Intercepting debris at Maltbie Street
Onondaga Creek has been the receiving stream for many of the
overflows of Syracuse's sewers. As such, it has
received a relatively large volume of trash and
floating debris.
A wastewater pump station at the corner of Maltbie and
Evans streets in Syracuse was altered to make it capable
of removing floating material.
An in-line netting device
was installed. Now, floatables are removed from CSO
discharges.
This project was the first floatables control facility
that Onondaga County built under its current strategy. It
has been keeping the water cleaner since May 1999.
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