Municipalities where proposed project would be located: Bolton, Vernon and Manchester

Project Description: The project entails extension of sanitary sewers from Manchester to the Bolton Lake area to provide sewer service to homes surrounding the lake located in the towns of Bolton and Vernon.  The purpose of the proposed action is to resolve a pollution problem caused by inadequate treatment of sewage from substandard septic systems in the Bolton Lake area.

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:  October 7, 2005

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, by September 16, 2005, the Department of Environmental Protection must schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.

Additional information about the project can be viewed in person at:

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Management
Municipal Facilities Section (2nd Floor)
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106

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

Any questions about the project or a public meeting should also be directed to Mr. Hicks.

The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in December 2005.