Combined Sewer Overflow Outfall NC-015: -discharges 344.4M gallons per year into English Kills -Tier 2 outfall -Ranked 20 out of over 400 in terms of volume -located at Johnson Ave
Location Log 3/14/10: The outfall is neither clearly visible nor marked with permit info. The area just upland from the outfall was populated with a number of informal structures with laundry hanging on lines around the trees. Outfall is in a wooded area on property owned by the LIRR that looks like a parking lot.
Summary Combined sewer systems are sewers that are made to gather rainwater runoff, domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater in one pipe. Most of the time, combined sewer systems bring all of their wastewater to a sewage treatment plant, where it is treated and then released to a nearby water body. However, when there is heavy rainfall or snowmelt the wastewater volume in a combined sewer system can exceed the capacity of the sewer system or treatment plant. And because of this, combined sewer systems are designed to overflow sometimes and release excess wastewater directly to streams, rivers, or other water bodies.
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