1. Notice of Scoping for Mohegan Park Water Tank - Design Phase

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Norwich

Address of Possible Project Location: The tank will be constructed in and around Mohegan Park in Norwich in the vicinity of Judd Street and adjacent to the existing tank on land owned by the City of Norwich.

Project Description: The proposed project will construct a new 2.0 million gallon (MG) concrete tank to replace the existing 5.0 MG steel Mohegan tank and also lower the system pressure to customers in the Norwich Public Utilities (NPU) Low Pressure Zone.  A Capital Efficiency Plan™ and a System Gradient Study were competed by Tata and Howard, Inc. to evaluate options to improve the distribution system and water quality and provide adequate fire flow protection. The System Gradient Study found that in addition to being located at too low of an elevation, the existing 5.0 MG tank volume was larger than necessary for future maximum day equalization and fire flow needs.

The new 2.0 MG of storage would be constructed with an overflow elevation of approximately 292 USGS. In conjunction with the project, the pressure gradient of the NPU Low Service Zone will be reduced, as it is currently too high.  The change in system gradient to the NPU Low Service Zone will aid in significantly improving the water quality to the distribution system. The new water storage tank will also provide adequate storage for fire protection.

Project Map(s):  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:  Thursday, September 6, 2012

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, August 17, 2012.

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: