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Tewksbury Municipal Sewer Project  

At the Special Town Meeting on October 1, 2002, the voters approved long-term funding of a sewer expansion project that will eventually bring sewer service to the entire town. The project is ambitious, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2010. The cost will be covered through a combination of a one-time $3,000.00 availability charge, and user rates that will be placed in a dedicated fund to cover the expansion costs. Residents should note that funding must still be approved yearly at the Annual Town Meeting, and must be vigilant to ensure that this occurs by attending Town Meeting.

Latest News on the Sewer Project  
as of November 14, 2008

 

 

 

Sewer Connection Procedures Public Meeting from November 13, 2007

 

 

Preconstruction Public Meeting for Contract's 34/35 and 36 from April 28, 2008

 

Tewksbury Sewer Construction: 2008

Schedules: Summer 2008

Work for Phase 10

Contract #31: CJP and Sons

Multiple crews are installing sewer mainline, please click on the Sewer Schedule 2008 link below for more information.

Contract #32: Albanese Bros.

Multiple crews are installing sewer mainline, please click on the Sewer Schedule 2008 link below for more information.

Contract #33: P. Gioioso and Sons, Inc.

Multiple crews are installing sewer mainline, please click on the Sewer Schedule 2008 link below for more information.

Work for Phase 11

Contract #34/35: Baltazar

Multiple crews are installing sewer mainline, please click on the Sewer Schedule 2008 link below for more information.

Contract #36: Albanese Bros.

This contract is in the process of being awarded and a schedule will follow.

Sewer Calendar

During 2008, there will be as many as 7 sewer contracts in progress at any given time. The link below is a calendar for all 12 months of 2008. Each contract item is in a different color to assist in keeping track. PLEASE remember this is a proposed calendar for planning purposes. Delays occur in construction very often. This calendar will be updated as often as possible to take into consideration these changes.

 

Sewer Schedule 2008

 

 

Construction Phases

The project is divided into several Phases (6 through 11), with most phases being divided into several contracts.

Maps showing the location of each phase are available for view at Town Hall and in the Engineering and Board of Health Offices at the DPW Building as well as by clicking below.

Phase Map This map shows the phases remaining throughout town. This is a large map and may be slow opening.

Sewer installation Schedule A chart with the schedule for all remaining phases.

Street listing for all phases
This list was last updated January 6, 2004. It has streets in all phases (6 thru 11). If you have a question or feel we missed your street on the list, send an email to the address below. You can also check the map to see if it's there.

Information on Phase 6 All the specifics of Phase 6 including a summary and schedule.

Information on Phase 7 All the specifics of Phase 7 including a summary and schedule.

Information on Phase 8 All the specifics of Phase 8 including a summary and schedule.

Information on Phase 9 All the specifics of Phase 9 including a summary and schedule.

Information on Phase 10 All the specifics of Phase 10 including a summary and schedule.

Information on Phase 11 All the specifics of Phase 11 including a summary and schedule.

Trash pick up during Construction.
Beginning August 1st, 2006, BFI will be picking up residential trash in Tewksbury on Wednesdays only. The entire town will be done in one day. (The only exception to this is when there is a Monday holiday, in which case the entire town will be picked up on Thursdays.)
When your street is having sewer installed, you will need to have your trash out before 7 am. We are coordinating with BFI on the street scheduling. The contractor will hold off work until BFI has gone in and picked up. Then BFI will continue on with the rest of town and the contractor will continue with the pipe installation. It will probably be easiest if you put your trash out the night before, while construction is going on in your street.

How much will connecting to the sewer cost you?
(This applies to streets that are getting sewer in upcoming phases;
streets with sewer existing would be a little different.)

As your street gets a sewer main installed, a "stub" will be put in to access each home/building. The location of this stub will be kept in the DPW office on Whipple Road. At the time the sewer is accepted by the Town, a betterment fee of $3000 will be assessed through the water billing department. This dollar value was approved at the October 2002 Town meeting.
It is the responsibility of each homeowner/building owner to coordinate the connection to the main. This must be done by a licensed drain layer on the approved list of drain layers. The drain layers list is available here or at the Community Development office.
Click here for the sewer connection application and sewer plumbing application.
A list of steps that will need to be completed is available here.
A copy of handouts at a Public Meeting on connection procedures can be read here.
The cost that each contractor charges is an individual business transaction between the homeowner and the contractor. This is not a Town transaction. As such, we do not keep records of what the charges are.
When choosing a contractor from the approved list, please remember there are many variables between jobs. The linear length of pipe, the depth of the trench, and the soil type in your yard are just some of the variables that could make your estimate be different than your neighbor's. Always be a wise consumer.

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Michele Stein, P.E.
Town Engineer
999 Whipple Road
Tewksbury, MA 01876
978-640-4370
email: mstein@town.tewksbury.ma.us


 

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