SC Minutes

Burrillville Sewer Commission

Regular Meeting of October 10, 2017

Board Room of the BWWTF

Members Present:  William Andrews – Chairman

                                       Richard Nolan – Vice Chairman

                                       Russell Fontaine – Secretary

                                       Wayne Barber – Commission Member

                                       Gary Rouleau – Commission Member

Also Present:  Timothy Kane – Attorney for the Commission

                            James J. Geremia – Consulting Engineer

                            John E. Martin III – Superintendent

                            Stacey Richard – Office Manager

                            Terri Barbosa – Representative of Neighbor Works

Mr. Andrews opened the meeting at 6:33 PM.

Agenda Item – The question of accepting the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 12, 2017; and the question of dispensing with the reading of said Minutes.

Voted – Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 12, 2017 and to dispense with the reading of said Minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Public Comment – None

Correspondence:

18-04-01 – Correspondence from Terri Barbosa, Neighbor Works, requesting to make the final assessment for the Fernwood Development in five (5) phases.

                Exhibit 1

Ms. Barbosa stated that the road is estimated to be completed and approved by the Town of Burrillville within one month. Therefore, the estimated start date of construction is in November, 2017. Ms. Barbosa stated that there are eight (8) homes to be built, three (3) of which were included in the approval of Phase I. The remaining five (5) lots are part of Phase II. There are also fifteen (15) lots reserved for future development. Neighbor Works is requesting to pay the sewer assessments for these lots in five (5) phases. Mr. Andrews stated that all decisions are contingent upon the Town of Burrillville accepting the roads. Mr. Fontaine expressed concern about establishing a precedent for future developments if the request were to be approved. There was some discussion on this matter. Mr. Andrews made a motion to deny the request from Neighbor Works to make the final assessment payment in five (5) phases. The motion was seconded by Mr. Fontaine. All in favor, so voted.

New Business – None

Invoices:

James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #2 for House Lateral Inspections in the amount of $2,577.67 – Fund 8200.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #2 in the amount of $2,577.67 from Fund 8200. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #20 for Phosphorus/Copper Upgrade – Construction in the amount of $17,793.00 – Fund 8300.

Mr. Geremia stated that approximately eighty-five (85%) of this amount relates to Nexom. Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #20 in the amount of $17,793.00 from Fund 8300. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #1 for Sewer As-Built & Plan Profile Greenridge “Phase 2” in the amount of $78.37 – Fund 8200.

Mr. Nolan made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #1 in the amount of $78.37 from Fund 8200. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

E.W. Audet & Sons, Inc., Invoice #27082 for Relays in the amount of $5,580.00 – Fund 8300.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay E.W. Audet & Sons, Inc. Invoice #27082 in the amount of $5,580.00 from Fund 8300. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.

Engineer’s Report:

Phosphorus/Copper Project Status Report of Construction

Mr. Geremia stated that there are no current invoices from Hart Engineering. They are currently working on the last remaining change orders. There will be updates in order to comply with current fire department regulations.

Correspondence from James J. Geremia to Angelo Liberti, RIDEM, requesting a time extension to the Consent Agreement from October 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018.

Mr. Geremia stated that he had a discussion with Mr. Liberti requesting a time extension until April 1, 2018, as the BWWTF is not currently in compliance, due to the issues related to Nexom. Mr. Liberti agreed to the time extension.

Correspondence from James J. Geremia to C.J. Strain, Nexom, regarding Phosphorus and Copper Upgrade (Contract No. 2015-01).

Mr. Geremia stated that this will be discussed under Executive Session.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Engineer’s Report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Attorney’s Report:

Status of properties not connected to the sanitary sewer system.

Mr. Kane stated that there is nothing to report regarding properties not connected to the sanitary sewer system. Mr. Nolan made a motion to accept the Attorney’s Report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Fontaine. All in favor, so voted.

Superintendent’s Report:

Report for the month of September, 2017

OPERATIONS:

Influent to Treatment Facility :                                   M.G.                                      Date Occurred

            Average daily flow                            0.7011                                               N/A

         Maximum daily flow                           0.7440                                             11-Sep

          Minimum daily flow                           0.6630                                             12-Sep

Biochemical Oxygen Demand :                       Percent Removal                              Average

 Concentration

                                              E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                           >85.0%                                    =< 10.0mg/1

                                                                    Facility achieved                             99.5%                                               1.3

Total Suspended Solids :

E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                         >85.0%                                   =< 15.0 mg/1

                   Facility achieved                            99.0%                                                2.8

Total Phosphorus :

E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                            N/A                                       =< 1.00 mg/1

                   Facility achieved                              98.2%                                                0.09

Total Ammonia :

E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                             N/A                                        =<8.9 mg/1

                    Facility achieved                              93.3%                                                 2.0

Disposed Sludge :

           Dry Tons disposed of                               29.11

Number of Loads removed                                29

        Average dry tons/load                               1.00

COLLECTION SYSTEM OPERATIONS:

There were two call-ins during the month. Alarms occurred at the Mapleville and Rock Avenue stations. All were alarm resets and stations returned to normal operation.

Mr. Martin stated that the information regarding Copper is missing from the report. The facility has met the requirements for Copper for September. Mr. Andrews made a motion to accept the Superintendent’s Report as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Sewer Use/Sewer Assessment write-Offs – None

Attorney requests Executive Session of the Commission, pursuant to Rhode Island Open Meeting Law 42-46-5 (a) (2) to discuss potential litigation.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to suspend the meeting and enter Executive Session at this time. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to seal the Minutes of the Executive Session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nolan. All in favor, so voted.

Adjournment – Mr. Fontaine made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nolan. All in favor, so voted.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jacqueline Batalon

Financial Aide