Town Manager's Report

                                                     April 2009

                                               Prepared by David Haller

Streets:

• Staff installed speed bumps on Chesapeake Ave., El Lincoln Ave, W. North Ave and Timbermill Run

• Staff worked with the contractor to mill and patch sections of Silo Hill Rd.

• Staff repaired a number of street lights

• Staff cleaned East & West Main Street

• Staff flushed the domestic water delivery system

Water:

• Rainbow Lake is now full and holding at the spillway level

• The roughing filters are now being backwashed twice per day and the DE filters are being done once per week

• The pump in Well No. 2 is down and is being replaced. We are meeting demand just fine without turning up the MSM supply line

• Staff  has repaired two large water leaks. One at the Emmitsburg (old) car wash and one at the intersection of Hampton Valley & Riffle Road

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• Water production and consumption.  We produced and purchased an average of 347,604 gpd.  We consumed an average of 302,275 gpd 

  • The difference is "Backwash Water" ...(13.0%).   We purchased 335,916 gals. of water from MSM this month.

  • 48.0% of this water came from wells 

  •   3.4% of this water came from Mt. St. Mary's

  • 48.6%  of this water came from Rainbow Lake 

Wastewater:

• The overland and flow treatment system is now up and running for the season

• Transfer pump No. 1 has quid and staff is planning its repair

• We received about 4.6 inches of precipitation this month (the average is 3.8 inches)

  • We have a precipitation deficit of 3.0" (down from 3.4" last month) over the last six months, the average precipitation for the period from Nov. 1 thru April 30 is 21.5" and we received 18.5" for that period

• Wastewater Treatment:

  • We treated an average of 668,000 gpd (consumed 301,275 gpd) which means that 54.7% of the wastewater treated this month was "wild water".  

  • We experienced no spills of untreated sewerage during the month of April

• We exceeded the plant's design capacity six days in the month of April

• 04/03  1,489,000 gals.    04/04     819,000 gal    04/15   881,000 gal 

• 04/20  2,514,000 gal       04/21  1,405,000 gal    04/22   875,000 gal

Trash: 

• Trash pickup will remain Monday and Thursday for the Month of May, 2009 with the exception of Monday, May 25, 2009

Parks:

• Staff turned the water on and started preseason prep at the swimming pool

• Staff opened the bathrooms in Memorial and Community parks for the season

• The roofs on the small pavilions in Memorial park were replaced

• Staff planted six more trees in Community park near the play ground area

• Staff turned the water on and opened the Little League Concession stand for the season

Meetings Attended:

• 04/02  Meeting with MSM to discuss moth spraying and general issues

• 04/07 Staff meeting - Discussed general operations

• 04/08 Meeting with engineers representing the Seton Square property

• 04/15 EBPA meeting

• 04/15 Frederick County Chapter of MML - To discuss tax equity

• 04/16 BOCC/Municipal meeting to discuss tax equity

• 04/20 Staff meeting - Budget & General operations

• 04/21 Mayor's staff meeting - Budget

• 04/23 Frederick County Chapter of MML meeting - Budgets

• 04/30 MDE Water Seminar - Wells and water capacity

list of prior months' Town Manager's reports