TOWN OF SOMERS

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY

P. O. Box 308

Somers, Connecticut 06071

WPCA MEETING MINUTES

1/7/03; 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall

I. CALL TO ORDER:

Chairman Jim Botellio called the meeting to order at 7:47 p.m. Members present were: Jim Botellio; Charles Colby; Dan Fraro and Simon Lipton. Also present was Steve Jacobs, Sanitarian.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 12/10/02

Charles Colby made a motion to approve the 12/10/02 minutes, as written. This motion was seconded by Dan Fraro and unanimously approved by the Authority.

III. SCITICO PUMP STATION:

HWC Maintenance Bills:

Attorney Carl Landolina wrote a letter to Robert Flagg of Hazardville Water Company which states - in part - that the invoices for a portion of the cost of repair or replacement of pumps will not be shared by the WPCA. It is the WPCA's position that the replacement and/or repair of pumps is a routine maintenance item and therefore the cost should be borne by HWC.

If the pumps failed because of a natural disaster, then the WPCA would share the cost.

IV. SEWER/WATER BILLING:

a. Update

b. Software/Training

Connie Carenzo reported very little payment activity during the month of December. The delinquent billing for both water and sewer will go out during the month of January. All of the batches from October through December have been copied for Blair Lawson and Connie McKenna has been entering the data into the new billing system.

The BMSI system maintenance fee has been paid for 2003 and Connie Carenzo activated the BMSI system for another year with the help of Kathy at BMSI.

Blair Lawson has been meeting with Karen LaPlante to review the numbers for the year-end reports needed by the Treasurer's Office. It now appears that the year-end numbers for both billing systems match. Interest is calculated slightly different in the new billing system.

It is planned to run the delinquency billing for sewer and water on the new system and to run the February water billing on both systems. Blair Lawson is working on a three part

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billing form that will print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with two perforations. A new higher speed printer will be purchased before the billing is done.

V. WPCA 2003-04 BUDGET:

Steve Jacobs reviewed the draft of the proposed WPCA 2003-04 budget with the Authority. Members of the Authority will review these figures at their leisure and that budget will be voted on at the February WPCA meeting.

Charles Colby made a motion to consider Agenda Item VII before VI as one of the members of the Authority will have to leave the meeting. This motion was seconded by Dan Fraro and unanimously approved by the Authority.

VII. BILLS:

Arrow Data Services (Karen LaPlante) $987.57

Quill Company $64.98

Paparlardo Fence $985.00

Environmental Monitoring Lab $530.00

State of CT (for publishing permit for the Sewer

Plant in the Hartford Courant) $771.60

Charles Colby made a motion to pay the bills; seconded by Dan Fraro and unanimously approved by the Authority.

VI. CORRESPONDENCE/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

Received the semi-annual report for the latest round of perimeter testing on the plume. Things are looking great. No growth in the plume. Contamination is below the drinking water standard on Polo View Road - no change on Winwood Circle. Contamination levels are dropping on Rye Hill Circle.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT:

Motion to adjourn was made by Charles Colby; seconded by Dan Fraro and unanimously approved by the Authority. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan Fraro, Secretary

Connie Carenzo, Recording Secretary

MINUTES ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVAL AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.