2\/20\/14<\/p>\n
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The monthly meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held at Freedom Hall at 5 PM with all members present. Superintendent Chris Wiseman was also present.<\/p>\n
The January minutes were approved.<\/p>\n
The warrants were signed.<\/p>\n
There were no coliform and no MTBE detections during the month. Chlorination will continue until further notice.<\/p>\n
The following information was included in the Superintendent\u2019s report:<\/p>\n
PUMPAGE<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2014<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 2013<\/span><\/p>\n January Pumpage \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a08,851,000\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>8,993,000<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026There was one replacement service and one repair.<\/p>\n Mr. Campbell departed at 5:30.<\/p>\n Discussion continued on the condition of the Main Street tank.\u00a0 Mr. Barnicle made a motion to accept a proposal from Haley and Ward to further assess the condition of the tank, pending the Superintendent\u2019s approval of the scope of work and timeframe and not to exceed $5,000. Mr. Kiely seconded the motion and it was so voted.<\/p>\n Discussion was held on the total coliform situation.\u00a0 Mr. Barnicle made a motion to accept the contract from Tata & Howard for services that will investigate the source of the coliform detections.\u00a0 Mr. Kiely seconded the motion and it was so voted.<\/p>\n Discussion was held on the situation at the Newtown Road tank.\u00a0 Mr. Wiseman informed the Board that he has had some freeze-up issues inside the building and needs to have an inside enclosure built around certain interior elements.<\/p>\n After Mr. Wiseman presented one proposal for architectural design and drawings, Mr. Barnicle made a motion requesting two more proposals. \u00a0Mr. Kiely seconded the motion and it was so voted.<\/p>\n Discussion continued on Open Cape\u2019s position in conjunction with the security system. Mr. Wiseman was asked to obtain fiber optic mapping from the Town of Barnstable.<\/p>\n Discussion continued on the West Street tank.\u00a0 Mr. Wiseman presented a proposal from Utility Services to provide an asset management program.\u00a0 The Board took it under advisement.\u00a0 Mr. Wiseman presented other storage tank painting projects that had been completed recently.<\/p>\n Discussion continued on the office manager\u2019s upcoming retirement.<\/p>\n The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 5:00 at Freedom Hall.<\/p>\n The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Respectfully submitted,<\/p>\n Frederick Kiely, Chairman<\/p>\n Cc: Prudential Committee<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2\/20\/14 The monthly meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held at Freedom Hall at 5 PM with all members present. Superintendent Chris Wiseman was also present. The January minutes were approved. The warrants were signed. There were… <\/p>\n