November 2022 minutes
All minutes are in draft form
November 1, 2022
6:00 p.m.
United Church of Underhill
TRUSTEES PRESENT OPERATORS PRESENT WEB MANAGER
Joe O’Brien
Tanner Palmer
Steve Jennings CLERK ASST. OPERATOR
Nancy Benson
1. Call to Order and Welcome. Joe O’Brien called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. to adopt the Agenda. The Agenda was adopted.
2. Review and approval of minutes of previous meeting(s). Minutes from the October meeting were approved.
3. Review and approval of financial statements. The financial reports for October were approved.
4. Customer Comments. Joe said the Miltons reported there was trouble reading their meter. They calculated the amount due, so it should match now.
Joe talked with the Guays. They had a hose that was leaking, which accounted for the high usage. Joe reduced their bill to match the average over the last year.
5. Operations Report.
Operator’s Report.
- Water usage. ________ gal/day
- Test Results and Testing.
Bacteria results negative.
Fluoride results within tolerance.
Chemical testing was done.
There was a coliform count on the tank after cleaning.
A new chlorine pump was ordered.
They want to do another complete flushing since the cistern was cleaned. Joe will get notice out before.
6. Old Business.
A. Nothing new on Mill Development update.
B. Nothing new on United Church.
C. No new allocations.
7. New Business.
A. The Maple Ridge cistern was cleaned, vacuumed and rinsed. Joe sent notice to the affected customers before. It was refilled with water from the water hauler. The other two tanks are on the calendar to be done in April, 2023.
B. The sanitary survey said that the three houses on Maple Ridge since the cistern was installed need to have the pumps and pressure systems checked. Mike and Lucas need to test that it is 40 lbs. minimum entry of house before pressurized.
C. The chlorine is eating away at the benches where it leaks in the control building. We are going to replace with synthetic marble.
Joe said the self-draining is not working on the hydrant. It is painted red. It will need to be pumped.
8. Next Regular Meeting. Next regular meeting December 6, 2022.
9. Review and Approve Bills. Bills were reviewed and approved.
Adjournment. The regular meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Benson, Clerk/Treasurer
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Joe O’Brien, President