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Orange County schedules July 23 hearing on Harriman wastewater plant expansion; financing plans advance
Summary
Orange County officials set a July 23 public hearing on the Harriman Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and outlined permit, design and financing steps including a planned bond resolution and multiple grant applications.
Orange County legislators and Sewer District staff on Tuesday set a public hearing for July 23 at 2:30 p.m. to take comment on the proposed expansion and related financing for the Harriman Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The hearing will be combined with actions the legislature needs to demonstrate fiscal commitment for multiple funding applications, county staff said. Officials described an ongoing design phase that includes sludge handling planning, geotechnical testing, asbestos and lead surveys of existing structures, coordination with the Department of Transportation about a possible secondary entrance and continuing permit work with the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
County staff said the project’s engineering team has advanced site surveys and selected a geotechnical consultant after receiving three responsive proposals; Lavela (listed in the meeting as the low-cost proposer) was selected to begin subsurface testing and to advise on shoring and dewatering needs. Ambient Environmental has…
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