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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - WC - 10/07/2015 AR: Cohnsset Water Qd �N ........ u},f " � D E P A R T M E N T Commissioners _ Leonora C.Jenkins yr�,ss �o `S� Sam Rolf N. Gjesteby John W. Steinmetz Minutes of the Cohasset Board of Water Commissioners 339 King Street— Water Treatment Plant October 7, 2015 @ 9:30 am Members Present: Leonora Jenkins, Chairman Rolf Gjesteby, Vice-Chairman John Steinmetz, Clerk Recording Secretary: Brenda Douglas Guests Present: Carl Hillstrom, Joe Geary, Brian Joyce, Susan Sarni, Dr. Robin Lawrence Motion made by Lee to call the meeting to order at 9:30 2nd by John. 8 James Lane Lee reviewed that the project be looped and that there be no blasting. There is a meeting tonight with the Planning board. Rolf said it was to withdraw the existing permit only. Lee postponed the rest of the conversation until Brian Joyce joined the meeting. Lee introduced Dr. Robin Lawrence and Susan Sarni. Then she introduced the board and W&C employees. Robin told everyone that he is the new Chairman of the Board of Health. He then introduced Susan as the new Health Agent. Susan has worked for Hingham for the past 5 years. She stated that there have been a lot of septic repairs made in the town. She stated that she has had a lot of the requests for wells in town. She does food inspections, drug awareness and Emergency Management. Robin said that their board consists of 3 members. His background is he is a dentist. He has worked at the state level in RI. He has been on board since 1999. Rolf questioned about what was going on at 90 Doane Street. Susan said she went to the home and inspected the septic system and found that it was not overflowing and there was no impact or concern. Susan then wanted to talk to the board about the requests she has for potable well. She currently has 3 on her desk right now for Mohawk Way. The Barry's and the Schwandt's are requesting wells. Brenda explained why the Barry's needed a well, but that the Schwandt's were going to connect to town water and had already paid the $7500 connection fee. Susan stated there was another one that was currently on town water that wanted to dig a well as well. Susan said she would reach out to Brenda about the applications. 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Pax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org Lee raised the concern of someone on Doane Street raising chickens. Susan said that there are regulations on Roosters but with chickens you need to be raising 12 or 13 for it to warrant a permit. Susan wrote a recommendation to the Sewer Dept. and she addressed the Beechwood area in regards to having town sewer put in. Then there was a discussion about the geese. Lee said that Chris Senior had a great idea about the eggs. Susan said they tried to handle the eggs the same way Chris suggested but as soon as it rained it washed away what was put on the eggs. She stated that it was a very costly and time consuming project. John asked if the Susan new about a horse at 153 Sohier Street. Susan said she was just made aware when she did a site visit. Susan said there are permits that are needed to have a horse on a property. Lee thanked them for coming by. Brian then joined the meeting. There was a discussion about town meeting. John asked if anyone had reached out to legal counsel about Holland Company. They voted on article 2 which had a separate session and they voted to remove the $114,000. It has been removed as an article on the warrant but it can be mentioned at town meeting. Brian said that everyone felt that until all the information is taken in that it should not be on the warrant. Carl asked Brian if he received any plans for the 8 James Lane Project. He said that he had not. The only thing that had been received is the letter stating that they would loop and not blast. Carl said that there are 3 homes which will need to be tied into the new main and also that the old main will need to be abandoned and capped. Carl had a map which he received in August with their plan. Carl said that he is not sure which plan that the developers are working from the one in August or the 2014 plan. Carl showed Brian that one plan shows the main coming in,but no paved apron and the other has a paved apron and the hydrant has been moved. Carl said it looks like they will be using the area for parking. Brian will send Clark Brewer an e-mail today before the meeting tonight. Carl said he is assuming that the road will be patched. Brian said they cannot ask for berm to berm. Another item Carl pointed out was that the developers plan shows an 8" water main on Pleasant Street when in fact it's a 12". Carl said there are 12"valves there and it may not be necessary for them to cut in the 12" valve which is very costly. This could save them a lot of money and possibly get back some of the fees. Lee asked if the test holes had been done yet. Brian said that the only correspondence received was the letter that the board got. Lee wanted to know the status of the National Grid gas project. Brian said 1000 feet had been done and they have 2500' to put in. S. Main from Red Lion to community center is done. Elm Street and Brook Street are being worked on now. Jason Road will be done during the day. Then Ripley to the Post office is still pending. They lay the main then they have to go back down the street to connect the services. So it will look like they are going thru twice. Brian informed the board that Pleasant Street, King St., and Lamberts Lane are slated to be paved this fall. Brian explained that they have a consortium with other communities so he is not sure of the exact timeline. Brian is expecting.them to be in before the end of the season. Brian said the new procurement officer Susan Bruce can be used if there are any questions on purchasing. She was the CPO for Chelsea for over 13 years. She is a paralegal, she has great experience. There is a new person for permitting as well. 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org Carl asked is Brian had looked into the DEP grant which is due on the 181'. The project would be an 80/20 project planned and funded. Lee gave Brian a copy of the 5 year plan which was in the town report. Carl said that some of the things listed on the 5 year plan are currently coming out of the general fund. Brian will plug info into 10 year plan and send to Carl who will populate the rest of the 10 year plan on behalf of the board. Carl said for this year it is a moot point but going forward once it's in place then it would be possible to go forward with requesting the DEP grant. Lee wanted to know if it was worth trying to get the meter grant. Brian will look into that and requested that I get him the information about how much has been budgeted for this year for meters. Woodard & Curra n Weeds & Silt Removal—Carl found a firm out of Vermont but has not heard back from the firm yet. Lee asked if another Conservation Commission Order of Conditions would have to be filed. Carl and I stated probably. Lee asked when benthic barrier will be removed, Carl said the company would be back to remove next week. Ellms Meadow Insulation&Piping—Carl has an estimate on labor of$8,250 but no estimate has been received for the insulation. Lime Conversion—DEP said that they would respond in 30-90 days. Joe stated that they are now requesting for more information to be filled out by an engineer. Lee asked what kind of questions. Joe said that it was a lot of questions about current chemicals, containment etc. Lee asked aren't they in place already, Joe & Carl said yes. Permit Extension-"Water Management Act" - Carl sent the board a letter stating the permit will not be issued until spring of next year. They have extended the current withdrawal permit. Until we get the new permit nothing changes. Lee asked if we were above the 65 gallons per day. Carl said it was a little higher than that. Wellfields& Water Supply—The well went down to 8' so the wellfield was off for 8-10 days after the rain the wellfield is back online. If running in the winter, full time, it would compensate for 20-25% of the monthly usage. This would save overall between sludge & chemicals. The lime conversion would cause less sludge. The silt in the pond is a very big issue. Possible silt removal from the pond Carl will look more into. Carl informed the board that that the Aquatic divers said that we have no algae problem which is good. Joe said that there are some algae's that clog up filters, and cause taste and odor problems. There was a discussion about the cleanup at Wompatuck. It was suggested that maybe the Boy Scouts could help out in the future. Carl informed the board that he had received a call from the DEP. Mr. Morin of 80 Aaron River Road complained to DEP about the fence abutting his property. Carl spoke to owner who wanted to fix the fence himself. He would like to put up a 4' high black fence. John suggested having criteria which would have to be met in order for a homeowner to replace the fence. John suggested having the homeowner come to a meeting with what they are proposing. The board is going to go by the home to view the fence. I will contact the homeowner to give the board permission to go onto the property to check out. 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org John suggested having a short meeting prior to town meeting. Lee & Rolf thought that it would not be necessary since they only had 2 articles which both involved taking of Water Department monies. Commission Comments Lee said that Karen Quigley has resigned her position with the Selectmen. She asked that if someone was to resign please notify the board members first. John made a motion to approve the September 17, 2015 meeting notes 2nd by Rolf, all in favor. Next meeting is scheduled for November 12th @ 9:30am Lee will put together an agenda. Motion made by Lee to adjourn at 11:10, this was 2nd by John all in favor. Respectfully Submitted, Brenda Douglas, Recording Secretary Approved By: Date: l I Is J hn Steinmetz, Clerk ,-asset Board of Water Commi o ers 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org