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Sewer district wins variance to site new Rikers Ridge lift station after odor, capacity debate
Summary
Telegraph Hill/Rikers Ridge Sewer District received board approval to place a below‑grade sewer lift station on a half‑acre parcel after months of engineering work and neighborhood concern over odors and visibility.
Madison’s Board of Zoning Appeals on April 14 approved a variance allowing the Telegraph Hill/Rikers Ridge Sewer District to place a below‑grade lift station on a half‑acre parcel to replace an aging station located close to the road.
The sewer district’s representative, Jeff Meinders, told the board the current station sits “in the road right away” and rebuilding it there would be costly and unsafe for maintenance. He said engineers identified the approved parcel as hydraulically necessary and that the new design will include odor control, chain‑link fencing and staggered evergreen screening.
“Hydraulically, the engineers have run their models, and they’ve been out and went to every home with a…
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