Collier Township Municipal Authority ("Authority") has structured
this Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan to satisfy requirements
for such plan as laid forth within the administrative consent order
by and between the Allegheny County Health Department and the Authority.
The Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan (SSORP) is designed
to define appropriate actions upon notification of a possible sanitary
sewage overflow caused by problems within the municipally owned sewer
system. The Authority shall dispatch the appropriate crews to investigate
the possible overflow, identify the responsible party(ies), and provide
appropriate customer service to minimize the effects of the overflow
on public health and the quality of surface waters. The SSORP further
includes provisions to ensure safety pursuant to the directions provided
by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP) and that notification and reporting
is made to the appropriate local and state agencies. For purposes
of this SSORP, "confirmed sewage spill" is also sometimes referred
to as "sewer overflow," "overflow," or "SSO." The effective date of
this plan will be referred to as "date."