Town Commissioners Minutes — 2022-11-02
Minutes November 2, 2022 · 2 page(s)
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Special joint meeting of the Queenstown Town Commissioners and Planning Commission on November 2, 2022, where Town Engineer Bob Rauch presented an updated water and sewer capacity report. Rauch said the cost of the proposed new water tower more than doubled, and the town is considering a 100,000-gallon above-ground storage tank adjacent to the Outlets tower, with a new well and treatment facility to be sited on town land recently purchased from the Dudley family on Del Rhodes Ave; the town needs to request an increase in groundwater appropriation permits in the Mattawan aquifer and believes it could achieve up to 200,000 gallons (currently about 40,000 gallons available, serving roughly 160 EDUs). On sewer, Rauch advised the town needs to reserve 20% of plant capacity, reported about 40,000 gpd currently available (with 80,000 gpd possible but requiring action through MDE), and said capacity is adequate now for Phase I of Wheatlands; the wastewater plant was designed for 200,000 gpd with potential to upgrade to 400,000 gpd but would require replacing tanks and membranes and that expansion costs would be borne by developers. He also noted ongoing I&I problems with immediate work planned on Old Wharf Lane, constraints in the collection system at Skipjack Cove Lane, limits at the Outlets pump station due to pump size, an upcoming MDE funding application for I&I work, and that developers might build their own treatment plants with discharge. The meeting was adjourned at 6:47 p.m. on a 3-0 vote.
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QUEENSTOWN COMIIISSIONERS SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH QUEENSTOWN PLANNING COMMTSSION November 2,2022 Present: Town Commissioners: Al Hardee, Tom Willis and Bryon Callahan Planning Commission members: Phil Snyder, Matt Reno, Ge,lreva Rieu, Mike Bowell and Paul Cain. Also present: Bob Rauch, Town Engineer; Peter Johnston, Town Planner; Peter Dudley and his consultant Stephen Smith; Barry Waterman and Kevin Shearoru DMS & Associates; Patricia Bowell, Finance Committee Chair; and Lane Cole. Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Commissioner Hardee. Bob Rauch prese'nted an updated Water/Sewer Capacity Report. Advised the Town is undertaking a full water system project, Recently found that the cost of proposed water tower more than doubled. Inspired to look at other options. Mr. Rauch advised the updated water model is complete. Looking at a 100,000 gallon above ground water storage tank, which would be housed adjacent to the Outlets tower, instead of a new water tower. New well and featurent would still be on the town land recently prnchased from the Dudley family on Del Rhodes Ave. Town needs to request an increase in groundwater appropriation permits in the Mattawan aquifer. Beliwes town could easily generate 200,fi)0 gallons and should meet all needs of town. As of now, the town currently has up to 40,0@ gallons of water available (160 EDU's). There will be more when increase permit to 200,000 gallons. In regard to sewer, Mr. Rauch advis€d that the town needs to resewe 20Yo of plmt capacity. There is currently 40,000 gpd available, 80,0@ gpd if use L0}yo,but that is more of a challenge, and town would need to go to MDE. There is adequate s€wcr capacity now for Phase I of Wheatland's. Town experiencing some I & I, and some areas have been addressed. Plans to address immediate problem areas on Old Wharf Lane. Rauch is making another application to MDE for funding to work on the I & I. Current wastewater treatme,nt plant was designed at 2@,000 ggd, with expectation could upgrade to 400,000 gpd. Would need to replace tank and menrbranes as part of expansion. Current capacity meets the needs of town as of now, and any expansi6ll would be at the cost of dwelopers. Mr. Rauch advis€d the oollection systcm prcvides srme aon$rlints flino at Skipjack Cove l,ane). Also, Qrtlets pump stetion is resEictod due to pwnp size. Would need to increase to larger plxnps. Mr. Rauch pointed out that one option for large scale developrnent finding it too burdensome to get to the town's wastewater plant is for developor to build own plant with discharge. There being no firrther business, Prresident Al Hardee motioned to adjoum the meoting at6:47 p.m. Motion sccondod by Cornmissioner Callatran. Vote: 3-ayc, 0-nay. Respoctfully submittod, etF