Plan outlined to get Old Lyme wastewater to New London treatment plant

Published September 10. 2014 4:00AM

Old Lyme - The Water Pollution Control Authority outlined steps on Tuesday, as it plans for a system to send wastewater from several shoreline neighborhoods through sewers to a New London treatment plant.

The WPCA is proposing a centralized, town-managed pump station that would send wastewater through East Lyme and Waterford for treatment in New London.

The proposed sewer plan calls for connecting to sewers three charted beach associations - Old Lyme Shores, Old Colony and Miami Beach - and three town-managed beach neighborhoods - Sound View, Hawk's Nest and White Sand.

Woodard and Curran, the engineering firm for the project, is slated to complete a draft report for the project at the end of the month. The proposal currently comprises a centralized pumping station in Sound View, said David Prickett of Woodard and Curran. A secondary pumping station would send wastewater near the White Sands area up to the main pumping station.

If residents approve moving forward with funding, engineers could begin designing the system this fall and continue through 2015. Construction, in phases, would be slated for 2016 to 2018.

The town is working on an inter-municipal agreement with East Lyme in which the town of Old Lyme would essentially be considered a customer of the East Lyme sewer system, said First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder. Old Lyme is also working on memorandums of understanding with some of the town's beach communities.

There will be a special town meeting at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday at Town Hall in which WPCA members, the first selectwoman, town attorney and engineers will answer questions from the public.

Woodard and Curran will further hold public presentations with the WPCA on Sept. 30 and Oct. 14.

The WPCA requested the Board of Selectmen to research short-term financing and bonding options for the system. Tentatively, there will be a town meeting in October to approve some initial funds for the project.

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