Members Present: Chairman Stephen C. Lobik, Vice Chairman Douglas R. North, Clerk Joseph M. Prior
Superintendent: Craig W. Jalbert
Secretary: Dale Barnes-Johnson
Open the Meeting: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
Accept the Minutes: A motion was made by Joe and seconded by Doug to accept the January 26, 2011 meeting minutes. Motion passed unanimously.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS:
Chlorination Equipment ~ The requested contact information was received, Craig spoke with a Long Island Superintendent who reports no trouble with the system, monthly maintenance is not time intensive (removing scale build up from the tray that holds the calcium hypochlorite briquettes). The salesmen came out today and met with Craig and Tom to discuss the particulars, he will honor the price given previously with some minor inflationary adjustments. The system has been approved by the DEP, and is in use at M.D.C. The cost for liquid chlorine is approximately $2.30/lb whereas tablets are a bit higher at $3.66/lb. However, as previously discussed, the benefits in labor savings, ease of use, safety, reduction in clothing damage and product consistency outweigh the cost difference. Unit
lead-time is not yet known, containment will be needed for 8 gallons of solution (vs. 50 gal for liquid). Permit modification is needed as it was originally for liquid, DEP will inspect installation. Once in place, as operators, Craig will have the ability to request use if felt needed, i.e. flood, or source water concern etc.
Once the systems are up and running, the plan is to implement a temporary preventative maintenance pro-active program (May/June until October) to avoid issues experienced last summer. A statement will be posted to the Web Site; chlorine residuals would be monitored daily and will be less then half of what they were last summer. Next year hydrant flushing will move to the summer vs. spring which will help with cycling of the water.
Mechanic Street Bridge ~ No updates, FEMA must still be going through paperwork. Town Meeting appropriation of funds for this project has already taken place, bills are paid upfront and the grant program issues a 75% reimbursement.
Department Activity ~
Bunyan Road Well ~ Next Thursday, February 24, 2011 Maher Well Services is scheduled to come out to pull the pump motor to verify the problem is in fact the motor. They will have a new motor with them to make a replacement if needed which is the most likely scenario. However, in the event the motor is still good and a bad wire connection is the culprit, Craig plans to purchase the new motor and keep it here for a spare as both wells at Bunyan use the same type and size submersible pump motor.
Snow ~ There was a snow related problem with the W&S Department building the morning of February 7th. Randy noticed the cast iron vent stack broke out of the flexible coupling upstairs in the storage area. The melting snow slid down the roof and pushed the vent stack over and damaged the metal roof. Tom immediately began clearing the snow from that side of the roof. DP Carney from Ware was contacted and they arrived around noon to make repairs to the metal surface. The vent stack was reconnected with a new coupling and we were back to normal. Tom and Craig then proceeded to clear off the entire roof. Rescue ropes from the Fire Station were used with the safety harnesses purchased for the tank.
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting has been set for Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
ADJOURN: A motion was made by Joe and seconded by Doug to adjourn the meeting at 7:30p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
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Joseph M. Prior, Clerk
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