Ridgefield's wastewater treatment plant needs improvements. Planning for the upgrades and capital needs has been underway for several years. Ridgefield residents will get a chance to officially weigh in on the upgrades during a referendum vote scheduled for November.
The project is estimated to cost $48-million, but grant funding could lower that figure to $37.5 million. The grant deadline requires the project designed, bidded out and contract awarded by July.
The two wastewater treatment facilities would be combined, closing the Route 7 facility. Sewage would be routed to the South Street facility through a three-mile pipe, and that facility would be upgraded to meet new state and federal phosphorous removal guidelines.
An informational meeting is being held tonight at 7pm in Ridgefield Town Hall.