Montgomery County PSA: Eastmont pump station can support about 60 more homes; 409-unit proposal requires upgrades and paid engineering study

Montgomery County Public Service Authority members said at their May 5 meeting that the Eastmont wastewater pump station can accept only about 60 additional homes under current conditions and that a 409-unit proposal would require upgrades to the pump station, force main and possibly the wastewater treatment plant.

The finding came after PSA staff described a preliminary engineering review and a proposal from an engineering firm to model the local gravity and force-main sewer system, identify needed improvements to serve the 409-unit development, and provide cost estimates. "Eastmont Elementary pump station could handle another an additional 60 units," PSA staff said when summarizing the firm’s report. The staff presented a fee of $17,000 from the firm identified in the packet as Hirt and Profit to produce the modeling and a letter report.

Why this matters: without upgrades, the proposed buildout would push the county’s wastewater system to its limits and could leave little remaining treatment capacity. PSA staff said full…