Mr. Brian Amet, PE

THE ONGOING ISSUES AT THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT!




Mr. Brian Armet, PE the executive director of the sewer plant gave his explanation to the New Britain Council membership his reasons for the need for the one hundred million dollar addition to the plant with his citing the DEP orders requiring all plants to denitrificate it's nitrogen from being introduce into the Conn. river.



He continued explaining the need for two clarifiers in order to meet the 100 year flood condition when we would not be able to draw water from the Ct. river. He cited the need to improve our grit system, the replacement of our Incinerator, with many parts are beyond repair or life's use. He mentioned the Ifas media system was considered by the board members until a plant in Vt. had its i-fas media show up in the area beaches.



Mentioning a free generator agreement was now in question since the company that arranged it is in bankruptcy.



Mr. Armet mentioned a recent purchase of an adjacent property but neglected to answer and alderman's questions as to the cost of the purchase.



After citing the annual savings of $1,400,000 New Britain would realize with Middletown being allowed to join the District. With Berlin and Cromwell also seeing annual savings.



But with the questioning by the Alderman Mark Bernacki of his bonding cost to carry portions of the cost not covered by state grants that would cause an actual annual increase to all the three towns with Mr. Armet agreeing.



When Mr. Armet was questioned as to why not ship the sludge by rail or trucks to the MDC incinerator in order to cut our cost of this expansion he replied that we are more efficient in with lower cost of $80 per dry ton and the trucking cost would make it prohibitive.



The Sludge sub-committee had analyzed the cost per dry ton without including the administrative to be an approximate $157.00 per dry ton.



Mr. Armet in answering the council's questions as to why we do not have more sludge business cited competition from MDC, Naugatuck, and plants down near the shore.



This motion to allow Middletown to join the district was passed by the New Britain Council with Alderman Louis Salvio registering his vote of " NO."



All other town owners must pass their resolution or this matter will fail and it will be returned to the legislation for further review during their session next year.