Lacey asked to connect failing septic system to city sewer

A municipal sewage treatment system, which supplies 47 households in the urban growth area of ​​Lacey, fails and threatens to contaminate a nearby stream, Lacey city council has learned.

The sewage system is part of the Tolmie Park Estates on Eagle Drive Northeast and Hawks Prairie Road Northeast. The homeowners association has reached out to the city to apply for a connection to Lacey’s sewer system, said Scott Egger, the city’s public works director.

Egger told the city council the city learned that the sewage system is unlikely to last another two years, meaning it threatens Eagle Creek’s water quality.

The council has expressed its support for the septic tank to sewer project but has yet to decide at what level the city will participate in the project valued at $ 2.8 million.

Egger said the city could pay for anything or set up a Utility Local Improvement District (ULID) where the city would issue a bond and repay it at interest over a period of time.

“The ULID is the best financing instrument, but it requires the consent of the plot owner,” said Egger.

The creation of the ULID could be done in two ways: the entire project could be funded so that property owners within the homeowners community would receive a monthly fee of $ 288, or the city could contribute to that cost to lower the monthly fee said Egger.

If Lacey contributed to the cost of the project, the city would be responsible for all of the city’s right of way, e.g.

The cost-sharing plan lowers the monthly estimate to $ 105, Egger said.

The city will also look to federal revenue streams for the project, he said.

Rolf has been with The Olympian since August 2005. It covers the breaking news, the town of Lacey, and the newspaper’s business. Rolf graduated from Evergreen State College in 1990.

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