The original sewer system in the City of Belleville was constructed in 1912 as a Combined Sewer System (CSS).
A CSS is a wastewater collection system that conveys storm water and sanitary wastewater (including domestic, commercial, and industrial wastewater), through a single-pipe system to a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) plant.
Construction of Combined Sewer Systems was common practice when it was constructed, but they are no longer allowed under current EPA standards.
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