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The New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (NHWPCA) and the Interlocal Towns' wastewater systems, given the age of numerousunderground and above ground assets, are in need of significant continuous maintenance, repairs,replacements, and capital improvements, including implementation of a $300 million combinedsewer overflow control program and a $25M nitrogen removal program. In addition, forthcomingregulatory requirements will further increase the need for capital improvements for thesewastewater systems. The City of West Haven is also facing similar challenges, including a neartermneed for significant capital improvements to its wastewater treatment facilities to meet itspermit requirements. These requirements are not only projected to result in increased sewer ratesbut are also anticipated to have an impact on each community's bonding capacity and ability tofinance other projects such as new schools.Given the above, the NHWPCA decided to pursue a regionalization concept whereby anautonomous regional agency would purchase the assets and assume the liabilities from theinvolved communities, and establish uniform rates for the regional participants. In order topursue this concept, the NHWPCA conducted a Strategic Planning Initiative (SPI) to addressthese issues and define long-term goals and objectives with respect to its future wastewateroperations and regional wastewater needs and the adequacy of systems to meet those needs. TheSPI evaluated three alternative regional organizational structures, as part of a regionalizationstudy to determine the most advantageous and economical structure.The study found that consolidating services under a public regional utility would best reducemanagement, operation and maintenance costs over time and continue to provide high qualitytreatment services. A request for proposals (RFP) was also issued to identify an entity, eitherpublic or private, best able to own, operate, and maintain the region's wastewater systems andprovide the synergies of a regional approach to wastewater treatment. This paper focuses onthe activities undertaken by the NHWPCA for the SPI and procurement process. Includes tables, figures.

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