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Council reviews $800,000 water interconnection project to address elevated gross-alpha levels
Summary
An ordinance on first reading would appropriate $800,000 from the water/wastewater capital outlay fund for an interconnection project; a representative said the immediate phase — designed by CDM Smith — will blend water to lower gross alpha (a maximum contaminant level concern) as part of a three-phase effort.
Council members and residents discussed an $800,000 ordinance on June 10 to fund a new interconnection between the city's water system and Middlesex Water. A council member asked for detail on the appropriation's purpose and location; a representative explained that CDM Smith, the city's engineering firm, proposed a three-phase project and that the immediate phase will blend water in clarifiers to address elevated gross alpha measurements and keep the MCL within limits.
A resident commended the council for attention to the aquifer and asked Middlesex Water to describe the project; the engineering representative emphasized this is the project's initial phase to improve mixing and allow the system to respond and make repairs more safely and quickly.
Why this matters: The project aims to improve drinking-water system reliability and to reduce levels of naturally occurring radioactivity indicators (gross alpha) in affected supplies. Infrastructure projects of this kind affect public health and water-service continuity.
What happened next: The ordinance was presented on first reading and described by staff; no final vote is recorded in the provided transcript. Further technical and procurement details were discussed and will be addressed in subsequent administrative reports and council meetings.
