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4. Methods to limit the pollution of RUTPs and their impacts
4.1 Elements of strategy
When it rains, the city discharges wastewater and runoff, either separately (separate system) or as a mixture (combined system) (figure
10
). The quantities of water and pollutants discharged during these periods are considerable, and it is no longer possible to consider rainy weather as an exceptional situation during which highly degraded operation of the wastewater system can be tolerated. In application of the European directive on urban wastewater of May 21, 1991
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Bibliography
Regulations
To find your way through the complexity of the regulations, visit the French government's portal for local authorities:
https://www.collectivites-locales.gouv.fr/competences/leau-et-lassainissement
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Organizations – Associations – Federations (non-exhaustive list)
GRAIE (Groupe de Recherche Rhône-Alpes sur les Infrastructures et l'Eau) : http://www.graie.org
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DEHUA / WIKHYDRO (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Urban Hydrology) :
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