BWC Minutes

Meeting date: 
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners

Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 6:00 PM

Commissioners Present:  Justina Carlson, Chair, Neil Gadwa, James Hood, Catharie Nass, Lori Vanderschmidt

Commissioners Absent:

Chair Carlson called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM.

Operator’s Report

Roy Maher of WhiteWater, Inc. submitted the Operator’s Report, but was unable to attend the meeting.  No questions were raised by the Board.

On Call/Emergency Repair RFP

Chair Carlson stated that the RFP draft had been approved and will be advertised shortly.

Tower Inspection and Paint Update

The Board reviewed the letter written by TA Terkanian to Chicago Bridge and Iron regarding the state of the water storage tank, and the necessary repairs.  Concerns were raised that the corrosion may need to be mitigated before the legal issues have been settled. 

Gadwa agreed to re-read the Tank Inspection Report to determine the extent of the threat from corrosion.

Chair Carlson will meet will TA Terkanian to check on the timeline for the project.

Financial Models / Master Planning

The Board agreed to review the data that is already on hand in order to continue the discussion at the next meeting.  Each member was sent a copy of the EPG Master Plan draft done in 2003 to review.  Board of Health reports on contaminants in private wells will also be distributed.

Tufts Project

Sol Ucciani, the graduate student from Tufts University is planning to attend the next BWC meeting to report on her progress.

Minutes

Chair Carlson moved to approve the 9/1/15 BWC minutes; seconded by Nass, the motion passed 5-0. 

Correspondence

none

Topics of Future Concern

  • Review of WMWS Rules & Regulations in relation to leak mitigation and customer liability forgiveness (10/6)
  • Review Master Plan (10/20)

Next Meeting:

The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 6:00 PM at the Wellfleet Town Hall in the 2nd floor Conference Room.  

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 PM.                          

Public Records Materials of 9/15/15

  1. WhiteWater Operator’s Report, dated 9-15-15
  2. Letter from TA Terkanian to Chicago Bridge & Iron, dated 9-8-15