10/21/2008 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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Jeff said it will depend on whether the town is doing 2, 3 or 4 facts sheets. Usually, one is produced at the time of the Needs Assessment, so people are aware of the general problem. A second one could be when the facilities plan is in its finial form and you are looking for town support for the project-at town meeting. The examples provided are good to look at and pick out the pieces you like. Nancy will get a proposal for 3 fact sheets and some material for the town's website. Tom would also like to have a discussion with Maxine about what she can do about making a video. Nancy said Falmouth is producing a video, with funding from a grant, explaining the nitrogen issue and how it can be addressed. Maybe each community could fund their own "tag along" piece to that. The design of the factsheet, is 4 pages, in either an 11 x 17 or 81/2 x 1.1 format. Tom said at this point, it is unclear how the town will be funding this (sewer system). Also, this project involves 4 other towns. Nancy said that is not a problem. The fact sheet should focus on the facts that are most beneficial to the Mashpee Sewer Commission . Tom envisions 3 fact sheets and adding Sewer Commission information to the town website. Nancy Farrell will get a revised proposal to the Sewer Commission for 3 fact sheets and website work. In the meantime, she will get the copy from the Capekeepers brochure to Tom. Tom asked for elaboration on task #5. Nancy explained, if funding the sewers goes to town meeting, they can work to educate the people who typically vote at town meeting-send them a letter and a brochure answering some anticipated arguments. They can put a database together of a targeted group of residents. Ann Bradshaw, Superintendent of Schools. Tom gave a history of the Mashpee High School treatment plant. it received a discharge permit in 1995, which expired in 2000 but the plant was operating under the original permit until last year. The new permit required an increase in the amount of monitoring and sampling to be done because the discharge area is in the Zone II for the Holland Mill well site, but the well does not exist. Based on the recommendation of United Water, the plant operator, they appealed to the State to redefine the delineation of the Zone II. It was accepted and a new draft discharge permit was issued. Ann Bradshaw explained the original design of the treatment plant was problematic from the start. It is designed for 18,000 gal per day but, at best , actual flow is 3000 gallons and it is intermittent. Therefore the plant doesn't run effectively or efficiently.