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Select Board unanimously approves 300,000-gallon equalization tank at Adams Street wastewater plant for Powder Mill sewer extension
Summary
The Select Board voted unanimously to approve construction of a 300,000-gallon equalization tank at the Adams Street wastewater treatment facility to manage flows from the Powder Mill sewer extension. The project is estimated at about $2.6 million before grants and developer contributions; the developer will provide $1 million.
The Acton Select Board voted unanimously to approve construction of a wastewater equalization tank at the Adams Street wastewater treatment plant to serve the Powder Mill sewer extension and the new Powder Mill Place development.
Engineer Jack (Woodard & Curran) described the proposal as a roughly 300,000-gallon above-ground storage tank sized to meet Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conditional permit requirements and to provide operational buffer for peak wet-weather flows. The tank…
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