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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-03-04 Sewer Committee MinutesSewer Consonance Meeting Mulles 34-98 Councilors Attending: Nichi Farnham, John Robman, Jim Tyler Staff Attending: tun Ring, Jahn Murphy Others Attending: Royce Day Meeting Convened at 4:05 p.m. 1. $ee•m Abmem..�tRmaen_ WItiB�Couria Restaurant Gary Miles Gmy Miles, owner of Whig & Courier Restaurant wrote a letter requesting an abatement due to a water leak that was d'ucovered. When Mr. Milles received his last bill and It was more than double, the Water Disnd checked the meter and found it to be fine. Afurther hwestilmion found a toilet leak in the restroom. If the abatement is granted, the amount would he $766.41. Approved. 2, Sewer Abatement Aeauest- City Limits Restaumm 735 Main Shat Brad received a letter fromflenry Bray, owner of City Lhnits Restaumm, requesting an abatement due to a handle on a urinal which became shack in the on position, Water ran fersevemlhoursbemeitwasdiscovemd. tun Ring pointed out that this would take more than several hours for the amount to be so high Councilor Tyler asked if the Committee can get together more information on this request. Staff will get more information and bring it backto the Council. Rem tabled. USE1[-7+$4F.R[dfi4.LlAi�liaf �FdIGT7 Jim explained that he went to Augusta whh regard to the delegation bill (Federal EPA oversighteuthodtywouldbedele tedto DPP). Thiswasthe Natural Resources Committee that has been dealing with this through two legislative sessions and they finally made a recommendation that it should pass with some modifications. In the fust round, after last session, the $11,00 was going to be reduced to $7,800. Most recently, it wID bet $5,540, about halfofwhatwas originellyproposed asanamual fee. The DEPand legislators are wrestling whh whether or not this is a good thing or a badthing. J feels that in the long term, even though it means a higher fee, particularly when dealing with Stormwater H, it is better for the City to be dealing with one agency. There are a number of very heavy users that have impacted businesses in the way of paper industry that may be going from $1,100 to $50,000+ The bill elao contains a provision where after three years, the legislature will be receiving a report from DEP as to how successful they have been in carrying out the goals as presented to the Natural Resources Committee. John Murphy is very much Involved in review of the Stormwater II propposed rules. John explained that the only way to make Sportswear IJ go away is to get EPA to agree to an exemption that is based on the fad that the City is doing a massive amount of CSO work. Tho final recommendation made to the EPA Gam the CSO Partnership was to try to get an exemption for small communities to not have to do the Srormwater Program as long as the community is working on the CSO long term control plan. This was verywell received by many of those attending the meeting Jim Ring explained that a Council Resolve relative to Storrnwater II, which would include support of the CSO Partnership's position will be brought before the County at the next Council meeting. 4. SmffActiviies Jim explained that on Friday, February 27, staff received a call about a major problem at the Kenduskeag Pump Stationjust prior to 4:30pm. There was a leak in the 30 inch force main leaving the Kenduskeag pumping ststion. The DEP was called immediately and arrangements were made under emergency procurement to get Campbell Construction to be in there Erg thing Monday morning. They worked through the mghc Atter work began it was found that the diemetee of the pipes, where the leak was, were somewhat different requiring a special machined coupling. Thejobwaswepdoneand DEPwasaR set. Wirt no further business to discuss the meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.