Fairfield Hires General Manager For Water Pollution Control Facility

FAIRFIELD, CT — Michelle Gore has been hired as the general manager of the Water Pollution Control Facility in Fairfield, a new position at the sewage processing plant on Richard White Way.

Gore joins Fairfield's government from Fuss & O'Neill, a civil and environmental engineering firm, and before that, she spent two decades working with the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.

At DEEP, Gore worked in all areas of field compliance, enforcement, and permitting within the environmental overseer's Water Permitting and Enforcement and Waste Engineering and Enforcement Divisions.

"Fairfield is embarking on a multi-year program to improve the Town’s sewer system, with significant capital expenditures to update and transform our system infrastructure," said First Selectman Bill Gerber in a statement. "Michelle Gore joins us at a crucial time and will play a central role in planning and managing multiple WPCF projects. With her expertise and experience, she will lead the development of a well-functioning sewer system, essential for Fairfield’s economy, environmental sustainability, and public health."

Gore has an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford University, and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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In her new role, Gore is responsible for the management and operations of Fairfield's wastewater facilities and is the primary liaison to the Water Pollution Control Authority. John Bodie is Superintendent of the Water Pollution Control Facility.

The facility treats biosolids, or sludge, from the town's sanitary sewer system, to protect the health of Fairfield residents, and ensure that pollutants do no enter Long Island Sound. On average, the town generates, treats and discharges 8 million gallons of wastewater daily.

Additionally, Gore will work directly with state and federal officials, as well as with Public Works Division management to achieve and maintain regulatory and legal compliance and to work toward long term system sustainability.

Added Fairfield Public Works Director John Marsilio, "Michelle Gore assumes responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant, compost facility, eight pump stations and more than 205 miles of sewer lines. Her experience with CT DEEP will be a major asset in the Town continuing to meet all state and federal standards."