Bringing the City of Newark’s Stormwater Management System into the 21st Century

Stormwater flooding poses serious challenges to the City of Newark.

During average precipitation events, as well as periods of snow melt, the City’s century-old combined sewer system (CSS), which is designed to convey both sewage and stormwater runoff to the wastewater treatment plant, can become overwhelmed. As a result, untreated sewage and stormwater are discharged from designated CSO locations into neighboring bodies of water.

This report evaluates a suite of stormwater and wastewater best management practices. Download the full report below.