Sewer Panel Plans Grinder Pump Inventory
Groton Sewer Commission moved to build the town's first full inventory of homes on grinder pumps.
Sewer Commission · Meeting of April 15, 2026
Groton Sewer Commission moved to build the town's first full inventory of homes on grinder pumps. Commission Chair Jim Gemeinder and fellow members mapped known grinder-pump streets, including Old Air Road, Lovers Lane and Whistle Post Lane, and discussed a public mailer explaining the equipment after past cases where homeowners dug into disconnected lines without knowing. The board also held off on an abatement request for a Groton Historical Society building where usage "went from 11 to 87" units in one billing period, opting to collect more meter data first.
Officials said a roughly $6,000 transfer will be needed to cover the Old Air Road betterment debt, and daily sewage flow at the Nod Road connection climbed toward 200,000 gallons amid spring runoff.
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