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Staff: DEP-funded feasibility study under way for Millville wastewater options
Summary
City staff said a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) grant funded a feasibility study on options for the Millville wastewater treatment plant, including hardening, repairs, flow shifts to neighboring plants and potential developer partnerships; staff said consent orders require ongoing repair while longer-term options are assessed.
City staff updated the town hall on the status of the Millville wastewater treatment plant study. The city received a state DEP grant to fund a feasibility study examining a range of options: hardening and repairing the existing plant, shifting flow to neighboring plants with capacity, building a new plant in the long term if funding allows, and seeking developer partnerships to carve out land for infrastructure improvements.
Staff noted that the city remains under consent-order obligations, which require ongoing repairs and operations while options are evaluated. They emphasized that hardening and incremental repairs continue alongside planning for more substantial regional or capital projects; staff briefly described possible partial flow reallocation to nearby Saint Andrews and military point facilities where capacity exists.
No construction or major funding decision was made at the meeting; staff said they will continue the feasibility work and return with recommendations based on the DEP study and cost estimates.
