KILLINGLY — The Water Pollution Control Authority will take public comment November 18 on changes to its sewer connection moratorium. The hearing starts at 5 p.m. in the conference room at the Wastewater Treatment Facility, 31 Wauregan Road in Danielson.
The town’s draft would reserve up to 56,000 gallons per day for priority housing, redevelopment and economic development. Capacity already committed under the prior amendment would count against the applicable limits. The authority would review priority projects individually and could impose conditions or deny a request even if capacity remains. A single priority project would be limited to 15,000 gallons per day.
The draft also sets a one-time capacity charge of $15 for each gallon per day of approved projected flow for new connections or expansions in the three categories covered by the amendment. Under an example in the draft, a connection approved for 400 gallons per day would owe $6,000 in addition to ordinary sewer charges and other applicable fees. Some high-strength wastewater discharges would incur separate charges.
The proposal would keep the underlying moratorium in effect and replace the terms of its third amendment. The November 18 hearing is part of the process for considering the proposed fourth amendment.