Town Manager's Report
August 2005

Prepared by David Haller 

Streets:

• Staff installed a speed bump on South Jamison Avenue
• Staff repaired a number of street lights
• Staff has been repainting yellow curbs 
• Staff has installed 15 mph speed limit signs in Pembrook and Silo Hill
• The Town has arranged with Allegheny Power to have new street (pole) lights installed on Armstrong and Stoner Lanes (no installation fee & a monthly fee of $15 per light)

Water:

• Staff has again increased the flow from Rainbow Lake to 120 gpm which has reduced the draw on the wells
• Staff has again flushed the raw water line from Rainbow Lake to the water treatment plant
• Staff found and repaired a major water leak (about 50 gpm)
• The high particle counts in the raw lake water caused by the high algae counts are being controlled by applying copper sulfate which seems to be helping
• Water production and consumption.  We produced and purchased an average of 424,780 gpd.  We consumed an average of 379,293 gpd.
  • The difference is "Backwash Water" ...(10.7%).   We purchased 555,290 gals. of water from MSM this month.
  • 55.0% of this water came from wells 
  • 04.5% of this water came from Mt. St. Mary's
  • 40.5% of this water came from Rainbow Lake 

Wastewater:

• We didn't have any raw sewerage spills in the month of August
• Staff has been performing general / seasonal maintenance at the wastewater treatment plan
• The "overland flow" treatment system is in use and working well and the irrigation system is running 
• We received about 3.5 inches of precipitation this month
• Wastewater Treatment:
  • We treat an average of 365,000 (consumed 379,293 gpd) which means that 0% of the wastewater treated this month was "wild water"
  • We exceeded the plant's design capacity on 0 days in the month of August 

       8/16  861,000 gal.    

Trash:

• Trash pickup days will remain Monday & Thursday for the month of September

Parks:

• Staff is performing standard maintenance - on all playground equipment, ballfields  and mowing and trimming
• Staff has been working on the swimming pool - installing new table umbrellas and repairing lights

Meetings Attended:

• With Frederick County Parks & Rec. related to our after school program
• The bid opening for the Brookfield water pressure reduction valve project
• With the contractor related to the completion of the public improvement work at Southgate
• With staff to review and calculate the remaining improvement guarantees for Southgate

List of prior months' Town Manager's reports