CMOM Program

A sanitary sewer collection system is a vital element of any community’s infrastructure and a critical component of the wastewater treatment process. The nation’s sanitary sewer infrastructure has been built over the last 100 years or more using a variety of materials, design standards, installation techniques, and maintenance practices. As this valuable infrastructure ages, the importance of preventive and predictive maintenance increases. CMOM stands for "capacity, management, operations, and maintenance." It is a flexible, dynamic framework for municipalities to identify and incorporate widely-accepted wastewater industry practices to: • Better manage, operate, and maintain collection systems • Investigate capacity constrained areas of the collection system • Respond to sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) events The CMOM approach helps municipal wastewater utility operators provide a high level of service to customers and reduce regulatory noncompliance.