1. EIE Notice for Coastal Wastewater Management Project. Town of Old Lyme (Sound View Beach Association and Miscellaneous Town Area B)

Project Title: Coastal Wastewater Management Project. Town of Old Lyme.

Municipality where project is proposed: Old Lyme

Addresses of Possible Project Locations: Sound View Beach Community and Miscellaneous Town Area B (MTA-B) located along Route 156 in Old Lyme.  

Project Description:

The Town of Old Lyme (Old Lyme) retained an independent engineering firm to perform detailed evaluations of local and regional wastewater management alternatives for Sound View Beach Association and Miscellaneous Town Area B (MTA-B). Old Lyme and three chartered beach communities, including Miami Beach Association (MBA), Old Colony Beach Club Association (OCBCA) and Old Lyme Shores Beach Association (OLSBA) have expressed a desire to implement a coordinated solution to address the wastewater management needs identified in this area of Old Lyme.

The engineering evaluation identified a gravity sewer system as the most cost effective and technically feasible solution to address wastewater management needs within Sound View and MTA-B on a long term basis. Wastewater from these two areas would be collected via gravity pipes and conveyed to a shared pump station and force main. It is currently envisioned that the centralized pump station will be located within Sound View. This pump station would be shared by the Town of Old Lyme and chartered beach associations. From the shared pump station, the wastewater flows from Sound View, MTA-B and chartered beach associations would be transported via a force main pipe through the Towns of East Lyme and Waterford for final treatment at the New London Water Pollution Control Facility. 

The engineering evaluation recommended performing additional groundwater monitoring within the Hawks Nest Beach Community.  The additional groundwater monitoring program will allow the Town to more accurately define groundwater quality conditions and wastewater management needs within this community.  It is anticipated that the additional monitoring program will be implemented during the course of two years, starting in 2018.  The results of the additional groundwater monitoring program will be used to generate a wastewater management recommendation for this beach community.

This CEPA process started with the issuance of a Scoping Notice that was published in the Environmental Monitor available on the Council on Environmental Quality’s website on July 22, 2014 for the Beach Associations, as well as for the Town Sub-Areas. 

Project Document:  Environmental Impact Evaluation for Coastal Wastewater Management Plan

Project Map: Coastal Municipal Wastewater Project Map

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on:  Friday, August 3, 2018.

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse 2nd Floor

79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106

Or

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Hearing on this EIE by sending such a request to the address below. If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public hearing. Such requests must be made by Friday, June 29, 2018.

To request a public hearing, or to comment on this EIE, please contact:

If you have any questions on where you can review this EIE, or other questions about the project, please contact:

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