Notice of Public Hearing

A Public hearing will be held June 1, 2010 at 6:00 p'm' at Ansonia City
Hall in'the goard of Alderman Chambers, 253 Main St', Ansonia, CT

FOR TI-IE pURPOSE T'o receive input from citizens of the City of Ansonia
on the sewer use capito fee for the Facility Plant which is as follows:

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The City of Ansonia has a wastewater collection system including a treatment
The
serving approximately 20,C00 people as well as commercial and industrial businesses.
existinl *ut", pollotion- rootroi plant (WPCP) was designed to provide secondary
treatment for an average fLow of i.5 *iltioo gallons per day. It was constructed in
two
phases; primary treatment facilities were constructed in 1968 and secondary treatment
facilities were added in 1970. The plant has operated for over 35 years and much of the
plant has served more than its usefui life and needs replacement. In addition, water quahty
itandards issued by state and federal regulatory agencies have become more stringent.
since it was built in 1970.

On July 2, Igg2, the Cornmissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental

protection by Order No. WC 5013 issued to the City of Ansonia required the City of
Ansonia to, among other tlLings, proceed with:

A. Facilities Plan prt:Paration;

B. lnfiltration/lnflorr (I/I) Study and;
C. Elimination of chlorine toxicity-

The City has complied vrith the Order in preparing all the above documents and has
obtained the DEP's appro'val. ln its .Tanuny 2007 OrderNo. 5439 issued to the City, the
CT DEP found that ihe mechanical reliability of the WPCP is lessening due to its
significant age; that the f;rcility cannot comply by means of treatment with the nitrogen
limits contained in the Nitrogen General Permit reissued December 21,2005; and that
pollution from the WPCP can be reasonably anticipated. As a consequence, t}re CT DEP
icting with the ordered and approval of the Governor of the State of Connecticut, the
Honorable Jodi Rell, ordered the City to start construction of upgrades to the Water
Pollution Control Authority Facilities Plant on or before June L, 2008.

Collection systems improvements are also required to correct defects in the gravity sewen
and manholes, siphoni, srrbmersible and grinder sewage pumping stations located within
the sewerage system. Th*e improvements will reduce the amount of extraneous flow
entering the sewerage system and/ ot improve its reliability. The design for the
implementation of the Facilities Plan improvement as 4pproved by the CT DEP have been
completed in compliance rvith the State Order.

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Section: 1.: PurPose; aPPlir:abilitY
that
(a) This will inform thr: public as to the technical and administrative procedures
will be fono*"a U:' ifr" Ansonia Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) in
regarding
order to comply with all State and Federal Environmental Regulations
Water pollution Control Facilities and Consent Orders issued by the
Connecticut
Department of Envi ronmental Protection'

(b) This will establish the method by which funding wilt be secwed by the Ansonia
WpCA, and the Cily of Ansonia, for the design and construction of the
mandated
system. It will
upgrades to the Waier Pollution Control Facility and the collection
establish a fee strulture and collection schedule from the sewer users within the
City sewer system .o facilitate repayment of any loans secured by the City for
the
implementation of t he improvement'

IMPLEMENTATION O]I THE SEWER USE CAPITOL FEE FOR FACILITY

PLAITIT:

The purpose is to establisfu a fair and effective charge for implementing the Facility Plan
hnprovements as required by state and federal mandates. The users may consist of but
are
,roi li*it.d to, residential, :ron residential, non conforming mixed use commercial, private,
commercial and noncommercial, industrial and non industrial, charitable and religious and
municipal and educational institutions served by the Ansonia Sewer System'

The fair and effective charge is a $285.00 sewer surcharge per occupancyldwelling unit-
Multipliers of $285.00 sev\€r surcharges apply for the categories of land use as follows:

Multipliers x Surcharqe
Single Family Resident 1.0 $285.00
Two Family Resident 2.0 $28s.00
Three Family Resident 3.0 $285.00
Apartment Per Unit 1.0 $28s.00
In-Law Apartment Per Un.t 0.5 $285.00
Condominium PerUnit 1.0 $28s.00
Major National Stores 6.0 $285.00
Fast Food Chains 5.0 $285.00
Financial Institutions 3.0 $285.00
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Restaurants L.J $285.00
Bars 2.0 $285.00
Medical and Professional 1.5 $285.00
Local Retail Stores 1.5 $285.00
Funeral Homes 1.5 $28s.00
Auto/S ervices/Gas Station s 1.5 $285.00
Fraternal Organizations/Cl ubs 1.0 $28s.00
Schools 1.0 $285.00
Municipal 1.0 $28s.00
Religious Institutions 1.0 $285,00
Vacant Land per Ya aere 0.5 $285.00
Light Industry 1.0 $28s.OO
Heavy Industry 1.0 $28s.00
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 Improvements only and
The above charges are firr implementing the Facilities Plan
previously approved and cunently in
therefore the charges are i:r addition to tfrl charges
or vacant land within the billing
force. A charge rhdib" applied to ?T buitding structures
,irr"* or to be <;onnected into the Ansonia sewer system.
"onne,It"d

PAYMENT DATES:
THE FACILITY PLA"NT SHALL
TITIS SEWER USE CAPTTOL FEE BILL FOR
DUE JT]LY 1' 2O1O AND
BE COLLECTED YEARIY IN ONE INSTALLMENT
TIME INTEREST WILL
PAYABLE BEFORE AUGUST 1' 2010 AI'TER WI{ICH FROM AUGUST 1'
ACCRIIE AT ONE AND ONE-HALF'PERCENT PER MONTH CHARGED ON
2010. A MINIMUTVT TTqT:UNNST PAYMENT
OF $2'OO MUST BE
ALL DELINAUENI PATMENTS. TIITS BILL WILL BE MAILED TO TIIE
pROpERTV OWfVnnS I)X'RECORD AS OF JuLY Lsr OF EACH YEAR'

RECORDS:
addresses of each sewer user
The WPCA or its, designee shall keep a list of names and
including a residenJe-,-tiriq, building located- withinthe billing systern or connected
"t WPCA shall review the list
into the sewer system by tgreement *ilitn" Authority' The
shall communicate with the
annually, and make niditiorrs as required: Th". ]ECA
and any other regulatory board to
Assessor's office, the Plalning and Zoning Commission,
confirrn new connections into the Ansonia sewer system.
of the categories
An appeal can be made t,r the Ansonia WPCA for the re-classification
herein set forth on page tv'o at any time'

FUftD ESTABLISHED:

The Aasonia WpCA shal., account for any and all charges collected
for the Facility Plant
all
il;;;s including any interest and penalties on such payments, including
earnings on any invesirent of the monies in the filnd in accordance
with the Joint
the Board of
Resolution aaopt"Jty ii," WPCA (Muy 5, 20A4 and May 4, 2005).an{
shall make payments to
Aldermen (J,*" 8, 20ti4 and May 10, 2005)- The Ansonia WPCA
in' accordance with
the State of Connecticut lbr the repaymeni of any loan it may receive
under the
the terms of such loan. ito the extent not required to meet other requirements
Joint Resolution, *"oo. generated from the i**". use fee for the
Facility Plant shall be
Improvements'
reserved to pay debt servi:e and capital costs for the Facility Plant

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BILLING INQTJRIESI

Any or all sewer users have , a right as a customer to question a bill. Any customer who has
a question or complaint or who disputes all or part of the sewer use fee charges for the
Facility Plant shouid contar:t the City of Ansonia Water Pollution Control Authority by:

Telephone: 203-736-s908
Person or Mail: WPCA Administrator
253 Main Street Ansonia CT 06401

If a Sewer User/customer .ras any questions or concerns related to any aspect of their bill
(s), they should contact the WPCA at the address and phone number listed above'

APPEALS:

Pursuant to Chapter 103, ljectionT-255 of the Connecticut General Statutes an appeal to

the sewer ,6" fee f<rr the Facility Plant must be taken within 21 calendar days of the
"upitol
fiting in the Town Clerk's offrce. Any person aggneved by any charge for the sewer user
may appeal to tlLe superior court for the judicial disilict wherein the City of
"h*g".
ansonia mrtnicipality is lgcated and shall bring any such appeal to a return day of said
court not less than twelvs or more than thirty calendar days after service thereof. The
judgment of the court shal. be final.

Adopted at the Water Pollrrtion Control Authority meeting held on June , 2010

Eflective Date: Effe ctive upon publication in the newspaper.

I, Howard Madigosky, Chlirman of the Ansonia, Water Pollution Control Authority,

hereby endorse my approral of the sewer use fee for the Facility Plant.

Howard Madigosky, Chairman, WPCA

Date

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