01/28/1999 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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w wastewater plan Tom developed for the LCP. Torn said they was j ust an illustration and doesn't think it should be used as a scenario. ,He would rather they took at nitrogen numbers for the neighborhoods and develop scenarios that focus on them first. Benward Hay said,based in the planning segrnents/neighborhoods, they will prepare a map shoving the wastewater loads, in different colors representing scale. They will theca prepare wastewater mitigation scenarios/alternatives which will detail how much it reduces the nitrogen load. That would also be done on a color map. They would use the technologies identified in the screening process. Toni asked what would determine which alternatives they choose? It would be developed form the land use neap. . Tom said there was not much mention of the MEPA review process or Cape Cod Commission review process in the proposal. How would they approach regulatory review? They responded that Louis Berger has a lot of work and experience with the MEPA process. There are several planners on the team that worked on the Rte 6 review project. Torn said he didn't see it specifically written into the proposal, is it in the budget? Louis Berger responded that it was an assumption they made because everything goes through the process. It is part of the project by definition. . Denni's asked how busy they are, could they V ve l 0%to this project. They responded that they debated about whether they should brag about what a big company they are. They are a urge company which gives them the flexibility to do large jobs. They couldn't start tomorrow but could within 3 weeks. Dennis asked if they commit certain staff to a job? The project manager is committed to a job to the extent he has to be and would be fully available. . John said when talking about public participation they mention one women from the firm,, is her background in public relations` She is a planner. She is just completing a job, Newport marine tenninaL that went through environmental review and she handled all the public participation and meetings and Federal requirements. . Dr. Howes asked them to say something about the nitrogen removal ranking table. The ranking table was developed from criteria from the RFP. It shows how the criteria would be used to evaluate the different alternatives, weighted by performance, implementation and cost. I is a way to quantify how well something works. 10. Dr. Howes asked if there was anything in the RFP they would like to see done differently`? Louis Berger said they are worried about the pipeline phase. It is set up to be fast tracked but it needs to be evaluated, you don't want it to be counter productive in the end. The recommended plan should be one that still works 10-20 years from now.