It won’t cost Waterbury $100,000 to track down overpowering odors blamed on its sewage treatment plant after all. Recent news of the additional fee to Jacobs Engineering had sparked criticism. The company was already hired to a 10-year, $62.9 million, contract to run the city’s sewage treatment plant. Mayor Neil M. O’Leary, on Monday, said he agreed the city should have ensured expenses such as the study were part of the deal. O’Leary shared his concerns with Jacobs representatives on Friday. By Monday morning the company agreed to waive the fee. “We are doing it in-house and it’s a gesture for the long-term partnership of our company with the city,”
Company agrees to waive $100,000 fee for study of Waterbury sewage treatment plant odor