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Norwalk WPCA approves $300,000 sewer rehab contract; hears $17.6M capital request and monthly operations report
Summary
The Norwalk Water Pollution Control Authority on Dec. 16 authorized up to $300,000 in contract work for a sanitary rehabilitation project, reviewed November operations metrics and a draft FY25–26 capital budget that requests roughly $17.6 million for treatment-plant and collection-system work, and convened an executive session with no action taken.
NORWALK — At a Dec. 16 meeting, the Norwalk Water Pollution Control Authority authorized its chief of operations to issue orders under an existing contract for additional sewer-lining work not to exceed $300,000 and reviewed a draft capital budget that would invest about $17.6 million in treatment-plant and collection-system projects.
The board voted unanimously to authorize work with “Insichiform Technologies LLC” for the Santerious Civil Rehabilitation Project, with staff describing the work as additional lining under the current contract on streets scheduled for paving. The motion was made during the meeting and approved without recorded opposition.
The decision came after staff presented the contract operations report for November. Contract operations reported 1.25 miles of televising (TV) inspection, 3.17 miles of sewer-line cleaning, 11.71 miles of SLRAT, 20 manhole inspections, six service calls and 52 IPP inspections for the month. Staff also reported that primary settling tank 1 is back in service and described November’s nitrogen-performance results as “one of the best” in the last 10 years while affirming permit requirements were met.
Staff outlined fiscal materials included in the meeting packet: a FY24–25 revenues and expenditures report and the draft FY25–26 capital budget. The draft budget requests $10,000,000 for treatment-plant work and $7,600,000 for collection-system projects proposed under the collection-system master plan and facility plan. Staff said they are finalizing a financial model with Woodard & Curran and will present it to the board next year.
Project updates discussed included continued work on the Beacon Street sanitary-sewer project (staff are reviewing 30% design drawings), a catch-basin disconnect program that is currently on hold pending DPW follow-up, and the Hubble’s Lane relief-sewer project, for which staff are reviewing 90% design drawings and specifications prepared by Brown & Caldwell.
Earlier in the meeting, the board approved the previous meeting’s minutes after members requested clarifications to draft language about WPCA vehicles; a board member asked that the minutes state that the vehicles are not company cars to be taken home by employees and that the new vehicles will be used in the field and will replace or rotate with existing fleet units. Staff clarified the city maintains a pool of vehicles and the new units will be more dedicated to WPCA operations.
The board entered executive session at 5:41 p.m. and left at 7:04 p.m.; the record states no action was taken during executive session. The meeting concluded with seasonal remarks and members indicating adjournment.
