Morning everyone to the water commissioners meeting February 19th at 6 pm. Sorry for the delay. We are uh editing here and I'm pleased if I uh >> I'm sure you're recording. >> Yes, sir.
>> Oh, thank you. As I go through if there's any please let me know. public comments. Anyone out there? >> Oh, I wonder if that's We can review the December 19th meeting minutes. Yes.
accept all six elderly application >> David. Yes. >> Yes. Uh so the director's report we are continue working on high water notifications and follows the homeowners regarding their high usage and following
up through those and whatnot. Um, obviously the department, water department staff has been working with the DPW, all of us in regards to the snowstorms we've had the last two months. So, they have been tied up with a lot of that as
well as making sure our snow banks are lowered and uncovering fire hydrants, keeping the well tank and the paths clear to our pumping stations. John got was able to reach out to surrounding communities to gauge feedback on the master plan committee action. We'll
follow up on that. We're a continuation of some of our SCADA system maintenance yearly stuff and then uh we do have some public drinking water distribution system specification updates >> with that high water notifications. What's the trigger on that?
>> Uh we do get an email. >> Oh, okay. So the system will let you know when there's high usage every Monday. >> Yeah, I get the contin. >> Okay. So that's like the leak report. Yep. Okay. Notre Yeah. And then I know they someone had mentioned wanting to be
notified if their water bill was getting too high. So that's why I was worried that that was >> I believe that was from the prior administration. There's talk about trying to try to do something like that. We haven't got that. >> Okay. >> Yep. I remember that.
>> Yeah. There was a >> there was an abatement and the usage was was used And that's it was a rental property. It was hard to decide >> what the trigger would be.
>> I will look every morning on the thing just because it's been so cold to make sure and we did find a couple where the >> That's what we've been doing. Yeah. That's all we haven't done. Like you were just saying
>> were there any major changes? I I did read through the changes the specifications. Was there anything? >> I think it was just updating just some of the things that water former wanted to see. You know, everything changes over the years. So based on a bunch of different stuff and then >> yeah, what other town do with like
materials and stuff >> and that's a lot of things we still want to follow through and go with. We just wanted to get you guys it to really look at it. Any of your questions, you can come back and then we can really go back and forth on it. >> I did. I looked at it when you guys sent out. >> That's why I kind of figured we got a while. I mean, even if there's questions
on that, Kevin said he'd gladly come next month. We could sit and tackle anything. >> A lot of it clean up. >> Something about He's just trying to find two only one hydr.
>> Yeah, there's a seems to it's easier to rebuild, quicker build. So every couple years different hydrants are made different ways. This type of hydrant, but it's just you can almost you have the parts on site and you just fix it right after
just the ease of ease of use. Yeah, that was the only stall bunch of those hydrants. They're they're pretty good. >> Yeah. And that's kind of once he finds stuff like that, it's
readily available. Yeah. Widely used kind of that's what triggered it. >> Work orders were uh The 97 sheet passure rotor is a water turn on and a meter pit just got installed. Inspect for leaks on High 17
Foster. We inspected a shut off bypass at 131 Lake Shore Drive. Inspect possible leaks at the meter high bill. We've confirmed a shut off at 26 Grove Street and we had a continuous consumption inspection at
1215. >> That was for this. And in January, we had some final reading on North Point Road on meter not reading properly. Water pressure concerned. No nine evil was no water but it was frozen. MXC was not
working at 33 college meter not reading properly again brick year. Uh 9 39 Rosewood they in there had emergency watering trust you did private job. We was there to inspect it. and 727 was a
frozen meter replace and 435 couch. like normals cottages >> anything in the ground >> frozen or >> n one house actually I'm sorry I'm pretty sure there was one >> and that's what you were able to feed that out to the curb stop and then nothing could in the house and we have
it so >> I can follow Kevin but I think he was going to go on his own to alleviate that >> then a commitment >> yeah we just had um 10 final readings in December 20 Brook Drive, 31 Woodland Ridge, 19
Island Way, 29 Birchwood, seven Sawrass, three Pine Road, 16 Brand View, 17 Bunny View, and 139 Montgome, and 33 Boy Drive and all of those have been paid.
And then January they had five which was eight North Longard, 22 Rosewood, 109 Lake 16 Evergreen and 21 Feeding Hills Road which all also have been paid. Uh it's a bold business master plan
action item promise completion norm. I believe it was in regards to the aquafer advisory committee we're looking into. >> Correct. >> So John loved able to get a hold of Westfield Westfield
and Suff or actually it's aquarium water company and they are a private agency that manages a law small water distribution system in westart west Sufffield Missouri. >> Okay. >> So we were able to outreach to them. >> Yeah. John will be able to talk to them, get their thoughts on a committee and an
advisory committee to start looking into it or at least gauge their interest. >> They've all seemed interested in it. I think it's just going to be a a longer process. >> Yeah. >> I also want to make sure that making an advisory committee and board is done
properly, not just we made it up and here we go. >> Yeah. >> Correct. I believe there's some checks and balances I would have to look into, but um that's probably one of the biggest parts of it is that we were able to outreach and get them to come back to us and actually they all seem pretty uh
pretty good with the idea. So, I think it'll be a good veteran. I think it'll just take say it'll be a little while and I think uh probably just because it's going to take a while everybody on board see their thoughts are what
>> I did for you information some research on pounds going in state Massachusetts. >> Yes. Okay then. I apologize. This one will be resolved. Modified
transferred to somebody else could be cancelled. That's an estimated time completion resolution. That's what this sheet is in front. calendar. Your one ends
your two starts July 1st and goes two weeks. I would recommend time first two years on the hook to resolve the issue.
I would recommend put three And then if you need to you can move the audit. Seven or eight organizations I think I think just even go forward I'll reach
you more discussing I think you're on the advisory committee but that might drag part of it. I think one of the other things I'm saying they seem to
push back to us. We used to get we used to get notifications from all the other town at the meeting to decide whether or not wanted to get involved our some of the projects were
most of them were just could be saying different developments. Yeah, I think that might be something making sure that that information is how many communities draw from West
Springfield. Uh, and it looks like that's Sfield might because of their but they're a private company that does it. So, and it's in Connecticut. So, I'm not sure on how I don't know their necessary all their rules. >> Yeah. I'm just thinking that something
comes up in South concerned about it so that we could get information at least be granted an audience. >> Yeah. >> Express any concerns with >> the idea of a notification system.
>> Yeah. >> So many different kinds. >> Yeah. I'll make a motion. new business once those regulations open before. Yes. This is just for you guys to get it. >> You know, the only thing I was thinking
about was Springfield has a who contractor list. >> Yeah. And it's really just you got to give them a bond. So if you screw the job up, fix it. >> So that might be something that we might
want to look into. any any reputable company who wants to do water work will be has no problem small >> yeah they they do it yearly I mean I don't think we don't have work going on Springfield does private contract do
work so I don't think that needs to be it could be like maybe a fiveyear thing >> to get someone signed up that way just put them on the list. It also gives >> residents if they're looking for somebody to do work, they can go to that
list and they know that this >> all no should be private if you have to have water line installed. say I mean obviously work but with them doing that private something like that not not for people
doing town work they've already been approved basically process >> but for private contractors like I I did a high in on the what was crappy Joe's >> fire so like doing that kind of stuff
>> that's okay >> because that's all with the the bond is nice because it packs it down and we're not going out paying to do the job over there problem. And when you like when we did it, we had done it. It was cold out and the
compaction wasn't great. So the house settled >> and I guess to an extent I could have just not fixed it and was what can what could we do >> and that's that's the problem. If the if you're honest and reputable you're going to fix it. Then in that case it would also hold the uh private side console as
well. >> I said yeah. So so I did it as a private contract bill asphalt settled. >> I came back and fixed it fixed it. >> But in Springfield the guys aren't
coming back. >> So like in Springfield we do water work a couple times. asphalt patch isn't done perfectly. You may just put it in fix it. >> And if you don't have a bond, you don't have to come back. That's a good point. >> They can't.
>> Mhm. No. Yeah. >> So, even if it was, I mean, maybe not 10,000, but even to just go and repair a water service that's been, you know, done improperly, it's going to cost. >> Correct. A percentage. >> Have your contractor come in and do it.
>> Right. It's the same type of job. >> A good point though. Yeah. >> More people that aren't necessarily from here, >> you know, and then there's so they come, they don't know who who the reputable companies are. They get something come in
shout >> who do they call right now? They're the water commission's upset water. ground, >> you know, street, you know. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Anything else on that?
Got it. Got it. >> Yeah, I'll read through. I saw that when you sent the track changes. >> We We can We just can't like display the so we can read them. Okay. >> No, no.
>> Okay, perfect. >> That's why I didn't understand. >> No, we just kidding. >> I read it. >> Thank you.
>> Yeah, just to approve them. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Make a motion to accept the session. >> Second motion to accept the minutes of the executive session from 1016 2025 and
128. Favor. >> Yes. March 19th. >> Is that for the commitment signing? >> We have everything right here and >> No, it was again it's been kind of late
trying to get caught up on a lot of things. >> All right. Make a motion to adjurnn. >> I second a motion to adjurnn. >> In favor, >> John Kang. Yes. >> Leave me. Yes. Meeting adjourn at 6:27.
>> Thank you.