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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OCTOBER 27, 2021 6:00 P.M.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 133 of the Brookfield Municipal Center, 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield, Connecticut to receive public comment on proposed amendments to the Brookfield Sewer Use Rules and Regulations and on the proposed adoption of an Amended Water Pollution Control Plan. Members of the public may participate in person or via the ZOOM remote video teleconferencing platform (see below for log-in information).
The Authority proposes to impose a partial moratorium on sewer connections for the purpose of limiting new sewer discharges to the municipal sewer system. In that regard the Authority proposes to amend Section 1.2 Treatment Capacity Management to restrict the properties to which sewer service is available and to restrict such availability to a maximum discharge of 2,000 gallons per day, subject however, to a further determination of capacity availability; and to amend Section 2.0 Sewer Connection Permit: Standards of Construction – Lapse of Permit to limit to one year the maximum period for which a sewer discharge permit may be extended.
The Authority proposes to adopt an Amended Water Pollution Control Plan to further implement the proposed partial sewer connection moratorium.
A copy of the proposed amendments to the Sewer Use Rules and Regulations and a copy of the proposed Amended Water Pollution Control Plan are on file and available for public examination at the Brookfield Town Clerk’s Office and are also available for examination on, and may be downloaded from the Brookfield WPCA website, at www.brookfieldwpca.com/notices
A copy of the proposed amendments to the Sewer Use Rules and Regulations and a copy of the proposed Amended Water Pollution Control Plan are also on file and available for public examination at the Brookfield Town Clerk’s Office and are also available for examination on, and may be downloaded from the Brookfield WPCA website, at www.brookfieldwpca.com/notices ZOOM video conference Log-In Procedures: At least 15 minutes before the meeting install Zoom on your computer or mobile device. You may use the online audio function or call in by phone. BE SURE NOT TO USE AUDIO ON MORE THAN ONE DEVICE OR THERE WILL FEEDBACK. You will be muted by the moderator.
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Dated at Brookfield, Connecticut, this 8th day of October, 2021.
Nelson Malwitz, Chairman
TOWN OF BROOKFIELD
BROOKFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RATE INCREASE
Notice is hereby given that on April 28, 2021, the Brookfield Water Pollution Control Authority, pursuant to Section 7-255 of the General Statutes, adopted the following charges for use, connection or availability of municipal sewer service.
Sewer Use Charge:
for fiscal year 2021-2022, $220.00 per unit semiannually ($440.00 per year);
for fiscal year 2022-2023, $230.00 per unit semiannually ($460.00 per year); and
for fiscal year 2023-2024, $240.00 per unit semiannually ($480.00 per year);
The Danbury Plant Charge: $20.00 per unit semiannually ($40.00 per year).
Other existing rates, charges or fees for use and/or connection to the Brookfield Sewer System will remain unchanged.
Dated at Brookfield, Connecticut, this 30th day of April 2021.
BROOKFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
BY: Nelson Malwitz, Chairman
