Correspondent
CANTON — Canton’s Water Authority Board meeting on Oc. 19 was full of talk of the future.
Solicitor David Brann reported that he will be able to send out right of way easements for Troy Street residents that will be affected by the water line project soon. The project is expected to take place next summer.
Manager Ryan Machmer informed the board of the need to sell the plant’s service van. The van is old and ill equipped for servicing grinder pumps especially when compared to the pump truck. The truck meanwhile, will need exhaust work and new tires soon.
The sewer plant generator will get it’s block heater, which malfunctioned in the spring, replaced Nov. 10.
When the water authority releases its yearly report it will include a section stating that the borough failed a water quality test in August. Machmer stated he’d just received word from the state regarding the failed test. The failed test was attributed to a “hyper-chlorinated sample”. Machmer stated that dechlorinating the samples is the responsibility of the lab the samples were sent to, indicating it may have been a testing error on the lab’s part.
Machmer also received an email from the federal government in regards to an assistant program to help those with utility arrears accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic pay them off. Machmer will look into the program.
The Water Authority received its September restitution payment from Brenda Mott. The $600 brings the total Mott has paid to $118,795.21 with $210,248.69 still due.
Bulk water sales for the month of September amounted to 377,000 gallons for $4,524. The Water Authority reported leaks to the amount of 269,000 gallons per day lost. Machmer reiterated that this is down significantly from the beginning of the year. (February water leak losses were reported at 355,000 gallons per day) Every leak found this year was in the new plastic service lines and the board questioned the quality of the plastic the lines were constructed with.