Resumen de Towards better management of combined sewer systems. A methodology based on low-cost monitoring
In combined sewer systems (CSS) wastewater and stormwater flow through the same pipes. During severe rain episodes, the excess combined flow of untreated wastewater and stormwater is released out from the system through overflow structures, producing the combined sewer overflows (CSO). CSOs represent a threat for water quality of receiving water bodies and for human health, for what current (and future) legislation on the protection of water quality, are demanding more control on this transient discharges. This research focuses on developing a low-cost monitoring method to determine the occurrence and duration of CSOs, and making use of the obtained data to gain better understanding of the performance of CSSs.
