Description
Design and construction of sewer and laterals within the Gully Brook Drainage area. This Project will include repairs, replacements and rehabilitation measures as a result of aging and deteriorating infrastructure. Work being completed in accordance with the Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan/Integrated Plan as a way to reduce Combined Sewer Overflow volumes through Inflow and Infiltration Removals. District forces may be utilized for this program. The District costs may include salary, benefits and overhead.
Purpose
To rehabilitate, upgrade or replace aging sewer pipelines, laterals and structures within the Gully Brook Drainage area.
Future Appropriations
No additional appropriation requests for this Project are anticipated over the next four years.
Bond Language
The sum of $33,600,000 is hereby appropriated for the planning, design and construction of sewers and laterals within the Gully Brook Drainage Area. The Project will include repairs, replacements and rehabilitation measures as a result of aging and deteriorating infrastructure. The Project will be completed in accordance with the Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan/Integrated Plan. The appropriation may also be expended for construction and inspection costs, engineering and professional fees, materials, equipment, legal fees, financing costs, interest expense on temporary borrowings, and other costs related to the Project. District resources may be utilized for the Project. The District costs may include salary, benefits and overhead. The District’s Rate Stabilization Fund may be utilized as a funding source for the Project and for the payment of debt service on bonds or notes issued to pay for the Project.
Funding Sources
Project is eligible for a 50% grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and is expected to be made available. The remaining 50% may be funded from a combination of loan under the State of Connecticut Clean Water Fund (subject to priority ranking and fund availability) and the District’s Rate Stabilization fund.