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Hillsborough officials outline sewer pinch points, nutrient limits and planned utility upgrades
Summary
Town staff told a joint county‑town work session that Hillsborough faces collection-system constraints, wet‑weather flows tied to older infrastructure, and nutrient-permit limits that will shape near‑term growth; a capital-improvement plan and targeted rehabilitation work are already under way.
Hillsborough utilities staff told a joint work session Feb. 17 that the town has identified collection‑system pinch points, wet‑weather infiltration, and nutrient limits at its wastewater treatment plant as the key constraints for new development.
A town utilities presenter said the town’s network depends heavily on pump stations because of local terrain, and that several basins have been identified as priorities for early rehabilitation. “From a hydraulic perspective, we seem to be in a good place at our wastewater treatment plant,” a town utilities staff member said, while also warning that nutrient-discharge limits that protect downstream reservoirs could become the limiting…
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