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Commission discusses relocating flood-prone pump station; staff seeks cost comparisons
Summary
Commissioners reviewed options for rebuilding the pump station in place or relocating it off the 401 Bridge Street parcel. Staff reported past replacement costs and flood events and said they will collect more cost/ROI information for future decisions.
Staff reported that they had included eight cost estimates in the meeting packet and are collecting additional information to compare rebuilding in place versus relocating the wastewater pump station at 401 Bridge Street. The location sits in the floodway and has flooded multiple times; staff said the last full replacement cost they documented was about $58,000 (not including approximately $32,000 in pumping costs when the station was down for a flood).
A resident asked if staff could present a return-on-investment analysis showing the cumulative costs of repeated repairs and cleanup against the one-time cost of rebuilding at a new location; staff agreed to gather more detailed cost trackers and lifecycle estimates for the next meeting.
