Municipal Wastewater Publications and Guidance

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Municipal Wastewater Publications & Guidance

The Municipal Wastewater Section has prepared a number of publications and guidance documents to assist municipalities in managing their wastewater infrastructure. For information specific to Municipal Wastewater Projects, please visit the Clean Water Fund Page.

Guidance on Continuing Education Requirements for Certified Wastewater Operators, December 2018
Green Infrastructure Policy for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program (EPA Memo January 2016)
Review of Wastewater Infrastructure Plans and Specifications for Non-Clean Water Fund Projects, May 2015
Proposed permit limits for phosphorus at Publicly Owned Treatment Works appear at:

Nutrient Enrichment Analysis Watershed Overview (PDF), November 2011
Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure, Municipal Handbook, Incentive Mechanisms (EPA-833-F-09-001, June 2009)
Incorporating Decentralized Options into Wastewater Facilities Planning, June 2005
The Cost of Clean Water: A Sewer User Charge Rate Survey and Guidance Manual , March 1999
Methods of Capital Cost Recovery on Water Pollution Control Projects, January 1997
Information on the Ebola Virus
Information on Microbeads

For additional information regarding the Municipal Wastewater Publications & Guidance, please e-mail or contact the Municipal Wastewater section at 860-424-3704.

Municipal Wastewater

Content updated on February 26, 2020

Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Municipal Wastewater Publications & Guidance