MDC Public Hearing Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Metropolitan District (MDC) will conduct a public hearing on the draft Update to the 2012 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan (CSO LTCP) in accordance with the requirements of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) Clean Water Fund regulations, the Connecticut General Statutes Section 7-247a and applicable MDC governing documents. This plan has been under revision through December 2014.
The MDC invites residents and property owners in Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor and any other interested parties, to attend the public hearing on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., at Silas Deane Middle School in the Auditorium, located at 551 Silas Deane Highway, in Wethersfield, CT click here for available bus routes
In the event of inclement weather, a snow date has been scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2015 and would be held at the same time and in the same location. The cancellation notice will be posted on the MDC website and anywhere school closings are listed.
The CSO LTCP is the planning document for construction of sewer improvements which establishes the overall direction for the MDC’s Clean Water Project. This project is being undertaken to comply with enforcement action from both the CT DEEP related to combined sewer overflows and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to sanitary sewer overflows. The CSO LTCP Update of 2012 reflects changes in the overall program from the base plan of 2005 (approved by the CT DEEP in 2007) and reflects a continuing planning process for this 15 to 20 year project to address water pollution issues caused by combined sewers.
This public hearing will include a presentation showing the progress of the work completed to date, the changes since the original 2005 CSO LTCP, and the schedule for the remaining work to be completed. The purpose of the hearing is to solicit opinions from the public for consideration prior to finalizing the CSO LTCP before securing final approval from the CT DEEP. In addition, the purpose is to inform property owners potentially subject to subterranean easements.
A copy of the CSO LTCP Update will be available for review by the general public at The Metropolitan District Headquarters, 555 Main Street, Hartford, and at Town Clerk offices in Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, Bloomfield, Newington, Wethersfield, and Rocky Hill. The report may also be accessed electronically through the District’s website.
Written comments that are received or postmarked by the close of the public hearing may be submitted to the District Clerk via email at JMirtle@themdc.com
or via mail at:
The Metropolitan District
555 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Attn: District Clerk