Water & Sewer Commission

Town of Mount Airy Water and Sewer Commission Meeting Minutes – February 4, 2015 Commission members in attendance: Dick Swanson, Council Liaison Bob King, Rick Blatchford and Fred Goundry. The meeting was called to order at 7:08 pm Minutes: Bob King moved to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2015 meeting. Seconded by Rick Blatchford and approved by unanimous vote. Old Business: FOG Compliance: Dick Swanson distributed a draft letter to Food Service Establishments (FSE) reminding them that they are not in compliance with the FOG ordinance by failing to submit the Grease Control Devices Registration Form and the maintenance logs. He pointed out that continued failure to comply could result in penalties assessed on the FSEs. Stormwater Management: Dick Swanson reported that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed a “Challenge” to the MDE NPDES MS4 permit issued to Carroll County and other counties Carroll County intends to similarly file a “Challenge” alleging that MDE did not adequately consider the county’s comments on the draft permit. Both Challenges are administrative actions and, at this time, do not impact the permit that covers both the Carroll and Frederick county portions of Mount Airy. New Business: Water & Sewer FY 2016 Budget: Complete FY 2016 estimated expenses amounts are still not available. Consequently, the Commission was unable to determine if the FY 2016 W&S budget would impact the W&S service charges. W&S Reserves: Bob King reported that his W&S report at the February Town Council meeting included January’s W&S recommendation that W&S reserves (Capital Funds) not be used for purposes other than W&S capital projects or W&S emergencies. New Business: Calendar 2015 Water Allocation: The Commission discussed how much water should be available for development within the Town limits for calendar 2015. Of the 2014 allocation, 19,197 gpd remain unallocated. Staff recommended that an addition 20,000 gpd be released in 2015 in order to meet the expected increase in infill and redevelopment projects that will exhaust the 2014 balance and use an indeterminate amount of the 2015 allocation. Bob King moved that the W&S recommend that the Town Council allocate an additional 20,000 gpd for infill and redevelopment bringing the total available water to 39,197 gpd as recommended by Staff. Seconded by Rick Blatchford and passed by a vote of three in favor and one opposed. Adjournment: Fred Goundry moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Bob King and passed by unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20pm. W&S Meeting: The next W&S meeting is March 4, 2015 in Town Hall at 7:00 pm. Prepared by, Dick Swanson, Secretary