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Engineer outlines lagoon-rehab options and SRF funding timeline for Farmland
Summary
A consulting engineer presented multiple lagoon rehabilitation and regionalization options for Farmland's wastewater system, estimated potential capital costs (examples cited: $1.2M, $2.3M, $4.0M), and recommended awaiting the town's PER before committing to design contracts or signing new agreements.
An engineering consultant presented options for rehabilitating the town lagoon and pursuing State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding, telling the council the town should wait for its Project Evaluation Report (PER) before signing new design contracts. The consultant outlined a range of potential capital costs and said the firm would prepare comparative construction cost estimates, including design and preliminary costs, to help the town decide which option to pursue.
The consultant described several technical alternatives — including enlarging the lagoon, adding baffling to increase contact time, and bioaugmentation — and emphasized tradeoffs between local ownership and a regionalized treatment plant. As the consultant put it, "We're gonna say something to give a need to SRF to grasp as much money as we can in grant dollars for the town of Farmland." He recommended holding off on signing contracts until the PER is complete and offered to return in the next month to continue planning and design if the council wished.
