Trumbull, Bridgeport Reach Tentative Sewer Deal

The disagreement over Trumbull’s use of Bridgeport’s sewer system is coming to a close.

Water Pollution control authorities in the two towns approved a deal that sets the price Trumbull residents will pay for Bridgeport to clean their sewage, according to the Connecticut Post.

Trumbull’s town council and board of finance along with Bridgeport’s city council must approve the deal.

Last year’s election in Bridgeport saw Mayor Bill Finch ousted by Joe Ganim and Herbst was hopeful that a deal could be reached. Trumbull residents got a break on sewer bills under a 1997 agreement that was terminated a few years ago.

First Selectman Tim Herbst outlined a potential plan for getting off of Bridgeport’s system after a disagreement over prices with the Finch administration. Herbst said at the time that Finch’s administration wasn’t striking a fair deal with Trumbull and that Trumbull could look to regionalize its system with another nearby town unless something changed.

The two municipalities reached a tentative settlement last year that included Trumbull paying $1.6 million in back fees, which was $600,000 less than Bridgeport initially wanted.

Changes to the deal haven’t been made public yet.

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