PRINCETON, NJ – On Monday, Council adopted a resolution, allocating $1,122,600 to fund upgrades at six local pump stations.
Princeton has entered into an agreement with Arcadis, U.S., Inc., to retain professional engineering design and bid phase services in connection with the six pump station upgrades, without competitive bidding as professional services.
During the discussion section, council members spoke about the need to upgrade the Municipality’s sewer system, particularly in low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding.
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Councilwoman Eve Niedergang said the sewer system is a hidden infrastructure that doesn’t always get a lot of attention, but which needs work as it has been ignored for far too long.
“It’s exciting to see the pump stations as part of what’s rolling out this year along with the next mini system project, which will be coming along,” Niedergang said.
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For Councilman David Cohen, this area of maintenance work is his pet peeve.
“This is important, not just as deferred maintenance, but also as a response to climate change,” Chen said. “These pump stations, as you would think, are in low-lying areas in the town, because the sewage flows down to them before it needs to be pumped to the sewer processing plant. And with the rising occurrence of flooding, these locations are particularly vulnerable. Therefore, it’s particularly important to avoid contamination of the environment and so forth to essentially flood proof the pump stations.”
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