The Metropolitan District Commission plans to raise nearly $85 million to help pay for more than 75 water, sewer and other projects, some entering new phases and others expected to launch this year. A major share of the new funding — $32 million — is for sewer projects. MDC said about 10%, or $13 million, will go to upgrades at the Hartford Water Pollution Control system on Brainard Road that treats wastewater for five MDC members. The municipalities include Hartford, Bloomfield, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Newington. The Hartford projects are separate from the $85 million drawn from the state Clean Water Fund and other sources for a pilot program that will address sewage overflows in streets and basements in Hartford’s northside, where residents have been chronically impact by flooding for decades. The state funding will be applied to 12 projects proposed by the MDC to increase protections from sewer and storm water flooding and backups in North Hartford, with the projects estimated to cost $170 million in total.
MDC plans to raise $85 million for new water, sewer projects. Here is what they are.