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Manchester Water Works reviews feasibility study to raise Lake Massabeesik; consultant lists $3 million grant, larger contingency estimate
Summary
Board received a final feasibility report on raising Lake Massabeesik that lists $364,000 in initial physical work, a $3 million grant already identified and a consultant cost estimate with contingencies of about $4.2 million; staff said about 21–22 homeowners may need septic work and individual surveys are required.
The Manchester Water Works Board on Dec. 19 reviewed a final feasibility report on raising Lake Massabeesik aimed at increasing short-term storage and regional supply.
Board members and staff were shown a multi-page feasibility analysis that identified relatively modest physical work (raising flashboards and minor canal adjustments) with an opinion-of-cost for those items of about $364,000, but the consultant included larger contingencies that brought the total project estimate to roughly $4.2 million. Staff told the board a $3,000,000 grant has been…
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