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Metropolitan District Water Pollution Control Facility, East Hartford

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION NOT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION

Project Name: Metropolitan District Water Pollution Control Facility Upgrade in the Town of East Hartford
Project Location: 65 Pitkin Street, East Harford, Connecticut
Project Description:
The Metropolitan District owns and operates a water pollution control facility (WPCF) in the Town of East Hartford and is permitted to discharge into the Connecticut River under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. CT0100170.  The WPCF is proposed to be modified in accordance with a planning study prepared by Arcadis, dated August 25, 2020 (the Study).  The Study evaluated the current condition and future needs of the WPCF and recommended the following improvements: replace equipment, piping, electrical controls, valves, and meters in the secondary treatment process; replace sludge pumps, construct lighting improvements, and replace roofs on several buildings.  

General Information:
The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is required to ensure that the requirements of section 40 CFR Part 6 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) have been met.

The DEEP has reviewed the Study submitted regarding this project. This review found that all the proposed improvements will take place within the existing WPCF, and the design flow of the WPCF will remain the same with no significant environmental impact.   Based upon this review and the environmental benefits to be realized, staff has recommended that preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation is not required.

The Commissioner of the DEEP has also reviewed this project to ensure that the requirements of the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (Sections 22a-1a through 22a-1h of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS)) have been met. The proposed action does not fall within the categories of actions contained on DEEP’s environmental classification document as actions requiring review under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act. Therefore, the proposed action does not require public scoping as outlined under Section 22a-1b of the CGS.

Interested persons who wish to submit comments on this decision and/or obtain more information including inspection of supporting documentation may do so by contacting George Hicks at (860) 424-3752. Written comments must be received within thirty (30) days of the date of this public notice.  Comments should be mailed to George Hicks, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127.

/s/Graham J. Stevens
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse


Published in The Hartford Courant on Friday, November 19, 2021.

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