11/15/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 15 , 1994 TOWN HALL Members Present: Merry Sue Ahlgren , Janice Mills , Paul Griffin , Joe Polito, Bill Martiros , Steve Greelish, Joan Avant Tavares Also Present: Ed Frenette, Bob Fournier, Mark Chen , Tom Wren, Ian Aitchison, Dan Solien , Elias McQuaid , Greg Taylor, Bill Hauck , Dr. Lincoln DeMoura, Gus Fredricks , Mike Pietrowski , Michael Pare Absent: Peter Dinizio SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND DATA COLLECTION STATUS Elias McQuaid gave an update on the data Weston and Sampson has collected for flow rates of other schools - Sandwich High School , South Plymouth and Norwell . Elias also presented a letter and budget information on the Cromaglass system from Analytical Systems Inc. The estimate is based on a 16 , 000 gallon per day system because it is built in modules of 8, 000 gallons each. Elias reviewed the estimate with the Committee. He said this company would absorb some operating and sample testing costs because they need data from Massachusetts . There are 2 existing similar plants in the State on an experimental basis (one in Topsfield) . The expected effluent nitrogen loading will be between 2 . 5 and 1 . 5 parts per million, which is wonderful . It can be monitored off site, from the high school building . He presented a short video tape on the system where it is in use in a school in PA. It is a 40,000 gallon per day and is allowed to be discharged directly into a river . Steve said some of the other advantages of this system are there is minimal or no chemical additions necessary. Maintenance consists of the inspections and maintenance of the pumps . It beats a conventional plant for operating costs . It is a very good system. It is approved in a few other States. They expect an answer for general use (commercial ) approval from DEP in March 1995 . It does not rewire that someone (maintenance person) be on site every day , it could be a periodic, "on-call " basis. Ian asked how long it will take to install , after approval? It is much quicker than a conventional system. Paul asked Steve if he has talked with the State about the flow rates? He said they just got the final figures. He will draft a report to the State. The figures definitely state our case. Paul explained he met with Tom Cahir and spoke before the Appropriations Committee to request 75% reimbursement for the project from the State. They asked him .if there were a lot of single parents moving in to the area? He did not have a statistic for that. They also asked if Mashpee attempted to regionalized . Paul explained Mashpee explored it but no other Towns 1