Joint Meeting with the Select Board in their role as the Town's Water and Sewer Commission

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, February 1, 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
• 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.