The Difference Between Storm Water and Sanitary Sewer

There is a difference between storm water collection and sewage collection, most people do not know the difference. Each system should be seperated and treated differently. The problem is that during high rain situations, the waste water plant can be overwhelmed, this almost guarantees that sewage will be released into the environment. Even the debris from a drain system can cause a sewage treatment plant to go off balance, again increasing the possibility of sewage release.

Below is an article that brushes this situation:

Keeping the Water Clean -- By Aram Kalousdian, Editor