4. Notice of Scoping for Marlborough Town Center Public Water System Phase II

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Marlborough

Address of Possible Project Location: East Hampton Road, School Drive and Independence Drive

Project Description:  Currently, the Marlborough Town Center Water System consists of 4,100 linear feet of 12” water main, a well field, and storage capacity of 17,500 gallons. The Town of Marlborough has received a Small Town Economic Assistance Program Grant (STEAP) from the CT Office of Policy and Management to add approximately 1050 feet of 12” water main and additional storage tank capacity of 25,000 to 30,000 gallons.

The project will extend the water main west on Rte. 66 (East Hampton Road) to School Drive.  Additional water main will be installed on School Drive to complete the water system distribution loop. Also, the project will include the installation of water main on Independence Drive to serve the existing businesses and a mixed-use zoned area.

There is a plume of pollution within the Marlborough Town Center from an identified site that that is migrating off-site affecting individual water supply wells of many properties. The completion of this project will resolve the long-term water quality issues relating to historic lead gasoline and more recent MTBE gasoline pollution migration to potable water supplies on individual properties within the Marlborough Town Center Area. Additionally, the properties within and adjacent to the project area lack a reliable water supply. These commercial and residential property owners routinely bring in water tankers from several days to weeks at a time to supply adequate potable water since their wells are unable to meet the daily demand of the property.

The completion of the water main loop to School Drive will allow water to circulate to prevent possible stagnation related water quality issues within the water system, while, providing adequate water pressure and water storage volume within the system and provide users with a consistently reliable clean potable water supply.

Project Map: Click here for a map of the project area.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  Friday, June 17, 2016.

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below.  If a 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 Friday, May 27, 2016.

Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact: