Swansea And Somerset Enter Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement

SWANSEA, MA — The Towns of Swansea and Somerset have announced that they have entered into an intermunicipal agreement for sewer services.

The agreement will provide sewer services to Swansea along the Route 6 corridor to increase economic development and will provide additional funding to Somerset for upgrades to their sewer infrastructure.

“We are pleased to announce this new endeavor following the many requests from local businesses in Swansea to establish a sewer system as a means to increase business plans within the town,” said Swansea Town Administrator Mallory Aronstein in a statement. “I would like to thank Swansea’s Highway Superintendent Bill Anderson for his instrumental work on behalf of Swansea in drafting and planning this intermunicipal agreement alongside Somerset officials.”

To fund parts of the agreement, Swansea will apply for construction grants and Somerset will use funds from the town's $646,559 Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant. Somerset also plans to perform wastewater treatment plant upgrades required under the new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

“The signing of this intermunicipal agreement will benefit both Somerset and Swansea residents with a long-overdue reimaging of town services,” said Somerset Town Administrator Richard Brown in a statement. “Not only will it help provide revenues to offset costs to Somerset users, but it’s a solution that helps protect the environment. Additionally, our plans for sewer services directly align with President Biden’s infrastructure investment plan that focus on waste water treatment, and as such we will allocate funding needs where necessary.”

Swansea is currently working to hire an engineering service to conduct layout work to establish sewer lines alone the Route 6 corridor.