Wastewater committee approves prior minutes, reviews sewer phases
Wastewater committee updates Orleans sewer construction and water quality plans. Chair Kevin Galligan and six committee members heard from Program Coordinator John Nelson that Phase 2 connect orders will mail March 31, 2026, valid through March 31, 2027. Charles Carlson requested additional funding
Wastewater Management Advisory Committee · Meeting of March 26, 2026
ORLEANS — Wastewater committee updates Orleans sewer construction and water quality plans. Chair Kevin Galligan and six committee members heard from Program Coordinator John Nelson that Phase 2 connect orders will mail March 31, 2026, valid through March 31, 2027. Charles Carlson requested additional funding at a fall Special Town Meeting for a phosphorus removal basin on Deer Run and a Total Maximum Daily Load on Nauset Estuary.
Mike Giggey of Wright-Pierce presented nitrogen removal projections for Phases 1 through 4. The Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners extended drought restrictions through December 31, 2026.
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Source: the Wastewater Management Advisory Committee meeting of March 26, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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