Global Consent Decree

On June 9, 2004, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA, and with the approval of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners and the City of Cincinnati, lodged a Global Consent Decree on Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), Wastewater Treatment Plants and Implementation of Capacity Assurance Program Plan for Sanitary Sewer Overflows with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division.

Documents related to the Global Consent Decree can be found under Downloads to the right.