SC Minutes

Burrillville Sewer Commission

Regular Meeting of April 10, 2018

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 March 20, 2018, and the question of dispensing with the reading of said Minutes, be now taken up.

Voted – Mr. Fontaine made a motion to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 20, 2018 and to dispense with the reading of said Minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

Public Comment – None

Presentation of the Superintendent’s FY18 Budget Proposal

Mr. Martin gave a brief overview of the FY18 proposed budget.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to receive and hold the FY2018 proposed budget for further review. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rouleau. All in favor, so voted.

Correspondence – None

New Business – None

Invoices:

Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC Invoice #37687 in the amount of $6,690.69 for Professional Services – Fund 8300.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion to pay Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC Invoice #37687 in the amount of $6,690.69 from Fund 8300. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #26 in the amount of $11,877.84 for services rendered in connection with Phosphorus/Copper Upgrades – Fund 8300.

Mr. Fontaine requested an explanation of some fees on the invoice. Mr. Geremia explained that these fees were for a review of the As-Builts and for construction on the project, as well as development of the O&M Manual for the BWWTF. Mr. Nolan made a motion to pay James J. Geremia & Assoc., Inc. Invoice #26 in the amount of $11,877.84 from Fund 8300. The motion was seconded by Mr. Fontaine. All in favor, so voted.

Engineer’s Report:

Phosphorus/Copper Project Status Report of Construction

Mr. Geremia stated that one of the last few punch-list items remaining is currently in process with R.E. Erickson and the skater system. One significant remaining issue is to merge the Nexom alarms with the skater system. R.E. Erickson is requesting further compensation due to some delays from Nexom in this process. Mr. Geremia requested that the Commission authorize a Change Order not to exceed $4,000.00 to address this issue. Mr. Geremia also suggested that the Commission hold Nexom responsible for these funds. There was some discussion on this matter.

Mr. Fontaine made a motion for the Burrillville Sewer Commission to authorize up to $4,000.00 for R.E. Erickson to correct the alarm problem with Nexom, with the understanding that this is to be back-charged to Nexom. The motion was seconded by Mr. Barber. All in favor, so voted.

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:

Mr. Kane stated that he has been working to resolve the Blue Water/Nexom issue. Mr. Pokorsky sent correspondence to Mr. Andrews on March 5, 2018 stating that Nexom believes that they have fulfilled their contractual obligation to Burrillville Sewer Commission. Mr. Kane and Mr. Lamoureux drafted a response letter for Mr. Andrews stating that the BSC disagrees with Nexom’s position on these issues. The letter also requests another meeting between representatives of the BSC and Nexom. Mr. Andrews stated that he will send the letter to Mr. Pokorsky and call Mr. Kane to discuss any response received.

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 March, 2018

OPERATIONS:

Influent to Treatment Facility :                           M.G.                                      Date Occurred

      Average daily flow                 1.3407                                                N/A

  Maximum daily flow                  2.2030                                             03-Mar

    Minimum daily flow                  1.020                                              31-Mar

Biochemical Oxygen Demand :              Percent Removal                                Average

                                                                                                                                         Concentration

           E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                 >85.0%                                        <30.0 mg/1

                                Facility achieved                    99.3%                                                  1.1              

Total Suspended Solids :

           E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                 >85.0%                                       <30.0 mg/1

                                Facility achieved                    99.2%                                                  1.7

Total Phosphorus :

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

                                 Facility achieved                      98.6%                                             0.049

Total Ammonia :

            E.P.A./D.E.M. requirement                      N/A                                           <31.5 mg/1

                                 Facility achieved                      37.4%                                               9.4

Total Copper :

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

                                 Facility achieved                         97.4%                                               3.5

Disposed Sludge :

Dry Tons disposed of                         28.23

                                      Number of load removed                            23

                                            Average dry tons/load                            1.23

COLLECTION SYSTEM OPERATIONS:

There were five call-in’s during the month. One alarm at the Spring Lake station, two alarms at the Beach Road station and two alarms at the WWTF/Phos System. All the alarm conditions were corrected and stations returned to normal operation.

There was some discussion regarding the Phosphorus and Copper removal D.E.M. requirements, which are currently met by the plant.

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

Sewer Use/Sewer Assessment Write-Offs – None

Adjournment:

Mr. Nolan 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