Dave Prickett, DPC Engineering, consultant, presented a preliminary report of the Stockbridge Sewer Needs Analysis

Challenges of the existing sewer and potential extension of sewer. 

DPC mapped current sewer

Current sewer is a “hybrid” with both gravity-fed and low-pressure sections as well as different width pipes

Water ways and highways crisscross and present challenges

There are sewer connections on private land — establish cost per foot to transfer all connections to Town

There are 6 unsewered areas in Stockbridge — the cost of extending related to cost of pump stations and piping

Decision based on needs and wants.

Need: if septic failure, lot size, wetlands, cost per connection

Want: desire to be off septic — cost per unit to connect

Pump stations necessary per number of households (single pump station can cost $1,000,000)

Regardless of individual wants/needs, costs may be the deciding factor

Tony Campetti cautioned this is preliminary stage — not time to make decisions — even when reach decision making stage — can be 3 years from decision to installation 

Present were parties living on The Bowl expressing an interest in connecting to the sewer: Beth Nathan, President Lake Drive Association, a representative from Camp Mahkeenac, and Daniel Pinkus, an individual building a new home on the Lake. Even after warning too early to decide, they put on the record their desire to connect to sewer.

Also on the agenda was the need to find all man hole and man hole covers in Beachwood (possible they were paved over)