The New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (NHWPCA) and the Interlocal Towns' wastewater systems, given the age of numerous
underground and above ground assets, are in need of significant continuous maintenance, repairs,
replacements, and capital improvements, including implementation of a $300 million combined
sewer overflow control program and a $25M nitrogen removal program. In addition, forthcoming
regulatory requirements will further increase the need for capital improvements for these
wastewater systems. The City of West Haven is also facing similar challenges, including a nearterm
need for significant capital improvements to its wastewater treatment facilities to meet its
permit requirements. These requirements are not only projected to result in increased sewer rates
but are also anticipated to have an impact on each community's bonding capacity and ability to
finance other projects such as new schools.
Given the above, the NHWPCA decided to pursue a regionalization concept whereby an
autonomous regional agency would purchase the assets and assume the liabilities from the
involved communities, and establish uniform rates for the regional participants. In order to
pursue this concept, the NHWPCA conducted a Strategic Planning Initiative (SPI) to address
these issues and define long-term goals and objectives with respect to its future wastewater
operations and regional wastewater needs and the adequacy of systems to meet those needs. The
SPI evaluated three alternative regional organizational structures, as part of a regionalization
study to determine the most advantageous and economical structure.
The study found that consolidating services under a public regional utility would best reduce
management, operation and maintenance costs over time and continue to provide high quality
treatment services. A request for proposals (RFP) was also issued to identify an entity, either
public or private, best able to own, operate, and maintain the region's wastewater systems and
provide the synergies of a regional approach to wastewater treatment. This paper focuses on
the activities undertaken by the NHWPCA for the SPI and procurement process. Includes tables, figures.
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