After years of planning and design work, negotiations with state environmental officials, project changes and cost increases, the biggest utility project in city history is about to break ground. The City Council last week authorized $199.2 million in bonding, secured solely by Norwich Public Utilities sewer revenue, to build a new wastewater treatment plant to replace the aging plant on Hollyhock Island. The manmade island sits in the center of Norwich Harbor, where the Yantic River splits into east and west branches as it spills into the harbor. The project will be financed with 36% grant funding and the remaining 64% with a 20-year, 2% low-interest loan through the state Clean Water Act. NPU expects to sign a contract this week and give selected contractor CH Nickerson of Torrington the go-ahead to start construction by early November.
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