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Council urged to send 30-day notices after smoke testing found private stormwater connections
Summary
Smoke testing found roughly 16 private connections (gutters/sump pumps) feeding the sewer system; a council member moved to send initial 30-day letters to identified addresses and discussed whether to enforce fines or pursue voluntary disconnection and education.
Members reviewed the smoke-test results that identified private gutters and sump pumps discharging to the sewer collection system; one speaker said "16 from the smoke test that are connected some pumps are connected to the sewer that we have to send letters to." Council members debated how aggressively to enforce the ordinance versus starting with education and an initial warning letter.
Speaker S6 moved to send an initial 30-day notice to all addresses identified by the smoke test asking them to disconnect private stormwater connections; the mover emphasized urgency because the town is facing a regulatory action and a larger project. Participants also discussed on-site inspections, homeowner awareness (many may not know they have direct connections), and the possibility of fines or phased enforcement.
