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Orange County advisory committee reviews Harmon Lake treatment-plant design and DOT access request
Summary
County staff and Delaware Engineering updated the Seward District No. 1 advisory committee on design work for the Harmon Lake wastewater treatment project, coordination with DOT on a new access from Route 17 and near-term technical procurement steps.
At a May 20 meeting of the Orange County Seward District No. 1 Advisory Committee, county staff and consultants reviewed progress on the Harmon Lake wastewater treatment plant design and discussed pursuing surplus land from the state Department of Transportation to provide a new vehicle access from Route 17.
The update matters because a new, permanent entrance and nearby space for equipment could reduce truck traffic on Evergreen and River roads during construction and operation, and because securing DOT surplus land could affect the project’s construction staging and schedule.
Mary Beth B. Coney, partner at Delaware Engineering DPC, told the committee the design group has continued work on sludge handling and disposal options and on treatment-plant hydraulics, and has issued requests for information to manufacturers for blowers,…
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