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WATER AND SEWER BOARD
MEETING
January 23, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m.
Members present:
Members absent:
Also present:
Clark, Moore, Cassidy, Wiggins, Oakley,
Habenicht, Higday, Wolosyn
Burns
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
John Bock, Utilities Manager
Bill McCormick, Operations Supt.
Joe Pershin, Water Production
Administrator
1. MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 14, 2006 MEETING.
The Englewood Water and Sewer Board approved the minutes of the meeting of
November 14, 2006.
Mr. Wiggins moved;
Mr. Moore seconded:
Ayes:
Nays:
Members absent:
Motion carried .
To approve the minutes from the November
14, 2006 meeting.
Clark, Moore, Cassidy, Wiggins, Oakley,
Habenicht, Bums, Moore, Wolosyn
None
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2. BIG DRY CREEK INTERCEPTOR.
John Bock, Utilities Manager, appeared to discuss the Big Dry Creek Interceptor. The
Big Dry Creek Interceptor line runs along Clarkson and Orchard, with the sewage
eventually emptying into the Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant. The
Board received a letter from Southgate Sanitation District outlining a proposed
rehabilitation and replacement program.
It is proposed that advanced tap charges will no longer be collected, but line charges will
continue to be collected for the Big Dry Creek Interceptor for a long-range maintenance
program. Tap fees that hav e been collected will be reimbursed to the respective
sanitation districts.
Maintenance fees will be increased $8 to $10 per year, per residential unit to cover costs .
Southgate will then give the maintenance program a $1 ,800,000 loan to the Maintenance
Program that will be repaid from future maintenance revenues. The existing contract
allows for these adjustments . The City Attorney's office is rev iewing the contract.
3 . MARY ELLEN McPHERSON -4001 S. FOX ST .
John Bock appeared to review the challenges of Mary Ellen McPherson, owner of 4001 s.
Fox Street regarding her water and sewer billing history.
4. GUEST: DAVID HILL, WATER ATTORNEY RE: FRICO CASE.
David Hill, Englewood's water attorney, appeared before the Board to discuss water
rights issues and the results of the FRI CO case.
5. GUEST: JOE PERSHIN, ALLEN FILTER PLANT. DISINFECTION
BYPRODUCTS AND SURFACE WATER.
Joe Pershin, Water Production Administrator, appeared before the Board to discuss the
Stage 2 Disinfection/Disinfection Byproducts Rule, which is meant to lessen the exposure
to disinfection byproducts, and the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule, which is meant to lessen exposure to Cryptosporidium. Possible alternate
disinfection techniques were discussed .
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6 . GEESE CONTROL AT THE ALLEN FILTER PLANT .
The Board received copies of the City of Englewood Administrative Policy Manual #4 7
allowing use of a pyrotechnic pistol launcher for the use of geese dispersal at the North
Reservoir at the Allen Filter Plant. Mr. Bill McCormick, Operations Superintendent at
the Allen Filter Plant appeared to explain the use of the pyrotechnic pistol and the hazards
that are created by large numbers of geese that can reside on the North Reservoir.
7. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
The Board received the following informational items:
a. Article from "The Seattle Times," "Sewer Bills Likely to Rise" discusses a $1.75
billion increase in the cost of the Brightwater sewage treatment plant. That will increase
already high sewer rates.
b. Article from "Quarterly Magazine," "Data Driven Design" discusses the
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant implementing a cutting-edge
automation system .
The next Water and Sewer Board will be February 13, 2006 in the Community
Development Conference Room at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Recording Secretary