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Planning commission recommends comprehensive-plan changes for Ocean Downs tank and interconnections to bolster water and wastewater redundancy
Summary
The commission recommended amendments to the comprehensive plan to reflect a replacement of Ocean Downs' elevated water tower with a 50,000-gallon ground-level tank and to add capital projects and interconnections—projects intended to improve redundancy and effluent disposal among Mystic, Riddle and Bridal Farm systems.
The Worcester County Planning Commission voted to recommend amendments to the county comprehensive plan that will (1) reflect Ocean Downs’ planned replacement of an elevated steel water tower with a 50,000-gallon bolted steel ground-level tank and (2) add several capital projects and planned interconnections intended to improve redundancy and effluent disposal among the county’s northern water and wastewater systems.
County representatives explained that Ocean Downs determined rehabilitating the existing elevated tank was financially and operationally unfeasible and proposed a ground-level tank with pumps to supply hydrants and fire protection. Staff…
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