Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners
Senior Center Conference Room
Thursday, September 10, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Present: Co-Chair Moe Barocas and Emily Beebe Celeste Makely,
Also Attending: Town Administrator Paul Sieloff, DPW Director Mark Vincent, and Paul Gabriel of Environmental Partners Group (EPG)
Co-Chair Emily Beebe called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Water Use Comparison
Mark Vincent had prepared a comparison including allowances for the Bookstore Restaurant, Captain Higgins Restaurant and the Area to Be Served (ATBS), the 13 Reserve Lots around the Landfill. Maximum Daily Demand in 2007 minus the flushing was 28,000 gallons per day.
The level of use at the future restaurant will be sought before the next meeting, and Mark Vincent will provide more interpretation of the Bookstore Restaurant readings and their impact on the system.
Discussion with EPG on Financing System Expansion
Paul Gabriel and Paul Sieloff discussed financing options through Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) State Revolving Fund (SRF) program and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). MADEP loans are issued at a 2% interest rate, and funding is competitive will other towns. A list of towns qualifying is issued in January, and a Town Meeting vote would need to be secured in April. The USDA issues grants and loans with a higher interest rate. Their deadline is the federal fiscal year, October 1, 2009.
Paul Sieloff and Paul Gabriel will both look into finding a financial consultant or advisor for the Board to help explain financing the system to Town Meeting.
Hook-up Fees for Commercial Properties
The Board considered additional commercial and bulk hook-ups that are possible. At the next meeting this will be studied further through a map study of the proposed water line.
Handling Hook-up Requests
The Board will discuss what to do about hook-up requests that continue to come in while there is no capacity in the system.
Mail
The Board read an email letter regarding fire hydrants on Holbrook Ave. The secretary will respond to the inquiry.
Meeting Schedule
For the time being the BWC meetings will be scheduled on Wednesday nights. The next meeting will be held September 24, 2008.
Minutes of 8/7/08
Barocas moved to approve the minutes of August 7, 2008. Makely, the other member at the meeting, accepted the minutes.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 9:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Moe Barocas, Co-Chair
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Date
The BWC approved these minutes at the meeting held 10/8/08.
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