Joint Meeting - Select Board & Water Commission-Postponed 2/1/23
Event Date:
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Hinsdale’s Water and Sewer Advisory Committee
Joint Meeting with the
Select Board in their role as the Town’s Water and Sewer Commission
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Place: Town Hall Community Room
39 South Street, Hinsdale, MA 01235
Agenda
Open Meeting
- Introductions
- Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Members
- Russ Parks, Chair
- Mary Rice
- Laura Galliher
- Dick Eastland
- Monica Montferret
- Select Board
- Earl Peck, Chair
- Bart Collins
- Ray Huntoon
- DPC Engineering – The Town’s Consulting Engineers for our Systems
- Dave Prickett, President
- Justin Skelly, Associate
- Administrative Staff
- DPW Superintendent – Jamie Callahan
- DPW-Water and Sewer Billing Clerk – McKenzie Doyle
- Town Administrator – Bob Graves
- Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Members
- Overview of the Sewer System
- Sewer I – Town’s original system
- Sewer II – a Few Hinsdale Residents on Dalton’s System
- Sewer III – serving Plunkett and Ashmere
- Sewer Budgets and Surpluses
- Loans
- Major Maintenance Expenses
- Biggest Concerns for the Sewer System
- Increases due to Pittsfield’s new plant
- Long Term Maintenance and capital repair expenses
- Pump Stations
- Replacement pumps on hand
- Metering issues/concerns
- Nuisance materials clogging pumps
- Connections and Fees
- Overview of Water System
- Belmont reservoir
- Treatment Plant & Water Operator – Monitoring, Filtering, Testing, Reporting
- Distribution
- Usage Metering
- Water Budget and Surplus
- Other Operational Issues
- Continuous Leak Reports and Notifications
- Policies
- Connections/Fees
* Please note – It is an ambitious agenda, but best to lay it all out and perhaps cover it in multiple sessions.