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Torrington council approves intermunicipal sewer agreement with Litchfield after heated public comments
Summary
Torrington ' The City Council, acting as the Water Pollution Control Authority, voted Monday to authorize the mayor to sign an intermunicipal agreement allowing the town of Litchfield to use Torrington's wastewater treatment facilities while assigning Litchfield a proportionate share of capital and operations costs.
Torrington ' The City Council, acting as the Water Pollution Control Authority, voted Monday to authorize Mayor Eleanor Carbone to execute an intermunicipal agreement with the town of Litchfield that formalizes Litchfield's purchase of capacity and its share of capital and operations costs at Torrington's wastewater treatment facilities.
The council approved the IMA after discussion about how outside users will be charged and repeated public objections that the agreement had not been broadly aired. Council members said the contract protects Torrington ratepayers by ensuring Litchfield will not pay less than Torrington residents for operations and maintenance and by billing shared capital costs on an annual, proportional basis.
Why it matters: The IMA governs how a neighboring town pays to…
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