, identifies progress made in implementing and enforcing combined sewer overflow (CSO) controls prior to, and because of, the 1994 CSO control policy.

For convenience, the report has been divided and can be downloaded into sections if desired. The entire full report is also available to be downloaded and viewed below.

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