Clean Water Fund Priority List: Approved Projects
Combined Sewer Overlow (CSO)
Combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects are being undertaken to separate storm and sanitary flows from combined sewers to minimize the number and volume of overflows. The following projects are eligible for maximum grants of 50% with the remainder being covered by 20- year loans at 2% per year:
Bridgeport is continuing separation work in the southern part of the city. This work will enable the City to reduce CSOs to the Pequonnock River.
Bridgeport CSO $14,000,000
Bridgeport CSO design $5,175,900
The Greater New Haven WPCA is working to separate sewers in the vicinity of Yale University. This project will reduce the frequency and volume of downstream CSOs.
GNHWPCA CSO Construction $ 19,200,000
GNHWPCA CSO Design $ 3,000,000
This Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) separation effort is in the north end of Hartford. The project will reduce the frequency and volume of CSO discharges to Gully Brook.
MDC CSO Construction $ 60,000,000
MDC CSO Design $ 6,000,000
Middletown is proposing to separate sewers in the Old Mill Road area. This will reduce excessive flows to the WPCF thereby minimizing bypasses.
Middletown CSO Construction $ 2,000,000
The City of Norwalk is proposing this first phase in a two phase project to upgrade their existing WPCF to remove more nitrogen and to treat all combined sewage flows at the WPCF. This first phase will enable the WPCF to better handle the debris, grit and high flows coming into the facility. Portions of this proposed project are eligible for maximum grants of 50% with some portions at a maximum 20% grant. The remaining costs are eligible for a twenty year loan at 2% per annum.
Norwalk WPCF Denitrification/CSO $ 40,000,000
Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Denitrification Projects
These water pollution control facility (WPCF) denitrification projects are being undertaken to remove nitrogen from discharges. High levels of nitrogen contribute to lower levels of dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound – which has a severe impact on plant and aquatic life. Each of the following construction projects will be eligible for grants of approximately 23% with remainder being covered by 20-year loans at 2% per year:
Groton WPCF Denitrification $3,400,000*
Meriden WPCF Denitrification $2,000,000*
Southington Interim Denitrification $1,355,000*
West Haven WPCF Denitrification $ 60,000,000
South Windsor WPCF Denitrification $ 39,500,000
New Milford WPCF Denitrification $ 33,800,000
New Hartford WPCF Denitrification $ 8,950,000
“*” denotes projects funded by the CWF, currently under construction
Sanitary Sewer Construction Projects to Address Existing Issues
The Town of Brookfield is constructing sewers for the elimination of septic systems that are failing at Stony Hill Village, Whisconier Village and Cedarbrook Condominiums. This is a small community project and therefore is eligible for maximum grants of 25% with the remainder being covered by twenty year loans at 2% per annum.
Brookfield Sewers $5,580,000
The Bolton Lakes Regional Water Pollution Control Authority (BLRWPCA) is constructing sewers around the Lower and Middle Bolton Lake. This area encompasses the towns of Bolton and Vernon. This is a small community project and therefore is eligible for maximum grants of 25% with the remainder being covered by twenty year loans at 2% per annum.
BLRWPCA Sewers $8,500,000
The Town of Marlborough is currently constructing sewers to address failing septic systems around Terramuggus Lake. This is a small community project and therefore is eligible for grants of 25% with the remainder being covered by twenty year loans at 2% per annum. The CWF has already provided $9,000,000 for this project and the additional $2,000,000 is to fully fund the first phase of construction.
Marlborough Sewers $2,000,000
The City of Danbury has proposed to build sewers to service existing homes in the vicinity of Lake Kenosia. The concern is that the septic systems servicing these homes are a potential pollution source for impacting the lake. This proposed project is eligible for a twenty year loan at 2% per annum.
Danbury West Side Sewers $5,600,000
Infiltration and Inflow
These proposed infiltration and inflow (I/I) removal projects will result in less extraneous flows entering sanitary sewer collection systems. This will translate into less overflows and allow for more stable operation of treatment plant. The following projects are eligible for 20-year loans at 2% per year:
Bridgeport I/I construction $ 1,999,803
Middletown I/I construction $4,229,000
In addition to these two identified projects, there is $35,000,000 for additional I/I projects to be funded at 2% loan over 20 years. Projects will be funded on a first come, first served basis.
“Green” Infrastructure Reserve Fund
The Priority List contains a Reserve for “green” infrastructure for $29,100,000. This reserve is to allow the state to comply with the ARRA green infrastructure requirement.
Projects that may be funded from this reserve include:
· Green Capitols Project
Demonstration project for the grounds of the State Capitol and other nearby state office buildings that would infiltrate wet weather runoff into the ground rather than piping it into the combined sewer system.
· Energy Efficiency
Projects to use alternative and renewal energy technologies to reduce the costly demand for electricity at waste water treatment plants.
· Enfield
· MDC
· Norwich
