Local officials are weighing spending $16.7 million to build a large floodwall encircling the town’s sewage treatment plant, an effort aimed at protecting the riverside facility from destructive storms. On Monday, the Water Pollution Control Authority voted to authorize the project and the town council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance issuing $16.7 million in bonds to fund the construction work. The project is expected to start as soon as this spring and take about two years to complete. The yet-to-be-built structure would be about five feet taller than the highest point on the existing dikes, ensuring the treatment plant would be protected from flooding brought by a 500-year storm, Barstow said. According to data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the sea level of the Long Island Sound at Stratford is on the rise and is projected to increase between 0.4 feet and 2.2 feet by 2065. Barstow said his team is aiming to get authorization to move forward with the project from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection by March and start construction in May. He noted the work is expected to take two years to complete.
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