Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Wastewater Treatment Facilities & Major Pump Stations - The ESWPAF in New Haven is an activated sludge, advanced secondary wastewater treatment plant capable of treating up to 40 million gallons per day (MGD) of sewage on a typical dry weather day. The ESWPAF is the largest coastal Connecticut wastewater treatment plant discharging into Long Island Sound. Operating with a combined sewer system, the ESWPAF handles up to 100 MGD of sewage flow in periods of wet weather. In accordance with recommendations of the Long Island Sound Study, the ESWPAF's secondary treatment process was upgraded to include a BNR system for the removal of nitrogen from the effluent. The Authority has an approved Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) which identifies and prioritizes both Capital and DEEP funded CWF projects consistent with the Authority’s Consent Order. Work within the CSO LTCP includes upgrades to the ESWPAF along with expansion of wet weather capacity. In addition, three major pump stations (East Street Pump Station, Boulevard Pump Station, and Union Pump Station) will undergo capacity improvements for CSO reduction. These stations convey 60% of the flow to the ESWPAF. 2. Wastewater Collection System - The Authority’s wastewater collection system is comprised of approximately 560 miles of sanitary and combined sewers ranging in size from 8 to 102 inches in diameter with approximately 14,000 manholes and a five million gallon CSO storage tank. GNHWPCA has 11 active CSO Regulators and 11 active CSO Outfalls throughout the combined sewer system in New Haven. The Authority expends between 1.0 and 3.0 million dollars per year in capital costs related to repair and replacement of aging sewers in the Authority’s wastewater collection system. Combined sewer separation, regulator improvements, hydraulic improvements and CSO storage tank projects will continue in the New Haven system in accordance with the CSO LTCP. In addition, based on the availability of funding through the DEEP CWF Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) reduction program, the Authority plans to seek Grant/Loan funds to rehabilitate and/or line systems identified within future Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys (SSES). 3. Minor Pumping Stations – In addition to the three major pump stations included under Item 1 of this RFQ, the Authority owns, operates and maintains 13 medium size wastewater pump stations with pump motors ranging in size from 10 to 150 horsepower (hp) and 14 small wastewater pump stations whose pump motors are all less than 10 hp in the Authority’s wastewater collection system. The Authority budgets between $0.5M to $1M of capital funds toward minor pump station improvements on an annual basis with a goal of replacing/rehabilitating at least one minor pump station annually.