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Kent County planners recommend Millington wastewater plant concept and water/sewer plan amendment
Summary
The commission found the Millington wastewater treatment plant concept consistent with the comprehensive plan and voted to recommend a water-and-sewer plan amendment that would allow service extensions to support the new plant and a defined growth area.
The Kent County Planning Commission on Nov. 6 recommended that the County Commissioners approve a county-sponsored amendment to the comprehensive water and sewer plan to support a new Millington regional wastewater treatment plant and associated growth area.
Acting planning director Carla Gerber presented the concept: the plant will sit on a newly created 6.6-acre lot subdivided from a larger 93-acre parcel east of US 301, initially served by a gravel access road and ultimately by a public road. Public Works director Dan Mattson said the plant will replace the existing Millington plant in the 100-year floodplain and be designed to current best-available technology; staff said the concept complies with the Unified Development Ordinance and the county comprehensive plan.
Mattson told commissioners the site layout would support 350,000 gallons per day of treatment (the existing facility treats slightly under 100,000 gpd), and the property includes space for a future doubling of capacity. Commissioners asked about access, long-term road arrangements and the frequency of truck traffic for sludge hauling; staff said average day-to-day operations would be limited to a few staff trips per day and that permanent access arrangements and easement commitments were part of the owner/developer coordination.
Commissioner (speaker 4) moved that the Planning Commission find the Millington water and sewer plan amendment consistent with the comprehensive plan and forward a favorable recommendation to the County Commissioners; the motion passed on a recorded voice vote with all commissioners in favor. Staff noted the amendment also requires review by the Maryland Department of the Environment and a subsequent public hearing with the County Commissioners before it becomes effective.
Next steps: the county will transmit the amendment to the County Commissioners and continue design coordination with MDE and technical agencies; staff said landscaping and buffering details will be developed during preliminary site-plan review.
