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Belmar lays out 10-year infrastructure plan; targets townwide lead-service-line replacements
Summary
At a September workshop the Belmar council reviewed completed and planned water, sewer and road projects, highlighted inflow-and-infiltration problems driving higher sewer charges, and said the borough will seek IBank funding to phase lead-service-line replacements—coordinated with paving projects through 2031.
Belmar officials presented a 10-year infrastructure plan at a council workshop on Sept. 23, detailing recent upgrades, active work and a prioritized schedule of repairs and replacements for roads, water mains and sanitary sewers.
The presenter said the borough has not had major sanitary-sewer upgrades since 2011 and described inflow-and-infiltration (INI) events that sharply raise flows to the regional treatment plant and increase the town’s charges. "When that line gets backed up, it backs up everything else down the line," the presenter said, noting a significant May 2018 storm produced a spike in flow to the Mammoth Regional Sewer Authority.
Why it matters: high INI increases operating costs that are passed to the borough, making investments in sewer piping and storm controls both a public-health and budgetary priority. The borough’s stated mission is to make infrastructure…
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