Category: The tunnel

By Elijah PolanceUConn Journalism Reducing com­bined sewer over­flows is a time-con­­sum­ing and expen­sive endeav­or for the agency that man­ages Hartford’s sewage treat­ment. The Metropolitan District Commission set­tled on a solu­tion not used any­where else in Connecticut: stor­ing untreat­ed waste inside a giant tun­nel. In 2016, the MDC signed a con­tract autho­riz­ing the cre­ation of this…

By Mia JaworskiUConn Journalism Heavy rain over­whelms old city sewer sys­tems, spilling raw sewage into rivers and water­ways. It’s a prob­lem cities around the world have faced for decades, and one grow­ing more urgent as cli­mate change fuels more intense and fre­quent storms. One solu­tion that’s gained trac­tion: mas­sive under­ground stor­age tun­nels built deep beneath…

By Elijah PolanceUConn Journalism In 2016, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) began con­struct­ing a stor­age tun­nel to hold untreat­ed sewage and rain­wa­ter dur­ing storms. It is called the South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel and was sup­posed to be com­plet­ed by the end of 2023. But delays with the con­trac­tor and a relat­ed law­suit advanced…