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WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLANNING
Public Information Session
Town of Clinton, CT
Water Pollution Control
Commission
August 29, 2013
Introductions
• First Selectman William W. Fritz Jr, and the
Board of Selectmen
• Water Pollution Control Commission
• CT River Area Health District – Jim Monopoli
• CT Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection – Dennis Greci
• Consulting Engineer CDM Smith – Kristie Wagner
– N.L. Jacobson & Associates – Wade Thomas
• Consultant – Mary Jane Engle
CRAHD – Who We Are and What We Do
• Regulate On-Site Systems < 2000 gallons per day
– Including site evaluations, plan review, permits,
inspections
• On-Site Sewage Disposal Program Activities
– Regulate repairs, violations, abatement, property
improvement projects under Reg 19-13-b100a
– Provide education and training
– Approve well construction and determine potability
• CRAHD and the WPCC
– Will work cooperatively to blend responsibilities as this
project moves forward
CT DEEP - Project History and Background
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Clinton has conducted
numerous wastewater
studies since the 1970s
which recommended townwide or regional solutions
Focus of current study has
evolved to looking at more
localized solutions
DEEP providing grants
covering 55% of cost of
current study
Ongoing Activities – Pumpout Ordinance
• Requires septic pump-out and inspection by a
Licensed Septic Tank Cleaner at least every five years
• Cleaner must be registered with WPCC and submit
report to WPCC electronically (Carmody)
• Administered by WPCC Clerk, Shirley Mickens
• Approximately 5,559 septic systems in town
– Sent out 2,503 postcards to property owners who have not
pumped in the past five years
– 1,456 have since complied
– 1,047 currently not in compliance and receiving additional
notification
Ongoing Activities –
Completion of Wastewater Facilities Plan
• Wastewater Facilities Plan Goals:
– Develop a comprehensive plan for wastewater
management in Clinton
– Refining Areas of Concern and need for off-site treatment
– Finding sites for groundwater discharge of treated
wastewater
– Evaluating treatment alternatives
– Balance Need with available capacity of subsurface
disposal sites
• Find the most economical and effective solutions for
each area of Town
Ongoing Activities – Refining Areas of Concern
• Areas of Concern total approximately 600,000 gallons
per day of wastewater (based on existing use), but
nature and degree of problems vary
• Manual File Search
– Reviewing historical paper files at Town Hall and CRAHD
– Looking for information on soil testing, depth to
groundwater, septic failures, and anecdotal information
from past site activities
– Goal is to reach educated, substantiated conclusions
regarding off-site solutions or on-site improvements
– One option: improving on-site capacity by providing public
water in areas currently served by wells
Ongoing Activities – Finding Sites for Groundwater
Discharge of Treated Wastewater
• Looking for favorable geology
Ongoing Activities – Finding Sites for Groundwater
Discharge of Treated Wastewater
• Working with property
owners since 2010
– Walked or tested
dozens of properties
– 3-5 currently appear to
have significant
potential and testing is
ongoing
– Have had delays with
property access and
dry seasons
Ongoing Activities – Evaluating Treatment
Alternatives
• Community Treatment and
Disposal Facilities
Conclusion – Possible Range of Solutions
• For some areas, sewers to community treatment
facilities and disposal sites
– Refining areas most in need of off-site solutions and
balancing with off-site disposal capacity
– Treatment facilities will provide high level of
treatment including disinfection
• For some areas, enhancement of on-site systems
• For some areas, inspection and monitoring of
on-site systems
• Continuation of Pumpout Ordinance
Schedule for Facilities Planning
• Refinement of Needs Areas – through end of 2013
• Subsurface Disposal sites testing – through mid-2014
• Analysis of treatment alternatives and costeffectiveness of options – through end of 2014
• Public Outreach and Approvals – through 2015
– WPCC
– CT DEEP
– CRAHD
– Board of Selectmen
– Board of Finance
– Town Residents
• Commence Conceptual Design – 2015/2016
Thank you all for your
interest and for attending!
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS