EG Homes Correspondence From: John McBride Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 10:45 AM To: Elizabeth Burdick ; catalyst05@comcast.net ; khixson@blcompanies.com Cc: Stephen Banks ; Steve Masalin ; Fred Allyn, III Subject: Re: Sewer Commitment letters for ECHO Homes, EG Home, and Ledyard Center, LLC Good Morning, We have several questions. Can we change the entity name from EG Home LLC to EG Shoreline IV LLC? Yes - go ahead and modify this When does the 5-year timeframe start...after we receive all unappealable approvals, upon commencement of construction, or sometime else? When the mylars are filed with the town Does the town take title to the onsite gravity sewer, onsite force main and the pump station, and does the town assume all maintenance? Please consult with Patrick of Weston and Sampson - this is NOT a gravity system but a low-pressure system that uses E-1 Grinder pumps to grind and pump waste into a Polypropylene 5-inch pipe - the pipe remains full until "pushed along" to the gravity pipe at Pennywise. You have the option of having each unit with a grinder pump or design several for multiple units - although the owner(s) are responsible for the maintenance and repair of each unit. Because the waste pipe is on private property, the responsibility of the maintenance and repair is with the association. You could provide a utility easement that could change this but we would have to further discuss this. Regarding 2a, we will connect to the water main in Center Groton Rd directly in front of the parcel. This is up to Groton Utilities to decide but seems reasonable to me. Regarding 2e, we intend to connect sewer to the east of the library at the manhole at the intersection of Colonel Ledyard Hwy and Ray Holdridge Circle. Regarding #3, do you have an anticipated cost? No - it will depend on required testing, sanitization, flushing, etc. by GU and the state DPH. I believe that GU and Weston and Sampson can provide such an estimate. Regarding #7, what is the reimbursement if any else connects to the force main we install? I don't anticipate any other connections. This will depend on who will use the pipe - because you will need to cross Route 117, that portion of the cost could be recovered by a ratio of units served -for example 74 units (EG Homes) + behind Holdredges development of 225 units = a total 0f 294 resulting in 225/295 % recovery or 76.5% recovered cost. Can we add language to this letter confirming water meters can be installed inside the units? Again this is an option - if the Ledyard WPCA has to maintain the hydrants/water system then we need to address curb stop leaks, if not, then we might need to add a bulk 6 inch meter to the property line and EH Homes would design and build based on meters in the building. Does the pump station design criteria fall under the builder’s responsibility, or is it dictated by WPCA specifications? The grinder pump design specs are specified by Weston and Sampson. In summary, I would think that maintaining the road/utilities as part on a private development along with the responsibilities of maintaining utilities (hydrants, pipe, grinder pumps, etc.) by the developer really simplifies things. Of course, the individual meters would be owned and maintained by the WPCA, which will require accessibility for repair and maintenance. Because of unmetered devices such as hydrants, an overall bulk meter would be required, and the responsibility to fix leaks will be up to the owner to repair. We do have a large complex that only has a single bulk meter that distributes the water/waste bill between the units - however I would need to discuss this arrangement with the commissioners before we decide that this would also be an acceptable approach. I am sure there will be further discussion on this. Ed Lynch, WPCA Chair - (646)-732-9224