PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Benwood is providing Public Notice that it currently owns and maintains ten combined sewer overflows (CSO’S) discharge points within its service area. These CSO’S have the potential to discharge diluted wastewater, storm water or snow melt mixed with domestic / commercial waste water to the Ohio River and its tributaries within Benwood’s service area during and immediately after rain storm/snow melt events. All CSO’S discharge points have been clearly identified with signs for the general public. Each CSO has Benwood’s national pollutant discharge elimination system number and the particular outfall number.
Therefore, it is advised that the public should refrain from contact with water bodies within the immediate area or downstream of the CSO discharge point for a period of at least twenty-four (24) to forty eight (48) hours after the event. If a discharge is noticed during dry weather the public is asked to notify the City of Benwood with the location and CSO number immediately at:
304-232-4320
during business hours 9:00am-5:00 pm Monday through Friday, after office hours, weekends and holidays 304-232-2121.
Int. Nov. 9, 2019
N.R. Nov. 9, 2019