SC Minutes

Burrillville Sewer Commission

Regular Meeting of September 12, 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

Mr. Andrews opened the meeting at 6:30 PM.

Agenda Item – The question of accepting the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 8, 2017; and the question of dispending with the reading of said Minutes.

Voted – Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 8, 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 – None

New Business – None

Old Business: (continued from June 13, 2017, July 11, 2017 and August 8, 2017 meeting)

Preliminary Engineering Agreement from RIDOT regarding the replacement of Railroad Ave bridge No. 354.

Email from James J. Geremia, Engineer, regarding conversation with Mr. Alsabe from RIDOT.

Mr. Kane stated that he has spoken with Mr. Alsabe and the contract presented is a standard contract used by RIDOT for all similar business. Mr. Kane recommended that the contract be signed as presented. There was some discussion on this matter. Mr. Fontaine made a motion for the Chairman to sign the contract as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Invoices:

Hart Engineering Invoice #16 Phosphorus/Copper Upgrade in the amount of $99,764.00 – Fund 8300.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay Hart Engineering Invoice #16 in the amount of $99,764.00 from Fund 8300. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #19 Phosphorus/Copper Upgrade – Construction in the amount of $30,812.74 – Fund 8300.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #19 in the amount of $30,812.74 from Fund 8300. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.

Nexom Invoice #8 Phosphorus/Copper Upgrade in the amount of $57,696.30 – Fund 8300.

Mr. Geremia recommended that the board not approve payment of this invoice at this time, as the work has not been completed. Mr. Fontaine made a motion to withhold payment and to direct the BSC’s attorney, Mr. Kane, to draft a letter to Nexom, holding Nexom accountable for all fees incurred by the BSC due to Nexom’s failure to meet the deadline. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Engineer’s Report:

Phosphorus/Copper Project Status Report of Construction

Mr. Geremia explained that there are still compliance issues regarding the work currently being performed by Nexom. Nexom is still working to correct the problem. Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Engineer’s report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.

Attorney’s Report:

Status of properties not connected to the sanitary sewer system.

Mr. Kane stated that he will be focusing his time on the issues regarding Nexom and the Phosphorus/Copper upgrade for the near future. The Perry’s are due to return before the Commission at the November meeting, with their attorney. Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Attorney’s report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Superintendent’s Report:

Report for the month of August, 2017

OPERATIONS

Influent to Treatment Facility:                            M.G.                                      Date Occurred

             Average daily flow                           0.7292                                               N/A

                                         Maximum daily flow                          0.7830                                            02-Aug

                                          Minimum daily flow                           0.6730                                            27-Aug

Biochemical Oxygen Demand:               Percent Removal                               Average

Concentration

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

                                                         Facility achieved                      99.6%                                                0.9

Total Suspended Solids:

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

                         Facility achieved                      99.2%                                                   2.3

Total Phosphorus:

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

                         Facility achieved                        98.6%                                           0.089

Total Ammonia:

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

                          Facility achieved                        93.4%                                            1.6

Total Copper:

     E.P.A./ D.E.M. requirement                      N/A                                          <10.7 ug/1

                          Facility achieved                        96.7%                                              7.8

Disposed Sludge:

  Dry Tons disposed of                        31.69

                                       Number of loads removed                          26

                                              Average dry tons/load                           1.22

COLLECTION SYSTEM OPERATIONS:

There were three call-ins during the month. One alarms each at Beach Road, Rock Avenue and Glendale stations. All alarms were reset and stations returned to normal operation.

Mr. Andrews 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. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jacqueline Batalon

Financial Aide