Water & Sewer Commission

Town of Mount Airy Water and Sewer Commission Meeting Minutes October 3, 2018 Commission members in attendance: Dick Swanson, Council Liaison Peter Helt, Mark Moxley, Fred Goundry, Karl Munder and Ron Runkles. Minutes: Peter Helt moved to approve the minutes of the September 5, 2018 meeting. Seconded by Mark Moxley and the motion passed unanimously. Old Business: Stormwater Management Update: Dick Swanson updated the members on the latest approach to addressing stormwater remediation on the Frederick side of town. After comparing two potential sites for a stormwater management pond, town/county representatives agreed that building a pond near the East West Park ballfield would remediate enough acreage to meet two to three permit cycles in the Frederick side of town at a cost of approximately $990k to1,000k. This is a considerable savings over building the pond in Windy Ridge Park. Also, on October 11th , Dick Swanson and town staff will meet with Carroll County and MDE representatives to discuss dam safety options for the Deer Hollow Drive pond. Swimming Pool Discharge: The Commission was provided copies of the final swimming pool flier incorporating the suggested modifications from the last meeting. The flier and meeting minutes were sent to the town staff to be posted on the town website. Open Meetings Act Training: The following members attended the Open Meetings act training on September 11: Dick Swanson, Mark Moxley and Karl Munder. Peter Helt previously attended training. The State requires that at least one trained member be present at any meeting of the commission. Recent Rainfall Impact: Persistent above average rainfall, particularly during storms, continues to increase the inflow to the sewer system and WWTP. In each of the last four months the WWTP's average flow exceeded one million gpd. September's gpd was 1,295,600 with a one day high of 2.4 million gpd. The commission recommends that the FY 2020 budget include targeted funding to address that places where inflow is the highest such as the sewer pumping station near the American Legion, several manholes near the old CSX tracks under water during heavy rains, and along Center Street. Brian Johnson will assist in identifying specific locations for consideration. New Business: Salt Management Plan: The Water Resource Coordination Council (of which Mount Airy is a member) distributed copies of the Salt Management Plan template for municipalities. Dick Swanson provided the members with the a copy of the index to the 39 page document. He suggested that given the apparent overwhelming administrative burden this would place on the town and given the fact that there are no existing problems managing our salt program, the commission not consider recommending implementing this salt management plan. However, he asked that members take a look at he plan and provide comments at the next meeting. He will email the members the entire document for their review. Other Business: Adjournment: Peter Helt moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Mark Moxley and passed by unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm. W&S Meeting: The next W&S meeting is November 7, 2018 in Town Hall at 7:00 pm. Prepared by Dick Swanson, Secretary