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Lewisville leaders warn $13.8M sewer hookup cost as small towns weigh wells, septics and grants
Summary
Lewisville officials say connecting to municipal sewer would cost about $13.8 million to run the line half a mile; DEQ approvals for individual wells on 0.6-acre lots were discussed along with groundwater and septic constraints for small communities.
Unidentified Speaker 6, representing Lewisville concerns at the roundtable, said a town sewer-study and proposed hookup to municipal sewer (to the nearby city identified in the transcript as 'Manan'/'Louisville' connection) carries a capital estimate of approximately $13,800,000 to run roughly a half-mile of line. “To simply hook up to Manan is gonna cost over $13.08 13,800,000.0,” the speaker said, and noted that many residents could not shoulder that level of cost.
That discussion came amid broader conversation about wells and septic approvals. County…
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