1984-05-21 THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT-May 21 , 1984
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Mattabassett District was held Monday , May 21 , 1984 , at the
Administration Building, Cromwell , Connecticut . Present from the
City of New Britain were Directors James F . Jost , Julius J. Kremski,
David I . Pollowitz , Silvio A. Silverio and Vincent Vilchinskas . Present
from the Town of Berlin were Directors Livio J . Dottor and Horace B .
Van Dorn . Present from the Town of Cromwell were Directors Joseph N .
Cambareri and Peter Cole, Present were Gregory Abrahamian, Executive
Director ; Christian Bratina, Plant Superintendent . Also present were
Messrs. George Post, Connecticut Bank and Trust Company and Hanford
Langstroth , Metcalf and Eddy Inc .
Absent were the following : Messrs . Frank M. Harvey , Arthur Simonian
and Allen R. Smith .
Vice-chairman Pollowitz called the meeting to order at 4 : 50 p .m.
A roll call was taken ; a quorum was present .
Minutes-April 16 , 1984
Mr . Vilchinskas moved, seconded by Mr . Cole, and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded .
RESOLVED , That the minutes of the April 16 , 1984 meeting be
accepted as presented .
Treasurer ' s Report
Mr . Abrahamian reviewed the Treasurer ' s Report .
Mr . Jost moved , seconded by Mr . Cambareri and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded .
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer ' s Report dated April 12 , 1984
to May 16 , 1984 be accepted and placed on file for audit .
Bills To Be Authorized for Payment
Mr . Cambareri moved , seconded by Mr . Cole, and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded .
RESOLVED, That the bills in the amount of $89 , 517 . 78 and
additional bills in the amount of $ 16 , 087 . 11 and Capital Project
bills in the amount of $6 , 879 . 28 also be approved . Payrolls
for the period April 14 , 1984 through May 12 , 1984 in the amount
of $ 56 , 864 . 76 be approved .
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Project Report/Bills
Mr. Langstroth of Metcalf & Eddy , Inc . presented the project status
report . Alternate sludge dewatering equipment is being reviewed
inasmuch as the industrial pretreatment program will eliminate the
heavy metals and allow the use of polymers in lieu of ferric and
lime . Also , it is desirable to retain the existing multihearth
incinerator as a backup unit and to be used during plant construction
of the FSB unit . At that time approximately 17 , 000 cy of sludge
must be landfilled (estimated tipping fee and transportation cost
$425 , 000) or incinerated into ash . The flow study will be completed
by the next meeting and the design (Plant) has been determined to be
adequate.
Mr . Jost moved, seconded by Mr . Silverio, and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED , That the project status report for the period April 13 ,
1984 to May 18 , 1984 be accepted and placed on file .
Finance Committee Report - No Report
Engineering Committee Report
Mr. Abrahamian reported that at a meeting with the DEP , Metcalf & Eddy,
and representatives of all the participants , the matter of I/I was
discussed and the impact that it caused at the plant . Presently it
would mean to by-pass the secondary portion of the new plant , which
the DEP has ruled to be as a violation to our discharge permit . The
DEP has ordered the District to inform the participants to conduct a
I/I as a means to identify the source . With this action the project
can proceed to the bidding stage . In addition to adhering to the
permit requirements , it was determined that with the elimination of the
I/I , that treatment costs would be less and the savings to be passed
onto the Towns .
Mr. Kremski moved, seconded by Mr . Dottor , and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded .
WHEREAS , The Mattabassett District Treatment Plant has received
excessive amounts of sewage flow, which has been identified
as infiltration/inflow, and ,
WHEREAS , It has been determined that the projected upgraded
facilities cannot provide the level of treatment of
this peak flow and ,
WHEREAS , It has been determined that it is not cost effective to
increase the capacity of the plant for this type of flow,
AND THEREFORE BE IT ,
RESOLVED , That in accordance with Section 3-6 of its Charter
The Mattabassett District hereby directs it ' s participants
to promptly conduct an investigation to quantify and
identify sources of excessive inflow and infiltration
being discharged into the Mattabassett District system,
so that a program of reduction of these flows may be
proposed and implemented .
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Mr . Abrahamian explained that the Metropolitan District has not paid
their share of the proposed plant costs due to a provision in the
Agreements (Rowley Street/Little Brook and France Street) that requite
negotiations if the billing is sent after December 30, 1980 . It was
further reported that the initial bill was dated July 1 , 1981 and that
negotiations took place with the MDC during June 1981 with Attorney
Bernard Gaffney in attendance . MDC has expressed a desire to
renegotiate the Agreements and expand the service areas . However,
it was determined to survey the needs of the constituent members
(New Britain, Berlin , Cromwell) first and determine the excess capacity
if any .
As of this date MDC has refused to pay their share of the future
plant until the agreements are revised . Flows from the Rowley Street-
Little Brook have increased to over 75% of the allowable limit
identified in the agreement and this fact together for a request to
renegotiate the agreements were sent to the MDC on March 23 , 1984 with
a directive not to increase the flow within this area has gone
unanswered . It was noted that the plant payments are payable over a
five year period plan and all the other participants have paid their
share and this will be the fourth year of non-payment by the MDC .
Mr . Jost left the meeting at 6 : 10 p .m.
Mr . Kremski moved , seconded by Mr . Vilchinskas and the following was
passed without any negative vote recorded.
WHEREAS , it is apparent that the sewage flow from the Rowley
Street /Little Brook service area greatly exceed the allowable
limit set forth in the Agreement dated December 19 , 1973 and
WHEREAS , The Metropolitan District has refused to pay it ' s fair
share of the project costs , Now Therfore, Be It
RESOLVED , That the Chairman of the Mattabassett District be
authorized to notify the Metropolitan District and all other
concerned parties , that The Mattabassett District has placed
a SEWER MORATORIUM within the service area of the Rowley
Street/Little Brook Agreement , effective immediately and until
further notice .
Mr . Silverio noted that a proposed written procedure for any activity
within the sewer right-of-way has been written and distributed to the
Directors . Mr . Pollowitz suggested that the matter be tabled for
one month to allow each Director the opportunity to research and
review the form.
Personnel Committee Report - No Report
Insurance Committee Report - No Report
Publicity Committee Report - No Report
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Real Estate Committee Report -
It was reported that Attorney Weber has obtained a court order and an
execution to evict the Arrigoni Co . from the property that was
acquired thru condemnation . An access to the property must be
constructed for an entrance and thereafter a Sheriff will be secured
for the eviction .
Safety and Energy Conservation Committee Report No Report
Counsel ' s Report - No Report
Mr. Cole moved , seconded by Mr. Dottor and the following was passed
unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED , That the meeting adjourn .
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 30 p .m.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mattabassett
District will be held on June 18 , 1984 .
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