Availability of Environmental Impact Evaluation, Bridgeport

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Public Notice of Availability of Environmental Impact Evaluation

The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) hereby gives notice that an Environmental Impact Evaluation has been prepared pursuant to Section 22a-1d of the Connecticut Statues and Section 22a-1a-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for the proposed upgrades at both wastewater treatment facilities in southern Bridgeport, CT.   Both wastewater treatment facilities serve Bridgeport’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) community, where both sanitary sewage and stormwater are carried in a single pipe.  The wastewater treatment facilities are the subject of Administrative Order AOWRMU19001 issued by DEEP on March 1, 2019 (Order).  In response to this Order, a Facilities Plan was submitted to DEEP on November 24, 2020.  Through the Council on Environmental Quality website, the engineering report was submitted for scoping, post-scoping and a Public Hearing was held.  Based on the engineering report, comments received during scoping and post-scoping and at the public hearing, an environmental impact evaluation was completed and is the subject of this scoping. Upgrades will be made to two wastewater treatment plants (the 13.9-acre West Side plant and the 8.3-acre East Side plant) in southern Bridgeport to bring the facilities into compliance with public safety and environmental health compliance.  Work will include the retention and retrofitting of much of the existing facilities, as well as the construction of new buildings, and demolition of several buildings and structures at the sites, located entirely within the current property boundaries of both facilities.  Following local and state approvals of the conceptual work, the design phase is expected to start in Summer, 2021 with completion of construction at both facilities expected by October 2028.

Copies of this are available by emailing Ann Straut, Sanitary Engineer 3, at ann.straut@ct.gov. A copy is also available for inspection at the office of the City Clerk at 45 Lyon Terrace, Room 204, Bridgeport, CT 06604. The deadline for submission of comments is July 23, 2021.
    
/s/Jennifer L. Perry
Jennifer L. Perry, P.E.
Director 
Water Planning & Management Division
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse 

Published in the Connecticut Post on June 15, 2021.

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