SC Minutes
Burrillville Sewer Commission
Regular Meeting of January 9, 2018
Board Room of the BWWTF
Members Present: William A. 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
Brian Lamoureux – Attorney for the Commission
James J. Geremia – Consulting Engineer
John E. Martin III – Superintendent
Jackie Batalon – Financial Aide
Mr. Andrews opened the meeting at 6:33 PM.
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 move the meeting to Executive Session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
Mr. Andrews announced that one (1) vote was taken while in Executive Session.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to seal the Minutes of Executive Session and to seal the nature of the vote taken while in Executive Session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.
Agenda Item – That the question of accepting the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 12, 2017, and the question of dispensing with the reading of said Minutes.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 12, 2017 and to dispense with the reading of said Minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
Public Comment: None
Correspondence: None
New Business: None
Invoices:
James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #6 for Greenridge Development shop drawing review and inspection services in the amount of $788.23 – Fund 8200.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #6 in the amount of $788.23 from Fund 8200. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #1 for 2 Daniele Drive in the amount of $202.93 – Fund 8100.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #1 in the amount of $202.93 from Fund 8100. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #1 for 730 Bronco Highway in the amount of $202.93 – Fund 8100.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #1 in the amount of $202.93 from Fund 8100. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.
Engineer’s Report:
Phosphorus/Copper Project Status Report of Construction
Mr. Geremia stated that there is a Nexom representative on site this week working on punch-list items. Mr. Geremia and Mr. Martin have identified three (3) significant issues with the Nexom project, aside from the hydraulics problem. The first is the skater, and documentation on the skater, their PLC and HMI. The second issue is the air compressor capacity. Mr. Geremia has not gotten cooperation from Nexom. The third issue is the air valve. Mr. Geremia has contacted the valve manufacturer and they will be on site next week. Also, the SAM unit still needs to be corrected. These issues must be resolved in order to focus on the hydraulics problem. There was some discussion on this matter. Mr. Geremia and Mr. Martin will continue to work to resolve these issues. Mr. Geremia stated that the Fire Marshal signed off on the fire alarm system.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Engineer’s Report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nolan. All in favor, so voted.
Attorney’s Report:
Mr. Kane stated that there is nothing new to report this month. He has been working with Mr. Lamoureux on the Nexom issue.
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Attorney’s Report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
Superintendent’s Report:
Report for the month of December, 2017
OPERATIONS:
Influent to Treatment Facility : M.G. Date Occurred
Average daily flow 0.8728 N/A
Maximum daily flow 0.9620 06-Dec
Minimum daily flow 0.7920 03-Dec
Biochemical Oxygen Demand : Percent Removal Average
Concentration
E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement >85.0% <10.0 mg/1
Facility achieved 99.5% 1.2
Total Suspended Solids :
E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement >85.0% <15.0 mg/1
Facility achieved 98.9% 2.5
Total Phosphorus :
E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement N/A <1.00 mg/1
Facility achieved 98.0% 0.096
Total Ammonia :
E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement N/A <31.5 mg/1
Facility achieved 88.0% 2.9
Total Copper :
E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement N/A <10.7 ug/1
Facility achieved 98.0% 3.9
Disposed Sludge :
Dry Tons disposed of 31.15
Number or loads removed 24
Average dry tons/load 1.30
COLLECTION SYSTEM OPERATIONS :
There were six call-ins during the month, one each at Oakland, School Street and Rock Avenue stations. One at the WWTF for loss of power event. Two for the Phosphorus system, one of which caused an overflow condition that was reported to RIDEM (see attached report). Alarm conditions were corrected and stations returned to normal operation.
Mr. Martin stated that Copper is not an issue. Phosphorus removal is meeting regulation, but is borderline. There was an overflow event last month. There was some discussion on this matter.
Mr. Nolan made a motion to accept the Superintendent’s Report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
Sewer Use/Sewer Assessment Write-Offs – None
Adjournment:
Mr. Fontaine made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jacqueline Batalon
Financial Aide