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Town Manager's Report
March 2006
Prepared by David Haller
Streets:
- Staff swept East
& West Main Streets
- Staff repaired a number of street lights
- Staff installed and
repaired a number of street signs
- Staff installed
"no parking" signs on Cedar Ave. & in
Pembroke
- Staff took down
"snow emergency" signs
Water:
- The generator
problems at the water treatment plant have been
corrected and the system is functioning properly
again
- The roughing filters are being backwashed everyday
and the DE filters every 7th day
- Our water plant and
the operation thereof was reviewed by MDE last month
and we given an above average rating
- We have contracted a
local trapper to trap the beavers at Rainbow
Lake. They are not recommended by MDE
- Water production and consumption. We produced and purchased an average of
333,962 gpd. We consumed an average of 327,282
gpd.
- The difference is "Backwash Water"
...(2.0%). We purchased 370,000 gals. of water from MSM this month.
- 52.0% of this water came from wells
- 3.5% of this water came from Mt. St. Mary's
- 44.5% of this water came from Rainbow Lake
Wastewater:
- We had no raw sewerage spills in the Month of
March
- We received about
0.5 inches of precipitation this month
- Wastewater Treatment:
- We treated an average of
293,000 gpd (consumed 327,282 gpd) which means that
0% of the wastewater treated this month was "wild water"
- We did not exceed the plant's design capacity
in the month of March
Trash:
- Trash pickup days will remain Monday & Thursday for the month of
April
Parks:
- Staff has been
working on the ballfields and dougouts
- Staff made a number
of general repairs in preparation for the Spring
season
- Staff has cleaned
the graffiti off of the Community Park pavilion
- Staff has installed
a 4 inch stormwater drainage pipe in Memorial Park
to better drain the Little League field
- Staff has opened the
bathrooms and concession stand in Memorial Park for
the season
Meetings Attended:
- 03/15 State of
Maryland workforce housing seminar
- 03/21 with MDE for
water plant review
- 03/28 with MDE for
water plant review
- 03/29 with the
Town's new planning consultant
- 03/29 with MDE for
water plant review
- 03/31 with Fox &
Associations related to Creamery Rd. force main
rehab project
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