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WATER POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
January 2, 2008
Present: R. Regan, P. Moisio, D. Pattee, D. Robinson J. Shaban
Also present: Soler & Penn(GLDC), Hoey(Tighe & Bond)
Mr. Shaban called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 pm in the Hearing Room of the Town Office Building.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: That the Water Pollution Control Commission accept the minutes of December 5, 2007 as submitted. Pattee, Robinson. Approved. Unanimous.
REPORT FROM VEOLIA WATER
Mr. Bozza was not present. He was monitoring the plant due to computer programming problems. Mr. Regan reported that the system is functioning, but needs monitoring until Zenon is on site to address the reprogramming needed as systems change. A Zenon representative is scheduled to be on site next Monday to handle the reprogramming and conversion of Tank #2.
Mr. Shaban reported he met with Mr. Farzin(Veolia Water NA) regarding the contract Amendment to the contract. Questions and areas of concern have been clarified and details resolved. Mr. Shaban noted that Veolia and the Commission should be in a position to sign the Amendment at some point next week.
Snow & Ice Removal: Mr. Shaban had a letter from GLDC confirming that the Town of Redding will be responsible for the snow & ice removal and GLDC would re-imburse the Town of Redding for those costs. The Redding Highway Department will clear the portion of Old Main Street and drive to the entry to the plant. The Town of Redding provided private contractor will clear the area from the gate to the plant and surrounding area.
UPDATE ON GEORGETOWN LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Mr. Soler and Mr. Penn were present. Mr. Penn reported that a Zenon representative will be on site next week to debug the system and has been asked to address or simulate potential common problems with plant operation when on site next week. The re-programming that will be done is common “debugging” of a new system and should not present problems with plant operation.
Mr. Soler asked that the Commission discuss the plant capacity and the Town’s portion of that potential capacity. He opined that a “peak” factor should be applied when the calculations of flow from individual sites are approved. Mr. Soler expressed concern about the new plan for 4 Old Mill Road. The WPCC, at the October meeting, approved the applicant for up to 1,395 gpd. Mr. Soler was under the impression that the planned building was 40,000 square feet, not the approved 6,968 square feet with 1,395 gpd of flow. With the “peak” flow applied, the flow would be 1,953 gpd. If the “peak” flow was applied to all the parcels in the Georgetown area, the flows would be near the capacity allotted for the Georgetown users. (It was noted that the applicant
for 4 Old Mill Road may be in the process of changing the application and plan for the site. If the application is changed, the applicant will need to re-apply to the WPCC.)
The Commission reiterated its intention to survey the current users’ flows prior to approving any additional applications for the Georgetown area. Mrs. Moisio will prepare an updated list of all the properties on the system and flows will be assigned to each.
DISCUSSION OF GEORGETOWN SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT & OPEN INVOICES FOR SERVICES RELATIVE TO THE NEW TREATMENT FACILITY
Mr. Shaban reported that Steven McDonnell of WMC has agreed to mediate the issue of open invoices for plant construction oversight/supervision. Copies of all invoices are being sent to him. Mr. Penn noted that the Georgetown Special Taxing District (GSTD) has paid the invoices up to and including the April 2007 invoice. The invoices for May through October are the invoices in question. GSTD has proposed payment of $33,370 of the total $54,402.41.
MEADOW RIDGE HEALTH CARE
Mr. Muccino was not present due to illness. No information was available.
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATUS
Financial information was not available. Mr. Robinson expressed a concern about the accounting and payment of invoices. He will meet with Mr. Hutvagner to review the process.
Commission members discussed payment of the Veolia invoices from May & June 0f 2007.
Motion: move that the WPCC approve and authorize payment of the following Veolia invoices: #7009552, May 2007 for 18,128.80
#7009553, June 2007 for $11,973.15
for a total of $30,101.95. Moisio, Pattee. Approved. Unanimous.
Mr. Regan presented additional invoices from Veolia Water for re-imbursable expenses. Commission members were in agreement that all invoices be presented at the WPCC meetings for approval in the future.
Motion: move that the WPCC approve and authorize payment of the following invoices:
#7009854, dated 10/31/07, for $10,798.84
#7009965, dated 11/30/07, for $7,882.53
subject to any necessary adjustments made by Mr. Regan. Pattee, Robinson. Approved. Unanimous.
AGENDA ADDITION
Motion: move to add to the agenda a discussion of a personnel issue in executive session. Moisio, Pattee. Approved. Unanimous.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion: move to executive session for a discussion of a personnel issue. Moisio, Pattee. Approved. Unanimous.
The meeting recessed at 10:10 pm
RECONVENE
The Chair reconvened the meeting in public session at 10:12 pm. No action was taken.
OTHER BUSINESS
Grease: Commission members discussed the issue of grease accumulation in the collection system. Health Officer, Doug Hartline, conducted an inspection of the grease traps in December. Mr. Regan participated in the inspection. A report dated 12/10/07 was submitted and reported that many of the grease traps were in need of pumping. Mr. Hartline also included information on how other area towns address the topic of grease & pumping with the restaurants. A second report dated 1/2/08 included the same information and additional information from other towns. Mr. Hartline’s recommendation to pump the pump station and video tape/inspect the collection system will be explored with Mr. Bozza of Veolia Water NA.
Mr. Shaban will prepare a letter to be sent to all restaurants in Georgetown informing them that the grease traps are to be pumped on a monthly basis, that receipts for the pumping are to be faxed to the Tax Collector’s office, and that after six months, establishments may request relief from the requirement at a regular WPCC meeting, and failure to comply with the order will be subject to penalties.
ADJOURNMENT
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:30 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Maday, Recording Secretary
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