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Town staff recommend in‑house grinder‑pump solution for sewer line affecting Lowes property
Summary
Engineers provided three costly options to fix a town sewer line serving multiple properties; staff recommended a low‑cost in‑house reroute with individual grinder pumps (under $50,000) pending property‑owner approval and permitting.
Town staff reported back on multiple quotes to address a problematic town sewer line affecting property near Lowe’s. Engineers provided three approaches: installing individual grinder pump stations for all affected residences (quote about $339,500), a larger reroute option (about $494,620) and a staff‑proposed in‑house reroute to Jefferson Street with individual grinder pumps that staff estimated could be completed for under $50,000.
Staff said the in‑house option would reroute the sewer line, reduce the number of customers on the problematic segment to a single customer and include road repairs where trenches cross public ways. Engineers recommended installing two pumps in each buried grinder pit so a backup pump would start if the primary pump failed. The system would provide a remote alert light and cellular notifications for failures; staff said the property owners rejected sirens but accepted the alert light option.
Council asked about easements, permitting and schedule. Staff said the in‑house option would require a permit from the appropriate environmental regulator and time to obtain easements but could be performed with town crews and would be much less expensive than the engineer quotes. Staff will follow up with property owners to obtain consent and report back with finalized cost and permitting timelines.
