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Consultants tell Mount Clemens commission separating combined sewers could cost about $37 million; recommend phased approach
Summary
City consultants presented a preliminary feasibility review that estimated roughly $37 million to separate Mount Clemens' combined sewer system, recommended televising storm lines, enforcing roof-drain disconnections, pursuing SRF funding and phasing projects by risk and jurisdiction.
At a Mount Clemens city commission work session, consultants from AEW presented a preliminary feasibility review that estimated the cost to fully separate the city's combined sewer system at just under $37,000,000 and recommended a phased approach, further investigation and exploring state revolving fund options.
The consultants, led by Ashley (identified in the packet as a presenter), told commissioners the estimate reflects construction-level allowances and a 25% engineering contingency but does not include hydraulic modeling, detailed topographic surveys or a comprehensive CCTV condition assessment. "The initial preliminary cost estimate is just under 37,000,000 to separate the entire city," Ashley said. She cautioned the figure is high-level and would be refined after hydraulic studies and additional field work.
Why it matters: many of the city's older neighborhoods…
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