2. Notice of Scoping for Bergstrom Wellfield and Treatment Plant
Project Title: Bergstrom Wellfield and Treatment Plant
Address of possible location: 49 Plumtrees Road, Bethel, CT 06801
Municipality where proposed action might be located: Bethel
Project Description: The proposed Bethel Water Department project includes installation of a well pump and associated raw water piping and electrical equipment for the Bergstrom Well and construction of a new water treatment plant building and treatment process (to remove iron and manganese from this well using GreensandPlusTM filter media, sodium hypochlorite for oxidation and disinfection, sodium hydroxide for pH adjustment (if needed) and 50/50 poly/ortho blend for corrosion control), civil site work, piping, electrical, mechanical and instrumentation and control equipment and components, alarms and SCADA connection. The proposed project also includes construction of a finished water transmission main to connect to the existing distribution system on Plumtrees Road, backwash water supply tank, backwash water storage and recycle tank, sanitary pump station and force main and residuals pump station.
Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: April 22, 2022.
Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public scoping meeting. Such requests must be made by: April 1, 2022.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
Name: Mr. Eric McPhee
Agency: Department of Public Health – Drinking Water Section
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS, PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Fax: 860-509-7359
E-Mail: dph.sourceprotection@ct.gov
If you have questions about a public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
Name: Mr. Eric McPhee
Agency: Department of Public Health – Drinking Water Section
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #12DWS, PO Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
E-Mail: eric.mcphee@ct.gov
Phone: 860-509-7333
Fax: 860-509-7359
Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring State Agency:
Name: Mr. John Tyler Castellanete
Agency: Department of Public Health, Hearing Office
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
E-Mail: DPH.foi@ct.gov
Phone: 860-566-5682
What Happens Next: The Department of Public Health will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.