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Commission. <br /> Brad asked is the DEP considers the actual flows because of the summer peaks and winter slow <br /> down? <br /> Steve Cushing does not think they would consider that. <br /> Dennis asked what would happen is someone put some chemicals into the system, that would <br /> bill the bacteria? <br /> Steve said that has happened. They have to cheek the stores, restaurants, etc. hoofed up to the <br /> system. <br /> There is standby power which uses natural gas. Each pumping station has its own backup. <br /> o they use methanol as a carbon source? <br /> They do. At the RBC there is a mercury float switch near the bottom, a timer starts the methanol <br /> pump. This is the food source for the bacteria, they also need oxygen to use the methanol. Steve <br /> Cushing showed everyone the methanol room. All the pumps are explosion proof: <br /> Monitoring Testing requirements: <br /> Maintenance costs for this plant are $1,500 per month,,just for operation and maintenance staff, <br /> no chemicals, no parts. Testing is extra. <br /> Methanol cosh about $2.00 per gallon and they use 2 gallons per day. There is also the cost of <br /> coagulants. Lab testing rams about $250 per month on average. <br /> The Commission then went over to the Stratford Ponds treatment plant, which is built but not yet <br /> operating. 1t is an amphidrome system. <br /> Presently they are soliciting bids for operation of the plant. <br /> The State will be doing testing of the plant this week and they hopefully will go on line soon <br /> after that. <br /> The pre-treatment tank is 23,000 gallons. The wastewater then moves to the amphidro ne <br /> system, which is sand and stone filtration. Those tanks are 14 feet deep, with different grades of <br /> sand. The water comes in the top and filters down. There are 20 leaching pits. <br /> 1f necessary, the wastewater will go into a de-nitrifying tank, where methanol is added. If the <br /> water tests 5 parts it will go directly into the leaching fields. The leading pits are 8 ft by 12 <br /> feet, with stone around them. <br /> This system does not have the cost of a budding, all the tams are in the ground. <br /> Where is a small building for the back up generator. There are also blowers, which add air during <br /> the aerobic process. <br /> The meeting adjourned at 10: o a.m. <br /> NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS APRIUL 9, 1997 7:00 P.M. TOWN HALL <br />