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be very advantageous to combine a number of these plants for three primary reasons : 1 Although they provide a much higher level o g treatment when workin , such plants require proper maintenance to avoid failures that could lead to serious water quality impacts . Both the Town and DEQE are concerned that if these plants are operated by homeowners associations and individual developers they will not be properly maintained and supervised, with unfortunate consequences. A smaller number of plants operated by a public agency could be more effecti-ve-ly maintained, 2 Combined plan-ts wi-11 provide savings,- in both capital and operation costs. 3 If combined via sewer mains in neighborhood systems t these plants could serge -smaller _ properties and - R -existing- sources- of -pollutkon- which would--ot-herwi-se--- be- -1-im2L-t,ed-- t-o -u-se f septic systems and thus could further reduce water quality 'impacts . The DEOE does not allow private developers to share or combine their treatment plants * Such combinations, can only be achieved through public agency such as a town or sewer district . Since one of the Mashpee' plants is now completed and ready for operation, and at least six will be built in the next year, Articles 19 through 23 are proposed now to immediately establish a public agency to achieve the combination of these plants, and the benefits noted above, before the opportunity passes* Article 19 authorizes the Town to establish treatment and collection systems and be the sponsoring agency for the combined plants at the DSQ . Article 20 establishes a Board of Sewer Commissioners as a Town agency, not as a separate district) to oversee the operations, with that Board to be elected in May, 1988 . Article 21 sets up a temporary Sewer committee until that election so that the Town can proc ed immediately in formal efforts to combine the proposed plants. Article 22 adopts those sections of the state statutes which authorize the Town to collect assessments and charges for sewer service. Article 23 provides a small amount of funding for anticipated expenses of the Sewer Committee (most likely printing expenses for bills, reportst rules, and regulations etc) . Aside from the small expense account, there is no Town funding proposed at this time for any of the sewage collection and treatment facilities. Designr construction, and all other costs would be paid by the developers of the currently proposed plants, and operations costs would be paid from customer charges* Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to establish a Board of Sewer Commissioners pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws chapter 41p Section 63, and to amend the TownBy-Laws by adding a new Article 2.15 as follows : 1