The city will rebuild two shoreline pump stations that are beyond their useful life. This week, the City Council approved a $32.9 million bond ordinance for the planning, design and construction of new pump stations on East Avenue and Dawson Avenue. City officials said the cost of not doing so could have a deleterious impact on public health. Quadir said the Dawson Avenue pump station, last upgraded in 1993, and the East Avenue pump station, last upgraded in 2005, could present a health hazard if they were to break down as it could lead to sewage overflow. The city will finance the costs with a mix of local and state funding, applying for a DEEP Clean Water Fund grant to cover 20% of the project and using sewer use charge payments to cover the remaining 80%, which will accrue 2% interest over a 20-year period. Last summer, after city officials realized that West Haven was not collecting any fees for new construction for connecting to the municipal sewer system, the council passed a new ordinance allowing the city to charge a fee.
West Haven OKs $32.9M to replace two pump stations that could be health hazards if they break
