Water & Wastewater Commission

Water/Wastewater Commission Meeting AGENDA Wednesday – October 14th, 2020 5:00 p.m. J. A. Provencial Building 1200 Rindge Rd. Fitchburg, MA 01420 DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS REGARDING COVID-19, THIS MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF FATV & ZOOM. The public is invited to participate in the Zoom webinar of Oct 14, 2020 05:00 PM Register in advance for the Public Comment/Hearing portion of the Agenda by going to: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ymCjIkWPRCS6_hpLq4nHpg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about logging in to join the webinar. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Review minutes from September 9th, 2020 Commission Meeting. 2. Public Forum: None 3. Water Division  SCADA project update  Loan ($4 million) for SCADA upgrades and Falulah transmission main  Water rate revenues  Meter upgrade project – update  Land protection projects - update 4. Wastewater Division  Status Update Items: o Sewer Ordinance, (City Code Chapter 147):   Council Legislative Affairs Committee Hearing on Petition 204-20 (‘Changes to City Code, Ch. 147) was scheduled for Tuesday – October 13th.  JAM to provide briefing update on status of Petition 204-20. o Review & Approve the Revised DRAFT “Sewer Rules & Regulations” (update of previous DRAFT “Sewer Rules & Regulations” provided by Arcadis {consulting engineer}), provided to the W/WW Commission at the Sept. 9th, 2020 Commission Meeting.  Construction Project (Update): o SSU Project (complete) o CSS Project: “CSO 007, 011, 039, 048 Separation/Rehabilitation Project”. Bid on Aug. 17th, 2020. City is executing construction contract with the Contractor, J.A. Polito & Sons, Inc.  “Preconstruction Conference” held ‘virtually’, on Friday – Oct. 9th. o “On-Call Construction Contract” Work (Contractor: Blue Diamond Equipment): the “River Bank Stabilization Project” has been completed, and the “Elm Street Sewer Repair Project” has been completed;  Blue Diamond will be going to Highview Street next, for the “Highview Street Sewer Rehab. /Replacement Project”.  SSES, Phase 4 – Interceptor Sewer Evaluation (Weston & Sampson): Update.  Siphon Cleaning Design & Bid, and Inspection Services Project (Weston & Sampson): Update.  Wastewater Management Plan, Consent Decree Submission #2: Being prepared by Weston & Sampson for submission to EPA & MassDEP by December 31, 2020. 5. Other Business  The Water/Wastewater Commission will next meet at 5:00 pm on Wednesday November 4, 2020 at the J.A. Provencial Building, 1200 Rindge Rd. Fitchburg, MA 01420.  Adjourn