Caldwell Wastewater Plant ‘Overburdened,’ Sewer Board Seeks Fix

CALDWELLS, NJ — Officials are reconsidering the possibility of relieving an overburdened Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant by sending some wastewater to nearby plants in Parsippany and Lincoln Park.

On Feb. 20, elected officials and a company representative from Mott McDonald, which operates the water treatment plant, gathered in Caldwell for a meeting of the local sewer board.

The topic of concern was the Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves the towns of Caldwell, North Caldwell, West Caldwell, Roseland, Essex Fells and a part of Fairfield.

During the meeting, Caldwell’s acting borough administrator, Thomas Banker, said the plant – which is more than 100-years-old – is seeing a flow of five million gallons daily, which exceeds the state-permitted volume of 4.5 million gallons, TAP Into West Essex reported.

Banker said a long-term remedy would require finding additional capacity at the plant or “putting the flow elsewhere,” TAP Into West Essex reported. (Read the full article)

West Caldwell Municipal Attorney Paul Jemas said the latter remedy could possibly be accomplished by sending some wastewater to the treatment plant in Parsippany or the Two Bridges Sewerage Authority in Lincoln Park, a solution that was previously considered in the 1980s, The Progress reported. (Read the full article)

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