Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

62 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 Partnership. We’ve secured some funding locally and adopted, at town meeting, a Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Fund. That proposal will go to ballot in the spring. We’re basically looking at a menu of funding options for our wastewater program, with the goal of being zero tax impact on property owners.” “We’re hoping to start having hookups in five years,” adds Williams. “We chose Phase 1 of our wastewater initiative along Route 28 and South Shore Drive to promote economic development, in addition to improving our water quality.” Most of Yarmouth’s properties still treat wastewater with septic systems. “We commissioned a study through the UMass Donahue Institute, which estimated there was $100 million in pent-up demand for redevelopment due to our lack of wastewater infrastructure,” Pedicini reveals. “There is huge potential in Yarmouth to turn some outdated structures into modern amenities that people want.” CDM Smith is proud to partner with the Town of Yarmouth and the Yarmouth Water Resources Advisory Committee. Together we’re developing Yarmouth’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) to restore, grow, and protect Yarmouth’s water resources, thus maintaining Cape Cod’s quality of life. Yarm o uth