Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners
Senior Center Conference Room
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Present: Chairman Mark Berry, Moe Barocas, Julia Willecke, Celeste Makely
Absent: Emily Beebe
Chairman Mark Berry called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Barocas moved to send a letter of clarification to the Board of Selectmen. Makely seconded, and the motion carried 4-0. The Board members signed the letter which aims to clear up a misunderstanding of comments made at a Board of Selectmen’s meeting.
Wellfleet Woods neighbors Carol and Dennis Ubriaro and the Barnes, who had sent an email against the Coles Neck Well site as a tank site, were present to object to using the Coles Neck Well site for a tank. The Board discussed disqualifying certain sites on the entire list of possibilities. The Coles Neck Well site is not a preferred site, but the Board did not want to rule out the possibility at this time. The school site is the first choice from an engineering point of view, according to the Board. The Wellfleet Woods neighbors expressed their thoughts on having a water tank. Barocas said that every realtor in town had been approached for private lots for sale that might be suitable for a tank.
The survey results do not deal with tank siting or water main route. The survey shows interest level in various areas of Wellfleet. Berry suggested having Environmental Partners Group (EPG) superimpose the interest map on the proposed route map. It might then possible for EPG to plan connecting Ts for clusters of interested parties and can propose possible piping routes for high areas of high demand with a cost per foot estimate for further expansion. Also the BWC would like to know the results of EPG’s soil testing at the Boy Scout Camp. The Board will also ask EPG about the feasibility of using municipal land inside the National Seashore for tank site. Another question for EPG was if they have a drop-dead deadline for selecting a tank site. Barocas said that the recommendations for a
tower and a route could be decided at a meeting with EPG, Rex Peterson and Mark Vincent. First the municipal land in the National Seashore needs to be explored. This meeting could take place in December. After that meeting, a public hearing could take place about choosing the site for a water tank after ruling in or out Wellfleet-by-the-Sea. At the December 6 meeting with EPG meeting, BWC hopes to finalize plans before a public hearing.
The Rules & Regulations need to reflect the fact that newer water meters use double check valves. The need for an expansion tank also needs to be put into the Rules & Regulations. Barocas moved to approve the wording for 4.9. Willecke seconded to add definitions for Expansion Tank as 2.14 and change last item to 2.15. The motion to make the additions to the Rules & Regulations carried 4-0.
The Board reviewed the Mission Statement for a Wastewater Management Planning Committee prepared by Health Agent Hillary Greenberg. Barocas moved to wholeheartedly endorse the mission statement of the proposed waste. Makely seconded and the motion carried 4-0.
The Board reviewed the October DPW report and the Budget expenditures spreadsheet on DPW Water expenses.
Willecke asked about chemicals additives to the public water supply and referred to WhiteWater’s chemical report. Berry discussed how municipal systems are monitored every day for chemical balance.
The Board commented on the email messages from the Wellfleet Woods neighbors protesting the siting of a tank at the Coles Neck Well site.
Berry moved to approve the amended minutes of October 18, 2007. Barocas seconded and the motion carried 4-0.
The meeting adjourned by consensus at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Mark Berry, Chairman
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