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City presents Act 537 sewer-plan update; staff requested to file no-objection letter
Summary
Planning staff presented a high-level update to the city’s Act 537 sewer‑planning analysis, which projects sanitary sewer capacity needs through 2035 and emphasizes source‑reduction measures to limit infiltration and inflow; the commission offered no formal objections and asked staff to transmit a comment letter.
City planning and public‑works staff presented an update to the municipal Act 537 sewage facilities plan and the city’s connection‑management strategy, developed in response to state requirements and past wet‑weather inflow problems.
Staff said the plan models projected sanitary demand to 2035 and stresses source‑reduction measures — including lateral repairs, sewer lining and targeted drainage projects — to reduce infiltration/inflow (I&I) and avoid the need for large new interceptor projects. Staff told commissioners the plan projects the city will require additional sanitary capacity over time but that the bulk of near‑term work focuses on reducing stormwater inflow, cleaning the system and targeted capital projects.
Commission members asked technical questions about coordination with neighboring municipalities and the assumptions used to estimate future connections; staff said the plan’s growth projections are parcel‑level estimates intended to be defensible for the state and that the DEP has indicated the city’s approach is acceptable provided planned source‑reduction work proceeds.
No formal commission objections were raised; staff requested authorization to file comments that the planning commission had no additional edits to the draft and to proceed with the next steps in the DEP review process.
