Town Manager's Report
April 2010
Prepared by David Haller
Streets:
·
Staff has worked with the contractor
to install permanent “speed bumps”
on Chesapeake Avenue and West North
Avenue.
·
Staff worked with the contractor to
repaint the lines and turn arrows on
Silo Hill Road.
·
Staff has repaired a number of
street lights.
·
Staff made a number of “cold patch”
paving repairs around town.
Water:
·
Rainbow Lake remains at the spillway
level.
·
The roughing filters are being
backwashed twice per day and the DE
filters are being done once per
week.
·
Staff flushed all water system
hydrants this month.
·
Water production and consumption.
We produced and purchased an average
of 315,490 gpd. We consumed an
average of 279,487 gpd.
The
difference is "Backwash Water" ...
(11.4%). We purchased 403,290
gallons of
water from MSM this month.
o
42.5% of this water came from
wells.
o
4.3% of this water came from Mt.
St. Mary's.
o
53.2% of this water came from
Rainbow Lake.
Wastewater:
·
The overland and flow treatment
system is up and running for the
season.
·
Staff has been performing
maintenance on the aerators at the
sewer plant.
·
We received about 2.7 inches of
precipitation this month (the
average is 3.8 inches).
o
We have a precipitation surplus of
5.9"
over the last six months. The
average precipitation for the period
from November 1 thru April 30 is
21.5". We have received 27.4" for
that period.
·
Wastewater Treatment:
o
We treated an average of 388,000 gpd
(consumed 279,487 gpd) which means
that 28.0% of the wastewater treated
this month was "wild water".
o
We experienced no spills of
untreated sewerage during the month
of April.
o
We exceeded the plant's design
capacity on one (1) day during the
month of April: 4/26 – 1,025,000
GPD
Trash:
·
Trash pickup will remain Mondays for
the remainder of month of May,
including May 31, 2010 (Memorial
Day).
Parks:
·
Staff has been mowing, trimming and
performing general maintenance in
the parks.
·
Staff has repaired a number of
bleachers at the ball fields.
·
Staff has been painting the pavilion
at the swimming pool.
·
Staff has been performing general
seasonal preparation at the swimming
pool.
I Recently Attended the Following
Meetings:
·
04/05 Mayor’s Staff Meeting
·
04/06 Staff Meeting / Clerk
·
04/07 First-Aid Training
·
04/08 First-Aid Training
·
04/09 Meeting with David George
(owner of Old Hotel) to start
permitting process
·
04/09 Staff meeting to compile snow
removal costs and related FEMA aid
money
list
of prior months' Town Manager's reports
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