Norwich Public Utilities hopes to stop millions of gallons of rainwater-created sewage discharges from flowing into the Shetucket River after receiving a $4.4 million grant and loan. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced the funding Tuesday, listing Norwich’s ongoing $200 million sewage treatment plant upgrade among the top priorities for its $500 million allocation from the federal Clean Water Fund. When the city is inundated with rain, millions of gallons of combined rainwater and untreated wastewater dump into the Shetucket River, which flows into the Thames River and eventually to Long Island Sound. About 99% of the discharge is rainwater and 1% untreated sewage, according to information provided by NPU. NPU General Manager Chris LaRose said NPU hopes the $4.4 millon will be enough to line the remaining 28,000 linear feet of aging pipes in Greeneville. The project is expected to be put out to bid in late 2025, with construction starting in early 2026.
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