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New Canaan WPCA reports progress on sanitary-sewer evaluation and mitigation work

5967943 · October 15, 2025
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Town staff and consultant AECOM reported completion of Phase 1 of the sanitary sewer evaluation study and described ongoing field work for Phase 2, along with mitigation actions including manhole cover replacements and planned sewer lining.

At a special meeting of the Town of New Canaan Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA), town staff and consultants reported progress on the sanitary sewer evaluation study and related mitigation work.

The town’s presenter, Maria Weingarten, Public Works staff, said AECOM finalized and posted the Phase 1 sanitary sewer evaluation report in May and that the report “encapsulates AECOM's extensive field work evaluations, recommendations for further evaluations, and proposals for mitigation measures to the existing sanitary sewer system.” She said the report is guiding Public Works in measures to reduce stormwater infiltration into the sanitary system.

Weingarten described mitigation already underway: replacement of manhole covers without penetrations, work…

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