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…
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What we can learn from deep tunnel systems in Chicago and Milwaukee
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…

Extra Water Underground Delays Massive Waste Tunnel Operation to 2026
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…