US EPA Approves Missouri Upgrade Plan

The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a $50m sewerage upgrade plan for Independence, Missouri, US.

The upgrade will help eliminate sewer overflow from the city’s wastewater collection and transmission system.

The EPA said the remedial measures must be completed by 2015 to conform to the Federal Clean Water Act, according to Kansascity.com

The federal agency had numerous documented cases of violations in the city of untreated sewage spilling into the watershed, mainly during heavy rains.

Measures undertaken include an improvement plan in Rock Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves about 55,000 residential customers and 3,500 commercial customers.