Newburgh council approves sewer CMOM for EPA submission, hires engineering services and awards downtown sign contract

The Town of Newburgh Town Council on March 11, 2026 approved the sewer utility’s annual CMOM (Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance) report for submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, authorized hiring Commonwealth Engineering for SS4A engineering services, and awarded a $17,680 contract to Elite to install decorative downtown street signs.

The council’s action came after a presentation from town engineer Drew Plenti, who described the CMOM report as a required, annual self‑assessment tied to an EPA consent decree and a tool the utility uses to reduce permit risk and prolong asset life. Plenti highlighted preventive maintenance and inspection work completed over the past year and said the utility “treated approximately 1,395,000,000 gallons” and recorded an overflow of “4,275 gallons,” which he described as about 0.0003% of treated flow. He also said a pre/post modeling exercise showed a “30% reduction” in wet‑weather flows that he estimated equated to about $3,000,000 in avoided capital…