Town Manager's
Report
December
2009
Prepared by
David Haller
Streets:
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Staff repaired
several street lights.
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Staff
installed and repaired several street and stop signs.
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Staff hung
Christmas decorations.
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Staff and
contractors plowed snow and staff treated streets and
alleys.
Water:
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Rainbow Lake
is now at the spillway level.
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The roughing
filters are now being backwashed twice per day
and the DE filters are being done once per week.
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Staff has
replaced the heater on the generator at Well No. 3.
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Water
production and consumption. We produced and
purchased an average of 320,940 gpd. We consumed
an average of 286,534 gpd.
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The
difference is "Backwash Water" ...(10.7%). We purchased
370,400 gals.
of water from MSM this month.
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43.8% of this
water came from wells.
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3.7% of this water
came from Mt. St. Mary's.
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52.5% of this
water came from Rainbow Lake.
Wastewater:
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The overland
and flow treatment system has been shut down for the
season.
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Staff has
switched out the old motor with the spare in Pump No.
2 at the wastewater pumping station. The spare
motor will be rebuilt and placed in reserve.
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We received
about 7.2 inches of precipitation this month (the
average is 3.3 inches)
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Wastewater
Treatment:
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We treated
an average of 925,000 gpd (consumed 286,534 gpd)
which means that 69.0% of the wastewater treated this
month was "wild water".
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We
experienced two spills of untreated sewerage during
the month of December, both at MH-98. The
pumps couldn't keep up with the high flows.
Dec. 9 - 3,300 Gals. and Dec. 26 - 15,300 Gals.
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We exceeded
the plant's design capacity on 11 days during
the month of December:
12/02 1,505,000
gpd
12/14 812,000 gpd
12/03 1,184,000
gpd
12/25 1,883,000 gpd
12/08 1,030,000
gpd
12/26 4,620,000 gpd
12/09 2,569,000
gpd
12/27 1,592,000 gpd
12/10 1,059,000
gpd
12/28 919,000 gpd
12/13 1,073,000 gpd
Trash:
Parks:
Meetings
Attended:
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12/02
Lincoln Avenue Project Progress Meeting
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12/03
Met with Glessner Alarm Company related to Building
Security Issues in the Community Center
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12/08
BOCC Fire Tax Meeting
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12/09
Frederick County Chapter of the MML Meeting Related to
the County APFO
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12/11
Frederick County Chapter of the MML Annual
Legislative Meeting
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12/15
Met with a Future Purchaser of the Hobbs Property
Related to Future Improvements to the Property
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12/16
Lincoln Avenue Project Progress Meeting
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12/16
Met with an "HR" Consulting Firm Related to
Services Available
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12/17
Met with the Town Attorney Related to Contractor
Issues at the Water Treatment Plant
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12/22
Met with the Fire Company Related to the New Proposed
Fire Tax Rates
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