Somerset Receives Federal Grant for Sewer System Improvements

SOMERSET — The Town of Somerset, acting through its Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, has been awarded a grant $646,559.00 from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration with assistance from the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District. The grant funds will be matched by the town to provide nearly $1.3 million dollars for improvements to the sewer system.

Board Vice Chairman Roger Benevides noted that “this project will repair sewer pipes and increase sewer capacity to support economic development and new sewer customers. All grants that we obtain for projects are funds not sought from our rate payers.”

Engineering is being completed now and construction is expected to start in the winter of 2020 and be completed by the end of 2022.

Bozikowski noted that the funds will be used to reduce groundwater infiltration and storm water inflow into the sewer system and make improvements to a sewer pump station. Inflow and infiltration reduces system capacity and increases treatment costs. Mr. Bozikowski added that flow at the sewer treatment plant is typically three million gallons per day and can surge to nine million gallons per day during severe storms due to inflow and infiltration. The Phase 1 project will remove inflow and infiltratration in the five worst sewer collection sub basins of twenty six sub basins within the town’s sewer collection system.

Somerset Receives Federal Grant for Sewer System Improvements
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SOMERSET The Town of Somerset, acting through its Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, has been awarded a grant $646,559.00 from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration with assistance from the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District. The grant funds will be matched by the town to provide nearly $1.3 million dollars for improvements to the sewer system.
Board Vice Chairman Roger Benevides noted that “this project will repair sewer pipes and increase sewer capacity to support economic development and new sewer customers. All grants that we obtain for projects are funds not sought from our rate payers.”
Engineering is being completed now and construction is expected to start in the winter of 2020 and be completed by the end of 2022.
Bozikowski noted that the funds will be used to reduce groundwater infiltration and storm water inflow into the sewer system and make improvements to a sewer pump station. Inflow and infiltration reduces system capacity and increases treatment costs. Mr. Bozikowski added that flow at the sewer treatment plant is typically three million gallons per day and can surge to nine million gallons per day during severe storms due to inflow and infiltration. The Phase 1 project will remove inflow and infiltratration in the five worst sewer collection sub basins of twenty six sub basins within the town’s sewer collection system.