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Ridgefield to use ARPA funds to offset sewer plant construction costs

Ridgefield residents have agreed to use $2.9 million of the town's federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to offset the cost of a waste water treatment plant project. A new force-main sewer line will be constructed connecting the District 2 plant on Route 7 to District 1 on South Street, along with a pump station, so that the District 2 plant can be decommissioned.  Ridgefield residents approved $48 million for the work in 2018, but the bids came in at a higher estimate, in part due to supply chain issues.  The Water Pollution Control Authority will use $500,000 from their accounts to also narrow the gap.  Ridgefield officials also plan to apply for state grant funding for the work to make nitrogen and phosphorus removal upgrades at District 1, meeting new state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regulations.

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