HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-04 Board of Selectmen HandoutTOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
♦ Report on construction activity:
♦ The Board of Selectmen raised questions about how we determine detours for construction
projects. Please see the attached memo from Chief Cormier.
♦ The American Flag on the common came down during the severe wind storm last week. We are
trying to get a steeplejack to replace it as quickly as possible.
♦ I have hired Tom Lemon as a lighting consultant for the Jordan's property. He and I met last night
at the site, along with Selectmen Anthony and Bonazoli. I will be meeting with him again this
week.
♦ YCC will be in the mail tomorrow.
♦ I have hired the firm of Hinkley, Allen, and Tringale as our Health Care consultant. He will be
meeting with the Task Force this week, and will be handling our bidding process for the next
renewal.
♦ The RPD will be running an Auto Glass etching program to deter auto theft - DPW Garage -
October 22, 9 am to 1 PM
♦ Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Wakefield High, October 29, 8:30 am to 12 noon
♦ ICMA Conference report is attached.
♦ Farmers Market on a trial basis on Tuesday afternoons this fall at Rotary Square
♦ The Meeting re "old" Sanborn Lane is scheduled for next Tuesday. We will try to get information
together for the Board of Selectmen for that meeting as follows:
♦ Who has access to "old" Sanborn Lane from the court decision? (we will need a map and the
court decision)
♦ Who provides maintenance funds?
♦ What about the ones gaining access from the court decision?
♦ On any private road in Reading, who has the right to travel on it?
♦ How has this area been affected by traffic (cars & pedestrian) since school opened in
September as a neighborhood school?
♦ How has the whole area been affected (as above)?
October 11, 2005 -
(Review action status reports
("old" Sanborn Lane
10/18/2005 WORKSHOP MEETING
JAppointment - Audit Committee
lReport on Hospital Development Committee
Report on I-93 Containment .
Traffic Issues - Avalon Stop sign
lFollow-up on Dangerous Dogs
(Liquor license and stock pledge - Busa's Reading Liquors
7:00
7:30
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7:30
7:401
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October 25, 2005 I 7:00
Adopt an Island Reception - Sr. Ctr. I 7:00
lReview Wood End School area operation 8:00
!Lighting consultant I 8:45
lReport - Cities for Climate Change Task Force I 9:30
lReview action status reports ► 9:45
November 1, 2005 I 7:00
(OFFICE HOURS - Ben Tafoya I 6:30
Highlights Isnow plowing I 7:30
Hearing ITax Classification ►
(Review Memorial Park - status of contacting heirs
lConsideration of a band stand at Town Hall
Hearing Board of Selectmen policies 5 and 6, and Affordable Housing local
preference
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: McIntire, Ted
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 4:25 PM
To: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Cc: Delaney, Joe; DeBrigard, Mike; Keating, Bob; Richardson, Jim
Subject: RE: Construction
Summer Avenue -Curbing and sidewalks are being installed. As D & R
chose to pour sidewalks just before a rain storm, they will be required to
replace the damaged areas.
Willow Street - Curbing crew will move from Summer Ave to Willow.
Culvert work will commence soon.
Warren Avenue - Highway Division overlayed the roadway yesterday.
Park Avenue - Paving was done today (Highway Division).
Winthrop Avenue - Roadway is being prepped for overlay (Highway).
Archstone - Water main construction continues.
Johnson Woods - Water main construction continues.
West Street Water Main - Main construction has been completed. Main is
being disinfected. If tests are OK, contractor will be in Thursday or Friday to
start reconnecting services to the new main.
Storm last week - minor limb damage to public trees. Required overtime on
Thursday and debris cleanup all day Friday. Compost Area was busier than
usual this time of year, due to the storm.
From: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:31 AM
To: McIntire, Ted
Subject: Construction
Can you give me an update this afternoon on all construction projects.
Pete
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October 3, 2005
It's hard to believe that it's time to register for the MMA 27`h Annual Meeting and ca
Trade Show.
On behalf of the MMA, I am pleased to announce that the 2006 meeting will be held
on January 13 & 14, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and the adjoining Hynes Convention`i
Center.
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Because of your support, this conference has grown over the years. The 2005 Annual
Meeting and Trade Show was a great success - workshops, receptions, dinners and the
Trade Show itself were "bursting at the seams." Over 1,000, local officials joined
together to learn and share ideas.
Massachusetts
Municipal
Association
Sixty Temple Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Dear 2005 Annual Meeting Participant,
. The focus for the 2006 Annual Meeting is "Investing Locally, Competing Globally:
Communities Build Our Economic Future." With distinguished speakers on key
municipal issues, educational workshops and a larger-than-ever trade show, this will be
an event that no local official should miss. It should also be noted that the closing session
is entitled, "Meet the Next Governor" and will feature the declared gubernatorial
candidates in a moderated session discussing their vision for the future of Massachusetts:
Please take a moment to look at the enclosed conference brochure, mark your
calendar and return the registration form to us.
The MMA expects the 2006 Annual Meeting to surpass even last year's benchmark
numbers. As always, space is limited at the hotel, so be sure to register soon.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
incerely,
Patricia A. Mikes
Communications & Membership
Director
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The 27th MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show is
designed to help local leaders respond to the challenge
of improving the quality of life in their communities
in a tight budget environment by creating economically
vibrant communities.
The Annual Meeting & Trade Show theme emphasizes the
role of cities and towns in the state's economic revitalization,
which is dependent upon the hard work that local leaders do
on a daily basis - determining the best strategy to attract and
retain quality businesses, develop a skilled work force, and
shape the community's future in a global marketplace.
With their leadership, municipal officials are building
lively and sustainable communities by investing in quality
public education, in public safety initiatives, in transportation
infrastructure modernization, in conservation and environ-
mental management, and in effective fiscal discipline.
The MMA is putting together an exciting Annual
Meeting program to help local leaders respond to these
challenges and to learn and share ideas. We invite you to
take an active part in this event, the largest regular gathering
for Massachusetts local government officials.
This °y ear's conference will feature educational workshops,
nationally;knowq speakers, awards programs, a trade show,
and an opportunity to, network with other municipal officials
from across: the, state.
T11e MMA Annual Meeting is your best single opportunity
to 'le rut about solutions to problems facing your community,
to meet people:who;can assist you with resources and ideas,
to.leam.about valuable products and services, and to attend
progratiis'that will strengthen your ability to lead and serve
Why you can't miss the 2006
Annual Meeting & Trade Show!
• Informative workshops on such topics as managing economic
development, controlling health care costs, municipal
finance, emergency preparedness, and much more
• Expanded Trade Show with the latest in products and
services for municipalities
• Networking opportunities with more than 1,000
municipal officials
• Nationally recognized speakers
• Municipal awards programs
• Ample, convenient parking
Who Should Attend?
• Mayors
• Selectmen
• Councillors and Aldermen
• City and Town Managers and Administrators
• Finance Committee Members
• Human Resources Personnel
• Municipal Clerks
• Public Works Personnel
• Key Department Heads
• Police and Fire Chiefs
• Planners
• IS Managers
• Other Municipal Employees
The MMA Annual Meeting &Trade Show is a good investment for your community.
For up-to-date information, visit www.mma org
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND ALL WORKSHOP SESSIONS
WILL BE HELD IN THE HYNES CONVENTION CENTER.
Friday, January 13
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
10-11 a.m.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Keynote Speaker Dan Pink
Dan Pink, a former speechwriter for Vice President AI Gore, is the author of two provocative books about
the changing nature of the workplace. As an independent business consultant, he's advised start-up ventures
and Fortune 100 companies on recruiting, business trends, and work practices. Pink is a contributing editor
at Wired magazine and worked as an aide to U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich and as an economic policy
staffer in the U.S. Senate.
Conference Registration.
Opening Session
Keynote Speaker:
Dan Pink
Municipal Trade Show
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Trade Show Concessions Open
Noon-1:30 p.m. WEMO Leadership
Luncheon*
Speaker: TBA
2-3:30 p.m: Concurrent Workshops
Are You the Master of Your Plan?
Collective Bargaining and Health
® Insurance: What You Should,
Can and Can't Do
mwm Economics 101: Creating
Vibrant Communities
Federal Telecommunications Update:
What Changes Could Mean for
Local Authorities
° Municipal Management:
What Local Officials Need to Know
New Issues in Municipal Finance
and Administration
Public/Private Partnerships:
° Innovative Strategies to Fund
Water System Improvements
School Building Authority Update
Survivor's Guide to the Open Meeting
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aand Public Records Laws
`'"At an additional fee * *MIIA members only
4-5:15 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
-700 Conflict Negotiation and Mediation Skills:
Becoming a Nimble Negotiator
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Emergency Preparedness for Local Officials:
Community Health and Protection
m,71 W.9 Human Resources: A' Strategic Partner
U' WO in Municipal Management
IF -M Pension Obligation Bonds: Is It the Right
Strategy for Your Community?
The Challenge of Retiree Health
Benefits: Growing Population and
Growing Complexity
The Safety Net: How Does Your
Community Measure Up?
TIFs and DIFs: Managing
Economic Development
Water Management Act Changes:
® Understanding the Impacts on
Your Community
FA E 1. What's the Road Ahead?
5:30-7 p.m.
7:15.9:30 p.m.
All workshops subject to change.
Opening Reception
Banquet Dinner*
Speaker: TBA
Closing essiona Meet the Next Governor
The declared candidates for governor are being invited to participate in a moderated session to discuss their views on local govern-
ment priorities and their plans for the future of Massachusetts. There will be ample time for questions from audience members.
Satu6°t ay, January 04
Eminent Domain: Economic Development
in the Post-Kelo Era
7:30-8:45 a.m. Member Associations'
Getting to Know Your MPO
Breakfast
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Conference Registration
Lakes, Ponds, Rivers and Coasts:
A Development, Permitting and
Business Meetings for Member Associations
Stormwater Issues
8:30.10 a.m.
Municipal Law Update
{ Massachusetts Selectmen's Association Town Meeting
Massachusetts Municipal Councillors' Association
r -mum Personnel and Labor Law Update
9-10 a.m.
i Association of Town Finance Conunittees
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:
Massachusetts Mayors' Association
Tips for Dealing With Difficult Citizens
Massachusetts Municipal Management Association
Women Leading: Politics, Policy Making
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Municipal Trade Show
and Public Management
10:15-11:50 a.m. MMA Annual
4,5:15 p.m. Closing Session
Business Meeting
Meet the Next Governor
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wellness Fair
6-6:30 p.m. Presentation of Awards
11:50 a.m.-noon MMA Board of
Municipal Innovation and
Directors Meeting:
Town Report Contests
Election of Leadership
6:30.7:30 p.m. President's Reception
Noon-2 p.m. MIIA Luncheon and
7:30.9:30 p.m. Annual Banquets'
Business Meeting'" '
Entertainment: TB'A
12:30.1:30 p.m. Power Hour Sessions
2:15.3:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
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and Regional Development
Crystal Ball Finances:
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1F 2006 Annual Meeting & Trade Show
Sheraton Boston Hotel January 12, 13, 14, 2006
The Sheraton Boston Hotel is the host hotel for the 2006
MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show. The Friday and Saturday
night banquets will be held at the Sheraton, as well as Friday
morning's opening session.
Located in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, the Sheraton
Boston is easily accessible from the Mass. Pike and public
transportation. Just steps away from the hotel, guests will
find world-class restaurants, the Prudential Center Mall, and
Newbury Street. The hotel is connected to the Hynes Convention
Center, allowing easy access to conference activities. The hotel
features new plush-top mattresses and Boston's largest
indoor/outdoor pool.
The MMA has negotiated special room rates at the Sheraton for
all Annual Meeting participants. Use this form to register directly
with the hotel, not the MMA. The following conditions apply:
• All reservations will be honored on a first-come, first-served
basis and are subject to availability.
• Room reservations must be made by Dec. 22, 2005, to be
eligible for the special MMA rates.
• A deposit of one night's accommodation plus tax (12.45%)
for each room reserved must accompany each reservation.
• Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours prior to your
stated arrival time in order to have your deposit refunded.
• If you do not arrive on your stated arrival date, you will
lose your deposit and the hotel will cancel the rest of
your reservation.
• Hotel check in is after 3 p.m.; check-out is by noon. Baggage
storage space is available if you arrive before check-in time.
Please use a separate Hotel Reservation Form for each room
you wish to reserve.
I wish to reserve one room for (check one):
❑ Single occupancy - $129 plus tax
❑ Double occupancy - $139 plus tax
❑ Additional person - $40 plus tax
For the following night(s) (check as many as apply):
❑ Thursday, January 12
❑ Friday, January 13
Q Saturday, January 14
Rate will be honored 3 days prior to and after meeting
dates based on availability.
❑ I would like to receive hospitality suite rental and
catering information.
❑ I desire a handicapped-accessible room.
❑ I prefer a non-smoking room.
❑ First night deposit enclosed.
❑ Charge my credit card.
❑ I will use this to settle my account ❑ Yes ❑ No
Credit Card type:
❑ AMEX ❑ Visa ❑ MC ❑ Diner's ❑ Discover
Credit Card #
Expiration Date
Cardholder's Signature
I have enclosed a deposit of (circle one) $129 / $139 plus tax (12.45%)
payable to Sheraton Boston Hotel.
Name (please print)
Mailing Address
City/Town State
Sharing room with
Arrival Date Arrival Time
Signed Date
❑ Please confirm my reservation.
Phone
Zip
Departure Date
For your special MMA room rate, please mail this form with deposit to:
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St., Boston, MA 02199
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' MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION
zuuamnnual Meeting & Trade Show
January 13 & 14, 2006
Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston
Please fill out form completely. Please check one:
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ADVANCE REGISTRATION (Register by December 10, 2005)
Name (please print or type) Two Day Program
~j. ❑ Member .................$140 ❑ Nonmember $250
Title One Day Program
❑ Member .................$110 ❑ Nonmember $180
Municipality organization or other affiliation Please choose one: ❑ Friday only ❑ Saturday only
First name or nickname for badge ''`LATE REGISTRATION (After December 10, 2005)
Two-Day Program
❑ Member .................$175 ❑ Nonmember $315
Guest's name (include first name or nickname for badge)
Please note: "Personal guest" registration category is not for use by One Day Program
co-workers or associates within your community. ❑ Member .................$130 ❑ Nonmember $220
Please choose one: ❑ Friday only ❑ Saturday only
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# of Tickets
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Daytime phone number Fax number Friday Dinner @ $39 per person $
Saturday Dinner @ $45 per person $
E-mail address Women Elected Municipal
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ARE YOU A MEMBER OF:
El Association of Town Finance Committees Amount due for events (subtotal) $
❑ Massachusetts Mayors' Association
❑ Massachusetts Municipal Councillors' Association Payment enclosed
❑ Massachusetts Municipal Management Association Please invoice (add $5 invoice charge) $
❑ Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association
❑ Massachusetts Selectmen's Association TQTAL DUE $
❑ Small Town Administrators of Massachusetts (Make check or money orderpayable to Massachusetts Municipal Association)
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Your registration fee includes admission to the keynote address, all Nvorl hops, your tncinbel g 1 business ng,
the trade shod; opening and presidents' receptions; 'Iwo weeks prior to the meeting you xo itl receive a
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postmarked no later than December 12, 2005. Please use municipal letterhead to regnesi a ref n d.
f 1101el reservatio/ts must be oracle directly wilh the Sheraton Bostoli Hotel at (800) 3?5-3535.
Please complete this form and mail it to:
Annual Meeting, Massachusetts Municipal Association
60 Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
or fax to (617) 695-1314
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To: Peter Hechenbleikner
From: Chief James Cormier, Edward McIntire DRAFT
Date: 09-30-2005
RE: Detours
Peter:
In response to the email received from Bob LeLacheur on detours, the following
guidelines are what are used to determine and notify residents about detours.
When we have advance knowledge of a project that is coming, the project is usually first
discussed at a PTTF meeting. At the PTTF meeting the scope of the project is analyzed,
the proposed method of performing the job is looked at (i.e. can we keep one lane open or
is the whole road taken by construction). Generally closing the road and detouring is the
last option, we prefer to leave the road open and direct traffic for the least inconvenience
to residents and motorists. We also examine the mobility of the job, is it a progressive
job (like the West St. project) or is it confined to one area. After those determinations are
made, and detouring as opposed traffic direction is determined, then we examine detour
options.
Approximately one week prior to actual construction, there is a pre-construction meeting
with the contractor. At this meeting, the Engineering Div., Planning, DPW, Police, Fire
and RMLD are present. Each discipline is given the opportunity to have input on the job
and address any issues. The responsibilities regarding such things as detours and signage
are addressed at this meeting.
When examining detour options, we take out a map and try to plan the best alternate
route, taking into account such things as (these are in no particular order):
■ Disruption of neighborhood
Traffic intensity
■ Roadway ability to absorb extra traffic
■ Special geographic considerations (i.e. schools in the area)
■ Other road construction in the detour area
■ Time of detours, both daily hours of operation and in duration (days,
weeks, months)
■ Ability to adequately sign the detour
■ Length of detour in terms of distance
■ Detour ease of use for the motorists
With all of that information we attempt to choose the best detour route to provide the
safest detour with the least amount of disruption for the residents and the motorists. It's
sometimes a tough mix to accomplish.
The above is for jobs we have advanced knowledge of. In an emergency, we basically do
the same process but may or may not have the input of as many people as are in the
PTTF. Generally the Police Dept. and DPW will evaluate the job and area and pick the
best alternate route taking into account the factors listed above.
Regarding subsequent traffic enforcement, in general the detail officers assigned will
bring any special attention areas to the attention of the sector car and they will monitor it
and make recommendations or provide enforcement. The sector cars also make routine
checks of the detour areas during their tours of duty. If we receive specific complaints
they are immediately addressed and appropriate action taken.
On the West St. project, which began at West, Willow and Summer we detoured using
different routes depending on where the job was and how far it was expected to progress
that day. These detours remained fluid and we adjusted as necessary.
When we needed to divert using Oak, Pine Ridge and South Sts., we had officers at the
dig location on West St., also at Oak and Pine Ridge (to prevent detoured traffic from
entering school area) and at Pine Ridge and South to assist the traffic flow. We also had
the cruiser assigned to that area of town on Pine Ridge Rd. during the times prior to
school starting in the morning and at the time of school letting out in the afternoon, it was
also doing spot checks during the day.
Finally, how and when the residents are notified of detours. If we know in advance, and
it's a job the engineering dept. is overseeing, they will notify by leaflet. Regarding the
job on West St., our intention was not to detour down Oak St.; this was a last minute
detour that came as an unforeseen circumstance. The water main was further out into the
middle of the street than we expected. We intended on leaving a lane open and directing
traffic but we couldn't, it was a physical impossibility and there was no other choice.
In the future we will be using the Reverse 911 system to notify residents with a message
from the police station. We are fine-tuning the protocols for the R-911 system but feel
this is a viable use for the system. We would notify residents in advance, whenever
possible, of detours in their area. When not possible in advance, notify them as it's
happening.
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Dear Local Leader,
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economic forum to launch the MMA's major initiative to re-focus the local aid debate onto the vital connection between
revenue sharing and the future of our Massachusetts economy on Tuesdav momina. October 18. 2005 at the Federal Reserve
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The MMA is inviting you and a select group of local leaders from across the state: Receive a personal briefing from the
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our reliance on the overburdened and regressive property tax, and to be a place where all cities and towns can attract and keep
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OVERVIEW
RICHARD KELLI HER, BROOKLINE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR AND MMA PRESIDENT
HON. THOMAS M. MENINO, MAYOR OF BOSTON
CATHY E. MINEHAN, PRESIDENT&CEO, FEDERAL RESERVE BANKOFBOSTON(INVITE))
9:45 A.M.
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DR. BARRY BLUESTONE, STEARNS TRUSTEE PROFESSOR, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
1 1:00 A.M.
REPORT OF THE. MUNICIPAL FINANCE TASK FORCE
CLARE H IGGINS, NORTHAMPTON MAYOR AND MMA VICE PRESIDENT
THOMAS AMBROSINO, REVERE MAYOR AND CHAIR OF METRO MAYORS COALITION
JOHN HAMILL, C•HA/RMAN OF SOVEREIGN BANK NEW ENGLAND AND CHAIR OF THE
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MTF REPORT. ON SOARING MUNICIPAL HEALTH COSTS
MICHAELWIDMER, PRESIDENT OF THEMASSACHUSETTSTAXPAYERSFOUNDATION
1 1:45 A.M.
SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS
RICHARD KELLIHER, BROOKLINE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR AND MMA PRESIDENT
GEOFF BECKWITH, MMA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1 1:55 A_M. (SHARP)
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DIRECTIONS TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON:
600 Atlantic Avenue; Boston, MA 02210 Recorded Directions: (617) 973-FIND [34631 or General Information: (617) 973-3000
By Vehicle
Coming from 93 South or Route 1 South over the Central Artery, southbound:
• Take I-93 South/IIS-I South towards Boston/Cape Cod to Exit 23 "Purchase Street/South Station"
• At top of ramp, continue straight on Purchase Street
• At the 3rd set of lights, turn left onto Summer Street
• The building is located at the comer of Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue, across from South Station
Coming from the Southeast Expressway, northbound:
• Take Interstate 93 North-(US- IN)
• Take Exit 20 "Logan Airport/Worcester/S. Station"
• Follow signs to "Doxvntown" to end of Frontage Road/ramp
• At end of ramp, continue straight on Atlantic Avenue, and take right onto Summer Street at the 3rd set of lights
• The building is located at the comer of Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue, across £ror South Station
Coming from the Massachusetts Turnpike, eastbound:
• Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike)
• Take Exit 24A "South Station"
• At end of ramp, continue straight on Atlantic Avenue, and take right onto Summer Street at the 3rd set of lights
• The building is located at the comer of Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue, across from South Station
Parking Options .0
Necco Street Garage -10 Necco Street Continue down Summer Street and go straight through lights at the intersection of Summer Street and Dorchester
Avenue; at the next set of lights take a right onto Melcher Street; then take a right onto Necco Street. Tho.second building on your left is an enclosed
parking garage. Just a ten-minute walk to the Bank.
390 Congress Street Lot Continue down Summer Street and at the set of lights take a left onto Dorchester Avenue; at the next intersection take a left onto
Congress Street. The parking lot is on the right across the intersection. Less than a five-minute walk to the Bank.
South Station Parking Garage -185 Kneeland Street (garage entrance) Parking garage is located above the Greyhound bus station (at South Station) on
Atlantic Avenue. Entrance to garage is on Kneeland Street.
Transpark - 25 Northern Avenue, 145 Northern Avenue & 390 Congress Street
Transpark -145 Northern Avenue & 390 Congress Street
Public Transportation
Subway (IbIBTA) The Boston Fed is easily accessible by the MBTA's Red and Silver Lines. Take the Red or Silver Line to the South Station stop. The
Bank is the tall silver building located at the comer of Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue.
Commuter Rail Coming into South Station: South Station is located directly across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. South Station has
service for the following lines: Attleboro/Stoughton, Fairmont, Framingham/Worcester, Franklin, Middleborough/Lakeville, Needham, Plymouth/Kingston
Commuter Rail Coming into North Station: From North Station take the inbound MBTA Green Line train to Park Street, switch to the Red Line and ge
off at the South Station stop. North Station has service for the following lines: Fitchburg, Haverhill/Reading, Lowell, Newburyport/Rockport
Memo
To: Advisory Board Designees
From: Jay Fink, Operations Committee Chairperson 1'
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Date: September 23, 2005
Re: Town of Reading Application to Join the Massachusetts Water
Resources Authority Waterworks System ,
The Town of Reading application to join the MWRA Waterworks System is
scheduled to be voted on at the next meeting of the MWRA Advisory Board
Operations Committee scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th from 10 AM to 12
PM, in Room 202 at Newton City Hall. Please see the attached document for the
agenda and directions. If the Operations Committee votes favorably upon the
application, the full Advisory Board will likely consider the Operations Committee
recommendation at their October 20th meeting in Canton.
Attached are selected sections from the Town of Reading's Application to the
MWRA. The Town is seeking to purchase up to 219 million gallons of water per year
from the Authority to supplement existing sources of supply in the Ipswich River
Basin. Reading is proposing to limit use to the six-month period of May through
October when daily withdrawals will average 1.2 million gallons per day (MGD).
Please take the time to review the attached material prior to the September 27th
Operations Committee meeting. If you have any questions regarding the application
or approval process, please contact Ryan Ferrara at the Advisory Board by phone at
617-742-7561 or email at ryan.ferrara@mwra.state.ma.us.
The Advisory Board is waiting on additional supporting material confirming the
approval of Reading Town Meeting. These documents will be provided at the
Operations Committee meeting.
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Dedham • Everett • Framingham • Hingham • Holbrook • Leominster
Medford • Melrose • Milton • Nahant • Natick • Needham • Newton
Revere • Saugus • Somerville • South Hadley • Southborough • Stoneham
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Stoughton • Swampscott • Wakefield • Walpole • Waltham
Wilmington • Winchester • Winthrop • Woburn • Worcester
September 9, 2005
TO: Advisory Board Designees/All Interested Parties
FROM: Jay Fink, Operations Chair
RE: September 27, 2005 Operations Committee Meeting
The MWRA Advisory Board Operations Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2005
from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Room 202 at Newton City Hall. Committee topics will include a presentation
regarding the high-strength component of the MWRA sewerage charge and a vote on the proposed application for the
Town of Reading to join the MWRA Waterworks System.
Operations Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
10:00 AM -.12:00 PM
'Newton City Hall, Room 202
1. UPDATES
A. Advisory Board activities
B. Legislative update
C. MWRA Operations - Richard Trubiano, Director of Field Operations
II. Presentation and Discussion Regarding High-Strength Comoonent of MWRA
'Wastewater Rate Allocation
Professor Steven Ferrey, of the Suffolk University School of Law, has requested to speak to the Operations
Committee regarding the high-strength component of the MWRA wastewater wholesale rate. Stated
objectives of the presentation include putting into context the high-strength user charge and a review of what
the charges have and have not accomplished over the past decade. Professor Ferry also intends to share some
MWRA sampling data regarding BOD at the community level. Please see the attached letter for further detail.
I11. VOTE: Aaolication of the Town of Reading to loin the MWRA Waterworks Svstem
The Town of Reading is seeking admission to the MWRA Waterworks system to supplement its existing
source of supply during the low flow period of May through October. The request is for a maximum
withdrawal of 219 million gallons of water per year. With use restricted to the six-month period of May
through October, daily use will average 1.2 MGD during the low flow period. On June 9, 2005, the
Massachusetts Water Resources Commission (WRC) approved the transfer of water from MWRA to
Reading. The Conservation Law Foundation has subsequently filed a law suit against the WRC on behalf of
the Ipswich River Watershed Association claiming the WRC's decision inadequately protects the Ipswich
River during low flow periods. The primary issue cited in the lawsuit is the Town of Reading is not being
asked to implement mandatory conservation measures.
Directions to Newton City Hall on back
Joseph E. Favaloro, Executive Director
I 1 Beacon Street • Suite 1010 • Boston, MA 02108-3002 • Telephone: (617) 742-7561 • Fax: (617) 742-4614
DIRECTIONS TO NEWTON CITY HALL
1000 Commonwealth Ave.
Newton Centre, MA 02459
FROM THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTH:
Best route to Route 128.
Proceed on Route 128 to Exit 24 (Route 30/ Commonwealth Avenue).
At the end of the exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto Route 30 and go EAST towards Newton and Boston.
Proceed on Route 30 for 3.1 miles
Newton City Hall will be the large brick building on the right.
FROM THE EAST:
Take the Mass Pike or Commonwealth Avenue WEST towards Newton.
Leave the Mass Pike at Exit 17 (Newton-Watertown).. Stay in the middle lane at the end of the exit
ramp and go straight ahead onto Washington Street.
Continue on Washington Street for 1.3 miles to Walnut Street.
Turn LEFT onto Walnut Street and drive SOUTH for 1.1 miles.
(You will see the LIBRARY across the street at the corner of Homer and Walnut Streets.) Turn RIGHT
onto Homer Street and drive past the Library to the adjacent parking lot on the left.
City Hall will be across the street from the Library parking lot.
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Town of Reading, Massachusetts
Admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority Waterworks System
September 2005
Ap-q^-fv^lication
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Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
q Reading, MA 01867-2685
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FAX: (781) 942.9071
Email: townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us
September 19, 2005
Mr. Frederick A. Laskey
Executive Director
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Charlestown Navy Yard
100 First Ave
Boston, MA 02129
September 20, 2005
Dear Mr. Laskey:
TOWN MANAGER
(781) 942.6643
The Town of Reading is pleased to submit its Application for membership in the Waterworks System of the
MWRA. The Town seeks to purchase up to 219 million gallons of water per year from the Authority to
supplement its existing sources of supply in the Ipswich River Basin.
The Town has worked diligently since 1999 to prepare this application. Through the MEPA process we
have obtained a Certificate from the Secretary of Environmental Affairs approving the project, we have
received an affirmative decision from the Water Resources Commission on our application for an
Interbasin Transfer under the Interbasin Transfer Act, and we have secured the approval of the Legislature
and Governor through modification of the MWRA's enabling legislation. Concurrent with this submittal
we are sending copies to the Advisory Board of the MWRA, and will be seeking their approval of this
application at the October meeting of the Advisory 136ard.
This application and the potential usage associated with the connection is consistent with local and regional
growth management plans. Most notably it is consistent with the Town of Reading's Community
Development Plan, recently updated by the Master Plan Advisory Committee and the work of the
communities of Reading, North Reading, Wilmington and Burlington as presented in the report entitled
"Planning for Growth in the Upper Ipswich River Watershed".
e look forward to working with the Authority as you review this document. Should you have any
qt stions on this application, please do not hesitate to contact me at 781-942-6643.
Ve tru ~\,(urs,
F 'ter I. L ec enbl
Town Manager
Town of Reading, Massachusetts
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Avplication
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................1
Background ........................................................................................................................................2
Requirements of the MWRA Enabling Act and OP 10 .........................................................4
Enabling Act Requirements 4
Additional MWRA Requirements 5
Status of Other Required Approvals 6
Detailed Description of the Town's Water Conservation and Water
Accountability Programs 6
Water Conservation Program Background 7
Water Conservation Program Components 8
General Public Education and Outreach 8
Residential Water Audits and Residential Retrofit Devices...... 9
Rebate Program .............................................................................12
Municipal Building Retrofit .........................................................14
School Education and Outreach ..................................................15
Leak Detection and System-wide Water Audit ........................15
Metering ..........................................................................................16
Water Rates ....................................................................................17
Restrictions on Outside Water Use .............................................17
A Description of Municipal Zoning and Non-Zoning Measures Designed to
Protect Local Sources of Supply, with a Comparison to DEP Requirements
For Adequate Water Supply Protection Procedures .............................................18
Copies of Any Studies on Existing and Potential Local Sources, Demand
Forecasts and Contamination Threats .....................................................................18
A Disaggregation of the Community's Total Water Consumption by
Customer Class and a Listing of Large Users .........................................................19
Statement Concerning Consistency with Local and Regional Growth
Management Plans 20
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Introduction
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The Town of Reading is seeking admission to the MWRA Waterworks System to
supplement a portion of its existing source of supply during periods of low flow in
the Ipswich River, up to a maximum of 219 million gallons of water per year. This
document is the Towns formal application to the Authority. It includes the following
information:
m Background information on the development and proposed operation of the plan.
® Information concerning the six statutory requirements associated with admission to
the Waterworks system.
■ Information concerning the six additional issues required by OP.10 of the
Authority.
Included as Appendices to this document are the following supporting documents:
■ The Town of Reading's 1999 Ad Hoc Water Supply Advisory Committee Report
(Appendix A).
® The October 31, 2003 Secretary's Certificate on the Towns Final Environmental
Impact Report on Admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Waterworks System (Appendix B).
® The Report of the Findings, Justifications and Decision of the Water Resources
Commission relating to the Approval of the Town of Reading's Request for an
Interbasin Transfer (Appendix C).
o Copies of legislation amending Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1984 to include Reading
in the MWRA Waterworks system, as approved by the legislature and signed by
the Governor on August 3, 2005 (Appendix D).
a A Copy of the Zoning By-Law establishing an Aquifer Protection District in the
Town of Reading (Appendix E).
■ A copy of the Revised Water Conservation Policy of the Town of Reading, adopted
June 28, 2005 (Appendix F).
In addition to these appendices, references are made to portions of the Draft
Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and the Final Environmental Impact Report
(FEIR) prepared as part of this application process. These substantial documents have
been widely circulated amongst interested parties and are not reproduced as part of
this document.
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Background
The Town of Reading currently takes all of its municipal water from groundwater
wells in the Ipswich River Basin. For 2004, finished water average day demand was
approximately 1.8 mgd well below the Town's registered raw water withdrawal
volume of 2.57 mgd. During dry years, the Town's maximum day demand may rise
to as much as 3.8 mgd. Average day high period (May through October) demands for
1995-2004 averaged 2.1 mgd.
Although the Town's demands are below its registered withdrawals, the Ipswich
River experiences significant periods of flow below natural conditions. Flow in the
river routinely drops below its natural seven day/ ten year low flow (7Q10) of 5.8 cfs
at the South Middleton gauge, and in extreme dry years has been observed to dry up
completely. A study completed by the USGS in Fall 2000 entitled "A Precipitation
Runoff Model for Analysis of the Effects of Water Withdrawals on Streamflow,
Ipswich River Basin, Massachusetts;" indicates that cumulative groundwater
withdrawals in the Ipswich River Basin substantially decrease flows in the river.
In 1999, the Town commenced a study to develop a long-term water supply strategy
that was less vulnerable to contamination than the existing supply. The study
addressed future drinking water regulations and the Towns contribution to a
reduction of flow uz the Ipswich River.
The 1999 study included projections of future demand, investigations of alternative
sources of supply, consideration of other ways to mitigate adverse impacts associated
with withdrawals from the Ipswich River and an evaluation of conservation
programs. The alternatives evaluated in the 1999 study included: continuation of
current withdrawal rates from the Ipswich River, purchasing water from the MWRA
to meet all of the Towns demands, purchasing water from the MWRA during periods
of low flow in the Ipswich River, purchasing water from Andover, investigating
bedrock wells in Town Forest, and implementing an aggressive water conservation
program with the goal of reducing water usage by 190,000 gpd. A copy of the 1999
report is included as Appendix A.
The study concluded that the Towns water supply objectives were best met by a
program that includes a number of components, one of which is utilization of the
MWRA as a source of supply during low flow periods for as much as 219 million
gallons of water per year. This will allow the Town to reduce its withdrawals from
the Ipswich River Basin during dry summer periods to approximately 1 mgd (1.5 cfs),
a reduction of approximately 58 percent over consumption in dry summers. The goal
of the proposed transfer is to continue to serve the needs of the existing population
while relieving some of the withdrawal stress on the Ipswich River Basin. Other
components of the plan included improvements to the existing treatment plant to
meet pending Safe Drinking Water Act requirements and to modernize old facilities,
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along with the implementation of an aggressive conservation program including
rebates for high efficiency toilets and washing machines.
This project requires minimal construction since it will utilize an interconnection
between the Town's distribution system and the MWRA's transmission main (see
Figure 1-1). This connection was built as a result of a gasoline spill on Interstate
Route I-93, adjacent to the Town's well field, which threatened the loss of the Town s
water supply. The connection is made through a 24-inch pipe, but has never been
used by the Town of Reading. The Town has held discussions with the Town of
Wilmington to coordinate the construction of facilities needed by the Town of
Reading with construction of the Wilmington/MWRA connection.
The Water Resources Commission has approved an Interbasin Transfer for this
connection. The IBTA approval established the mode of operation of the purchase of
the 219 million gallons. Under this approval, Reading must limit its production from
the Ipswich River to 1 million gallons per day for the period May 1 through October
31. It will use the MWRA as the source for the remainder of its demand. Using
information from the past 10 years of record, the average amount taken from the
MWRA would be 196 million gallons.
During exceptionally dry years, there is a possibility that Reading could exhaust the
219 million gallons before the end of October. In order to minimize this possibility,
the 'IBTA approval requires that the Town implement successively more restrictive
conservation requirements if the Towns MWRA purchases exceed certain preset
levels and if the Ipswich River is below certain trigger flow levels. These conservation
measures involve increasingly restrictive constraints on outdoor sprinkling,
culminating with a complete ban on outside watering. The specific details of this
process are presented on pages 26 and 27 of the IBTA Report of Findings, Appendix B.
These requirements are the minimum actions that the Town must take. The Town
could take more aggressive steps under its own authorities if it believes such actions
are appropriate. In the event that these restrictions are insufficient to extend the 219
million gallons to the end of October, the IBTA recognizes that the Town will revert to
the complete use of the Ipswich, but places additional restrictions on the Town, such
as the necessity to issue a notice of project change under certain circumstances.
In the period 1995 through 2004 the Town would have exhausted the 219 million
gallons in only 1999. In that year, the Town would have been required to reduce
outdoor watering by four hours as of the beginning of July, would have been required
to ban all outside watering save for hand held hoses as of the beginning of August,
and would have been required to institute a complete ban on outdoor watering as of
the beginning of September.
The Town's projected maximum day demand is 3.8 mgd. Because of the possibility of
contamination affecting the Towns wells again, as happened in 1992, the proposed
maximum day purchase from MWRA is 3.8 mgd.
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Requirements of the MWRA Enabling Act
and OP 10
The MWRA's Enabling Act and the Authority's operating procedures place specific
requirements that applicants for admission to the Waterworks System must meet.
This section presents Reading's compliance with these requirements. It begins with
the requirements of the Enabling Act, followed by other requirements of OP 10.
Enabling Act Requirements
The requirements of the Enabling Act (in italics) and Reading's compliance with these
requirements are as presented below:
The Safe Yield of the Water system, on advice of the MDC, is
sufficient to meet the community's demand.
In concert with the Town, the MWRA conducted an analysis of the impact of the
Towns request for membership on its cumulative demands, and on the operation of
the MWRA's transmission and distribution system. These analyses concluded that
future demands were well below the safe yield of the system, and that Reading's
request would have negligible impacts on other aspects of the MWRA system. The
analyses conducted by the MWRA were included as section 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 of the EIR.
No existing or potential water supply sources for the community
have been abandoned unless the DEP has declared that the
source is unfit for drinking and cannot be economically restored.
The Town has not abandoned any water supply sources. The Town has abandoned
one of the wells in the Revay wellfield. The Revay wellfield is within the Ipswich
River Basin.
A Water Management Plan has been adopted by the community
and approved by the Water Resources Commission.
The Town presented a Local Water Resources Management Plan to the Water
Resources Commission that was approved by the Water Resources Commission on
December 9, 2004. See Report of the Findings of the Water Resources Commission,
page 23.
The Plan was presented to the Board of Selectmen in Draft form in September of 2002
prior to the submittal of the EIR. The plan will be presented to the Board of Selectmen
for adoption on October 4, 2005.
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Effective Demand Management measures have been developed
by the Community, including the establishment of leak detection
and other appropriate system rehabilitation programs.
The Town has an extensive conservation program that incorporates permanent
restrictions on the outdoor use of water, educational campaigns, complimentary
water audits for its largest users, a rebate program for high efficiency appliance, a
domestic device retrofit program, retrofit programs for municipal buildings, annual
leak detection and repair programs and a system of water rates that encourages
conservation. Specific details of this program are presented in the section below
concerning
A local water supply source feasible for development has not
identified either by the community or DEP.
Neither the Town nor DEP have identified local sources feasible for development.
The Town's search for alternative local sources of supply, including bedrock sources
in the Ipswich and sources in the Aberjona and North Coastal watersheds is discussed
on pages 4 through 6 of the Report of Findings of the Water Resources Commission.
A Water Use Survey has been completed that identifies all users
within the community that consume in excess of 20 million
gallons per year.,
Based on Town water billing records, there are no users with demands greater than 20
million gallons per year. In 2004 the largest user was the National Guard Facility at
Camp Curtis Guild, with a consumption of 4.9 million gallons per year.
Additional MWRA Requirements
In addition to the statutory requirements enumerated above, OP #10 of the Authority
requires supplemental information on which it will base its decision. These include:
® A status report on other required approvals.
• A detailed description of the Town's water conservation and accountability plans.
® A description (and copy) of municipal zoning and non-zoning measures designed
to protect local sources of supply.
® Copies of any studies on local sources, and demands.
Disaggregation of the community's total water consumption by sector and
identification of users of greater than 1 mgd.
® A statement from the Town concerning consistency of the proposed connection
with local and regional growth management plans.
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Information on each of these items follows.
Status of Other Required Approvals
Table 1 presents the status of other required approvals. At present, all approvals
except for that of the MWRA's Advisory Board are in hand. It should be noted that
the Ipswich River Watershed Association and 13 citizens have filed suit for judicial
review of the Water Resources Commission action approving the Interbasin Transfer
Act Application of the Town.
Table 1
Status of Other Required Approvals
Approval I Status ( Comments
MEPA Approved October 31, 2003 See Appendix B
Interbasin Transfer Act Approved June 9, 2005 ( See Appendix C
Legislature and Governor Enacted August 5, 2005 ( See Appendix D
MWRA Advisory Board Scheduled for October
Detailed Description of the Town's Water Conservation and
Water Accountability Programs
The purpose of this section is to summarize the activities that have been implemented
for the overall water conservation program (WCP) and to present the estimated water
savings that have resulted from the program. Data in this report is current through
the first quarter of 2005. This section is organized in sections as follows:
® WCP Background
® WCP Components
General public education and outreach
Residential water audits and residential retrofit program
Rebate program
Municipal building retrofit
- School education and outreach
- Leak detection and system-wide water audit
® Metering
® Water and Sewer Rates
® Restrictions on Outdoor usage
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Water Conservation Program Background
In July 2003, the Town of Reading commenced a four-year $1 million WCP. The
purpose of this initiative is to reduce the demand for water from in the Town of
Reading. The program represents one of many actions the Town is taking to alleviate
withdrawals from the Ipswich River. The Department of Public Works (DPW) staff
and the project consultant, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM), met on July 15, 2003
to review the overall WCP and to coordinate the planned implementation of the
different components in phases over the next few years.
Several planning meetings were held between the Town's DPW staff, CDM and the
public outreach subconsultant, Jenny Mendez Isenburg, throughout the fall and
winter of 2003 to plan the different components of the overall WCP including:
s General public education and outreach
e Public education and outreach for schools
■ Public education and outreach for large users
■ Complimentary residential water audits and installation of retrofit devices
® Rebate program for water saving devices
® Installation of water-saving devices at municipal buildings
® School education and outreach
® Town-wide leak detection
a System-wide Water Audit
The majority of the work during this initial phase focused on researching similar
water conservation programs in other states to gather information for the
implementation of the rebate and municipal retrofit program. In addition to
developing print materials, CDM and its public outreach subconsultant, focused on
designing material and content for the Town's website. Some of the materials
developed included fact sheets for high efficiency washing machines and low-flush
toilets, applications for the rebate program and program guidelines. The fact sheets
were made available to the public at Town Hall and the local library.
In August and September 2003, the DPW staff, CDM, and public outreach
subconsultant prepared for a Town-wide kick-off meeting for the WCP. The public
information meeting was held on September 17, 2003. The purpose of the meeting
was to increase the public's awareness of the importance of water conservation,
discuss the Town's water conservation program, encourage participation in the
program, and answer questions.
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Water Conservation Program Components
This section describes the different components of the WCP and recent activities
associated with each component that have been implemented to date.
General Public Education and Outreach
A public awareness program was developed to inform and educate consumers on the
value of saving water. Water conservation materials and information including fact
sheets are currently available at no cost through schools, libraries, and Town Hall.
The Town website contains details about the WCP, rebate program and water audit
program. The Town plans to post information about the WCP on the local Town
cable channel to promote the program. Additional outreach efforts are being
coordinated and will be implemented over the'next 4 years. Letters, flyers, and bill
stuffers providing relevant information on the overall program were developed and
distributed to encourage participation in the various components of the WCP.
Despite the fact that the Town does not currently have a significant number of large
commercial and industrial users, the Town plans to specifically contact its largest
users and encourage them to participate in the Town-wide program.
Activities Completed
® A town-wide mailing, consisting of a fact sheet on the WCP and an informational
letter was sent in September 2003.
n Notices announcing the kick-off meeting for the WCP were placed in the local
newspaper and inserted in customer water bills.
® A presentation explaining the various aspects of the WCP was made by DPW and
CDM staff to approximately 40 residents that attended the kick-off forum at the
Reading Senior Center on September 17, 2003.
n Information outlining the various elements of the overall WCP was incorporated
into the Towns website in March 2004.
® A workshop was held in the evening on March 29, 2005 to educate multi-family
property owners, condominium associations, and small business owners. The
purpose was to encourage their participation in the audit and rebate programs by
demonstrating the economic benefits of conservation. Approximately 213 letters
were mailed to invite owners to attend the informational workshop. Although
nobody attended the workshop, a few people called the rebate hotline and the
Energy New England (ENE) subconsultant to request rebate and water audit
information available to multi-family and condominium owners.
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Residential Water Audits and Residential Retrofit Devices
As part of the WCP, the Town offers residents a complimentary water audit to help
them learn how water is used in their home and to identify opportunities for
conservation. The utility company, ENE was retained by CDM to perform the water
audits and to install retrofit devices. The residential water audits include the
following:
a complimentary educational material,
■ installation of free water-saving fixtures including low-flow showerheads, aerators
for bathroom and kitchen faucets, nozzles for garden hoses to control the volume of
the spray, and displacement bags for older model toilets,
■ a comparison of water use patterns in the home,
■ evaluation of outdoor water use,
a leak checking, and
a a report with recommendations.
The water audit and residential retrofit program is currently ongoing. The goal of the
water audit program is to conduct up to 100 complimentary residential water audits
within the 4-year period.
Residents currently receive complimentary conservation kits during a water audit.
The Town has a separate retrofit program in addition to the water audit program.
The goal of the retrofit program is to provide up to 2,000 complimentary water
conservation kits to residential homeowners (includes complimentary kits that are
installed during the water audit). The Town is evaluating a plan to distribute
complimentary water conservation kits at Town Hall where home owners can sign-in
and pick up a conservation kit. Some of the water saving devices that are provided
in the complimentary water conservation kit include:
Earth Showerhead (2.0 gpm)
a Rated #1 showerhead by leading industry organization
® 9-jet Turbo Massage is adjustable: gentle needle spray to forceful jet
a Non-aerating spray means less temperature loss
a Self-Cleaning
a CSA Certified
a California Energy Commission Certified
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■ Pressure-enhancing Niagara Power
■ Non-removable flow compensator
■ Installs easily by hand
a Meets or exceeds ANSI specifications
® 10-year Warranty
Standard Aerator (Bathroom -1.5 gpm)
® Innovative dual-thread system to accommodate both male and female applications
® Meets or exceeds ASME standards
e Flow rates at 80 PSI maximum
® CEC Certified
Flip Aerator (Kitchen 2.2 gpm)
e Unique fingertip control allows the user to temporarily halt the flow of water
without readjusting the temperature controls
■ Great for washing, shaving, etc.
■ Fits male and female faucets
® CSA and CEC certified
Swivel Aerator (Kitchen - 2.0 gpm)
n Swivel action allows you to reach every corner of the kitchen sink
• Features dual spray, double ball joint, brass top ball with inside & outside threads
(brass connector)
® Meets or exceeds ASME standards
Toilet Displacement Bag (3.75 gpm for 6 flushes)
® The Tank Bag is the easiest device to use to save water fill to top, snap to close
and hang in toilet tank
® Every flush saves water with maintenance-free Toilet Tank Displacement Bag
® Constructed of non-corrosive materials. that resist microbes & fungal growth
® Its anti-evaporation snap/ airlock means the bag never needs refilling and prevents
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Water Miser 6 position Garden Nozzle
■ Water-saving design allows setting pattern independent of flow rate
■ Non-slip comfort handle grip, rust resistant stainless steel latch
■ Brass hose inlet, with brass adjuster rod and nut
a Instant on/ off control
■ N2157A has a metal handle & 5 year guarantee
■ 6 precision spray patterns which includes:
- MIST - For raising humidity and misting leaves
- SHOWER -Tor watering delicate plants
- CONE - Strong, wide pattern for cleaning, sweeping & rinsing
- SOAKER - Gentle flow for deep watering
- JET - High powered spray for blasting dirt away
- FLAT - For washing and rinsing
Activities Completed
® The first phase of the WCP involved conducting residential water audits and
installing retrofit devices. As part of the first phase, the DPW staff identified and
compiled a list of the top 300 largest residential water users to target for the water
audit program.
® A letter providing a brief description of the WCP and offering a complimentary
water audit was sent to the 300 households in August 2003.
® The letter was supplemented with a reminder postcard which was mailed in
October 2003.
® A bill stuffer reminder on complimentary residential water audits and rebates was
mailed in September 2004.
m ENE has provided conservation kits in 102 homes, see details below.
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Number of Water-Saving Devices Installed and Estimated Water Savings
Water
Total
Aerator
Flip
LD
DP
LFSH
Drip
GH
Rain
brig.
Audits by
Customers
(standard)
Aerator
Tabs
Sag
Gauge
Nozzle
Gauge
Tinier
Year .
(sets)
Year 2003
70
I 42
34
158
I 44
42
1
I 24
29
13
Year 2004
25
I 2
I 11 I
52
I 0
15 I
1
17
9
I 4
Year 2005
7
1
5
17
I 0
4 I
0 I
1
2
I 0
Program to
102
45
50
227
44
61
1
42
40
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Estimated
216,800
443,260
318,000
587,800
Gallons
Saved per
Year
The estimated water savings above are based on the average of 2.64 persons per
occupied'U.S. household (Handbook of Water Use and Conservation by Amy
Vickers) and estimated savings for retrofitted devices as shown previously (e.g., low-
flow showerhead saving of 2.0 gpm).
Rebate Program
The rebate program was developed to provide eligible town residents or property
owners with cash rebates for purchasing and installing water saving fixtures. These
fixtures include ultra low flush toilets, high efficiency washing machines, and rain
sensors.
A hotline number was established at the water treatment plant to receive resident
inquiries regarding the rebate program. Incoming calls on the hotline are monitored
by the public outreach subconsultant. Rebates are issued after a completed
application is approved and a verification site visit is completed by the Town. The
program guidelines and application form are available on the Towns website.
Rebates of up to $120 are offered to customers who have replaced an inefficient toilet
with a low-flow toilet beginning in July 1, 2003. The customer is responsible for
providing the Town documentation that a low-flow toilet was purchased and
installed. For those customers purchasing a high efficiency washing machine, rebates
of $200 are available. Rebates for customers who purchase a moisture sensor for their
irrigation system are also available. A list of appropriate devices is provided to
customers as part of the public education and outreach component of this program.
The rebate amount available to customers who purchase a moisture sensor for an
irrigation system is $25.
The response from residents calling the hotline has been extremely positive. Most
have embraced the need to conserve water and the cash incentive serves to motivate
them to replace old inefficient fixtures and appliances.
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Activities Comvleted
■ An introductory letter offering rebates for products purchased since July 1, 2003
was mailed to every household along with an application and program guidelines
in March 2004.
■ The same bill inserts and informational letters that were mailed for the water audit
also provided information regarding the rebate program.
n From March 2004 through February 2005 a total of 414 customers submitted rebate
applications. Of these, 28 customers were determined ineligible to receive rebates
and 386 were eligible for the rebate program as follows:
ULF Toilet
Units
17*
Rain Sensor
$269.98
$25.00
Clothes
Washers
Units
35*
Eligible Customers = 338 367 83 273 11
Total = 386 ( 420 100 ( 308 12
Estimated Gallons Saved Per 3,570,000 933,700 2,635,300 Unknown
Year
*Applications received from February 28th that are eligible but have not yet been
processed in the Towns system.
Total
Total Customers Rebate
Units
48* I 53*
The estimated savings for toilet units, washing machines units and rain sensor units
presented above, are based on information from the Handbook of Water Use and
Conservation by Amy Vickers, May 2001.
The total value of rebates issued is as follows:
LF Toilet
Clothes
Washer
Rebates
$9,918.26
$56,600.00
Issued
Rebates in
$1,998.80
$7,000.00
Progress
Totals
I $11,917.06
( $61,600.00
Rain Sensor
Units
1 1*
Total Costs
$64,788.24
$9,023.80
$294.98 $73,812.04
To determine if there was a decrease in water usage, the Town compared the before
and after water usage history for six residential households who had installed
multiple water-saving fixtures as part of the rebate program. Water usage data from
August 2002 to May 2003 was compared to water usage data from August 2003 to
May 2004. The study shows that four out of the six homes have experienced
decreased consumption since replacing old fixtures with new water-saving models. A
possible explanation for the slight increase in water usage in two households could be
that occupancy increased in one or both households, wl-dch would result in an
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increase of water usage due to additional showers, toilet flushes, laundry loads, etc.
Another explanation for the slight increase could be an undetected leak in one or both
houses.
Another case study associated with the Towns rebate program shows that a
residential homeowner who installed a washing machine in December 2004, saved a
total of 2,992 gallons (400 cubic feet) when comparing the homeowners quarterly bill
from February 2004 to the most recent quarterly water bill of February 2005. This
translates to cost savings of approximately $160 per year on the water/sewer bill.
Municipal Building Retrofit
As part of the overall WCP, the Town set aside funds to ensure that all municipal
buildings are retrofitted with water-saving devices, in compliance with the state
Water Resources Commission performance standard. With the exception of one
elementary school still under construction, all municipal buildings have been
retrofitted with water-saving fixtures including low-flow toilets, low-flow
showerheads, and faucet aerators.
Activities Completed
■ In 2003, all of the municipal buildings were surveyed to prepare a count of existing
fixtures for use in developing the Request for Proposals to retain a contractor.
■ A contract was awarded to Robert Irvine & Sons in August 2004.
■ Retrofitting of all existing municipal buildings was completed in September 2004.
® Water audits at each of the municipal buildings commenced in March 2004.
e Water audits were completed at one middle school and one elementary school during
February 2005 school vacation.
Estimated water savings associated with the school. building retrofits are as follows:
Total Units Installed
Urinal Units
Faucet Units
at Municipal Buildings
Toilet Units Installed
Installed
Installed
250
130
35
85
Estimated Gallons Saved Per
Male 494 Ga1.YR
Male 260
986 GPP/YR
Year per pupil
Female 1,492 Gal. YR
Gal.YR
The estimated savings are based on information from the Handbook of Water Use and
Conservation by Amy Vickers, May 2001.
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School Education and Outreach
The purpose of the school education and outreach effort is to incorporate water
conservation materials into the existing school curriculum to inform the next
generation of consumers. Through a partnership with the MWRA and with funding
provided by the water conservation program, teachers participating in this program
will have the option of using fun and educational exercises, games and booklets in
their science classes for students to learn the importance of water and natural resource
conservation at an early age.
The plan for this program involves meeting with school officials and department
heads to discuss incorporating water conservation educational materials into the
existing school curriculum at various grade levels.
Activities Completed
In August 2004, the DPW staff, CDM and public outreach subconsultant were invited
to present the WCP school program to the Superintendent and school principals at
their monthly meeting. The goal of this initial meeting was to 1) introduce the
concept of establishing water conservation as part of the curriculum in the public
schools as a way to educate future generations on the importance of conserving
water and 2) enlist their support for a school education program.
On September 10, 2004, CDM and the public outreach coordinator met with Dennis
Richards, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, to discuss program options and he
agreed to arrange a meeting with the science coordinators.
CDM contacted the high school science coordinator in November 2004 and sent her a
curriculum to review.
Leak Detection and System-wide Water Audit
The Town will continue its current practice of annual system-wide leak detection, as
part of the water conservation program. In addition, a system-wide water audit was
conducted to evaluate potential ways the Town may be able to conserve water in the
treatment and distribution system.
Leak Detection
The Town has performed annual distribution system leak detection surveys since
1999, and has committed to the conduct of annual surveys in the future.
Approximately 456 million gallons of water have been saved over the past 5 years by
identifying and repairing leaks in the distribution system. Information concerning the
number of leaks and total annual leakage associated with the surveys are as follows.
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Number of leaks detected
Total leak rate (gpm)
Total annual unaccounted for leakage
(mg/year)
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1 88 ( 35 1 42 1 45 1 56 176k"
45.6 18 21.6 24 30 30.4
System-Wide Audit
The Town of Reading completed a water audit of its water distribution system in
November 2004. The water audit was prepared as part of the Town of Reading's
application for admission to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
Waterworks System and request for an Inter-Basin Water Transfer.
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The water audit examined water data for the years 2000 through 2003. The purpose of
the audit was to evaluate: 1) the Towns water withdrawal from the source supply; 2)
the amount of water produced and supplied to the Town; 3) the amount of water
consumed by the customers; 4) the calibration of meters; and 5) potential water losses
(unaccounted-for water) in the distribution system. Water loss (or unaccounted-for
water) in Reading's distribution system ranged from 2 to 7 percent, which is well
below the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) standard for unaccounted
water in stressed basins (below 10 percent) as presented in the "Guidance Document
for Water Management Act Permitting Policy," April 2, 2004.
Metering
All of Reading's water service accounts are metered. All meters are read four times
per year. Some households have a second water meter that is used to measure
outdoor water use only ("irrigation meters"). Originally, the Town did not charge
customers for sewer service for these meters. However, the Town reversed this policy
in 1999, and currently charges customers the full water and sewer rates for water
consumption from irrigation meters.
A complete meter change-out was completed in 1990 with Neptune meters. The
metering system uses an outside ABR receptacle system. Following the meter
changeout the Town provided 1-inch meters free of charge to interested businesses as
part of a downsizing process. A meter change-out program is currently being
initiated. A radio read system was completed and operational in calendar year 2002.
Regarding the ongoing meter maintenance and repair, the Town summarizes meters
in need of repair on a monthly basis, and repairs the meters as necessary. Detailed
monthly summaries are kept which document those meters in need or replacement or
repair. Reading's master meters are calibrated annually by an outside consultant,
A/D Instrument Repair of Newton, NH. The date of the last master meter calibration
was April 5, 2005.
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Water Rates
Water and sewer rates in Reading are established to recover the full cost of providing
water and sewer service. Rates recover not only the costs of operation and
maintenance of the local water and sewer systems, but also the costs assessed by the
MWRA, as well as debt service and other capital charges necessary to fully maintain
and renew the system.
Reading currently uses a flat rate structure, where consumers pay one price per
volume of water used. Twenty five of the MWRA member communities also have a
flat rate schedule for water. Reading's water and sewer bills are high, even by eastern
Massachusetts standards. According to the MWRA Advisory Board's 2004 rate
survey, Reading's combined water and sewer charge is the seventh highest of all
communities receiving MWRA water or sewer service, and its water charges are the
third highest.
Although Reading does not use an increasing block rate structure, the Towns average
water rate is higher than the highest block rate of all but seven MWRA communities,
and Reading's largest residential water customers would see a decrease in their water
bill if they were charged the rates of any MWRA community that uses an increasing
block water rate structure. Thus Reading's water pricing provides a strong incentive
to conserve, not just for water used for irrigation, but for all water consumed. It is
believed that this high combined rate is a significant factor in the low per capita water
consumption found in Reading.
Restrictions on Outside Water Use
Reading has had continuous restriction on outdoor water use in effect for over a
decade. Since 1993 the Town has limited outdoor water use on an odd-even address
basis, and limited the hours of the day which water could be used, so as to avoid
excessive evapotranspiration loses: Although some believe that odd-even restrictions
are an ineffective means of controlling outside water use, the Town's water use
history suggests that the restrictions, coupled with other factors has been successful in
depressing summer water demands. As is noted in the Water Resources
Commissions Report on Findings, the Town's summer to winter usage ratio is 1.2 to
1, a level considered good under DEP's recently implemented Water Management
Policy. In contrast, many communities similar to Reading have summer to winter
usage ratios exceeding 1.5 to 1 and in some cases approaching 2 to 1.
In June of this year the Board of Selectmen revised their restrictions on outside water
use, and set forth minimum actions they would take under certain circumstances.
The revised policy establishes the odd-even restrictions as a mandatory, continuous
restriction ( the previous policy had a first step in which odd-even was voluntary; this
was eliminated). It also establishes triggers based on the Towns cumulative summer
use and the flow in the Ipswich River that would lead to successively more restrictive
controls on outside use, culminating with a complete ban on outside use. A copy of
the new policy is included as Appendix F of this document. It is expected that this
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policy will be revised again to reflect the requirements of the Interbasin Transfer Act
approval if the MWRA connection is approved.
The policy establishes the minimum actions that the Town will take. The Selectmen
are free to institute more restrictive conditions, should they so decide. In August of
this year the Selectmen did just this, by reducing outdoor water use from 8 hours per
day to 4 hours per day, and allowing hand-held device only, even though the triggers
of the policy had not been fully met.
A description of municipal Zoning and non-zoning measures
designed to protect local sources of supply, with a comparison to
DEP requirements for adequate water supply protection
procedures.
The Town has adopted a Zoning By-Law establishing an Aquifer Protection District
with restrictions on the types of activities allowed within the District. (See Appendix
E). By letter of December 27, 2002, DEP approved the By-law and found the Town to
be in compliance with it regulations on Wellhead Protection Controls (310 CMR
22.21(2))
In addition to the establishment of the By-Law, the Town has purchased all the
property in Town fronting on the Ipswich River, and manages the property to protect
the water quality of the River.
Copies of any studies on existing and potential local sources,
demand forecasts and contamination threats.
The Town has produced a variety of reports associated with this project. In addition
to the Ad Hoc Committee Report included as Appendix A to this report, the FEIR
includes the following related reports:
Appendix C
Water Conservation Plan (Also in DEIR)
Appendix F
Local Water Resources Management Plan (Also in DEER)
Appendix H
Executive Summary of WTP Feasibility Study
Appendix I
Town Forest Bedrock Well Exploration Study
Appendix K
Bare Meadow Bedrock Well Evaluation
Appendix L
Life Cycle Cost Evaluation of Bare Meadow Wells
Appendix O
Planning for Growth Report
In addition to the above, the Source Water Assessment and Protection Report for the
Town prepared by the Department of Environmental Protection is available on the
worldwide web at :
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A disaggregation of the community's total water consumption by
customer class and a listing of large (greater than 1 million
gallons per year demand) users.
Based on the last three years of record, the average use by customer class is as follows:
Average Water Usage by Class of Customer
2002-2004
Class of Customer Percentage Million Gallons
Residential
School
Medical Facility
Industrial/ Agricultural
Service Station
Restaurant
Commercial
' Other
Unaccounted
per Year
69.13% (
470.1
0.93%
6.3
1.11% I
7.5
0.05%
0.3
0.19%
1.3
1.00% I
6.8
10.03% '
68.2
10.18% I
69.2
7.38% I
50.2
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Accounts Using More than 1 Million Gallons in 2004
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' Type
Owner
( Gallons
Military Base
I Camp Curtis Guild-Reading
) 4,936,800
Nursing Home
I Wingate At Reading
I 4,072,112
Apartments
( Summit Towers Condominium
I 3,912,040
Apartments
( Summit Towers Condominium
I 3,775,904
Elderly Housing
I Reading Senior Living
I 2,595,560
YMCA
I YMCA
I 2,341,240
High School
( Town Of Reading
I 2,009,128
Restaurant
I Marotta Kim Marie Success
I 1,913,384
Apartments
Belmont Arms Condominiums
1,819,884
Elderly Housing
Peter Sanborn Place
1,466,080
Retail Store
( Jordan's Furniture Co
I 1,463,088
Small Businesses
I Luma Realty Trust
I 1,401,004
Apartments
I Briarwood Estates
I 1,292,544
Apartments
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MITT ROMNEY
GOVERNOR
KERRY HEALEY
MUMNANTGOVERNOR
ELLEN ROY HERZFELDER
. SECRETARY
257 c~ua,~.rc Yher~4,'.9W& 900
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'Tel. (617) 626.1000
Fax-(617) 626-1161
http:1/www.mass.gov1envir
October 31, 2003
CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
ON THE
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT MUNICIPALITY
PROJECT WATERSHED
EOEA NUMBER
PROJECT PROPONENT
DATE NOTICED IN MONITOR
: Admission to the Massachusetts Water
Resources Authority (MWRA)Waterworks System
: Reading
Ipswich/North Coastal
:12514
:.Town of Reading
September 24, 2003
As 'Secretary of Environmental Affairs; I herby determine that the' Final Environmental
Impact Report (FEIR) submitted on the above project adequately and properly complies with the
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA, M'.G. L., c. 30, ss.'61-62M and Section 11.06. of .
the MEPA regulations (301 CMR 11.00).
Proiect Description
The project involves the Town of Reading's proposed water supply connection to the.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). The purposes of the project are to ensure a
safe siipply of water to the Town and to reduce.-the stress placed on the Ipswich. River by the
Tow'n's existing withdrawals. • The Town is seeking admission to the MWRA Waterworks'
System to replace a portion of its. existing source of supply during warm weather, when the
Ipswich River experiences low flow problems. To contribute to a solution to the river's low flow
problems, the Town proposes to limit the -use of its Ipswich River basin groundwater sources to one
million gallons per day fr6m May. 1 through October 31S`, the portion of the year when seasonal
flows are the lowest and thus the most likely to have the greatest impact on the viability of aquatic
life.
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As the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has stated in its comment letter on
the FEIR, solving the severe seasonal low flow problems of the Ipswich River will require an
unprecedented level of cooperation among communities that accept their responsibility for
correcting a fair share of the problem. Reading's proposal to reduce its use of Ipswich Basin water
is only one measure among many that will be necessary to restore the Ipswich River to health, but it
an important step. I note that the Town of Wilmington has just completed its Draft
Comprehensive Water Resource Plan, and anticipate that it.will propose additional actions that'will
work toward'the important goal of addressing low flow conditions.
The Town.of Reading's effort to purchase water to improve conditions in the Ipswich River
follows a history of proactive conservation efforts `that enable the Town to exceed the Water
Resource Commission (WR.C) standards by keeping residential per capita water use at less than 65
gallons per day and unaccounted for water use at or below 10%. Reading proposes to continue its
conservation efforts after the Town begins purchasing water from the MWRA. Accordingly,
Reading's proposal includes a commitment to keep its overall water use, including water purchased
from the MWRA and water from its own sources, to the 2.57 mgd currently in its registration.
Readinghas also pledged to continue its. conservation efforts, including its rebate program for low
flow toilets,'high efficiency washing machines, and moisture sensors for irrigation; and, annual leak
detection through 2006 and outdoor watering restrictions. The Town has also agreed to improve
conditions in the Ipswich. River by reducing infiltration and inflow to sewer lines and by promoting
stormwater recharge.
Permits and Jurisdiction
This project is subject to MEPA review and.requires. the preparation of an EIR pursuant
to Section 11.03(4)(a)(2) of the MEPA regulations, because it involves a new interbasiri transfer
-of water of 1,000,000 or more gallons per day (gpd). The project requires approval of the WRC
under the Interbasin Transfer Act (ITA). It also requires MWRA approval of its, application to
connect to the watdrsupply~sysxerq, The proponent will not•seek financial assistance from a state
agency. Therefore, MEPA jurisdiction is limited to significant environmental impacts relate&to
the subject matter of the required permits.
The scope for the EIR, established in the Eh1F Certificate issued June.8, 2001, required
that the EIR include all of the information necessary for the project to complete the MWRA and
WRC approval process.' It required the proponent to expand the alternatives analysis to include a
detailed description of alternative local water supply sources, the impacts of the,proposed project
on the Ipswich River, the Quabbin and the Wachusett Reservoirs and the Ware River, and the
Town's efforts to protect its existing local water supply sources. The proponent was also asked
to include in the EIR a description of the Town's water conservation efforts, the proposed'
project's compliance with Executive Order 385, Planning for Growth, and any other applicable
local and regional growth management plans.
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The DEIR provided an initial response to those requirements. The FEIR has generally
responded adequately and resolved many of the remaining issues-outlined in the Certificate on
the DEIR. DEP has indicated that it is satisfied with the additional information presented in the
FEIR.
Interbasin Transfer Act (ITAY
In its comment letter, the WRC expresses general satisfaction with the adequacy of the
information in the FEIR, but identifies several issues that need clarifying. The WRC will require
the proponent to provide information to fully evaluate this proposal against ITA Criteria #2
(identify all viable water supply sources in the receiving area of the. proposed interbasin transfer),
Criteria #3. (all practical measures to conserve water have been taken in the receiving area) and
Criteria #5 (reasonable instream flow in the river from which.the water -is transferred is
maintained) during the ITA permitting. I strongly encourage the proponent to work closely with
WRC because the WRC cannot find the Reading ITA application complete until the information
requests are adequately addressed.
Avtilication to Join MWRA
As described in the MWRA's cornmeint letter, certain information in the FEIR is a
prelude to the information the MWRA will consider as. part of a completed application and
'request for admission to the MWRA Waterworks System. The criteria for admission as a new
.community into the.MWRA: Waterworks System are set forth in the MWRA's Operating Policy
#10 (OP. 10, Admission of a New Community to the MWRA Water System under the MWRA's
Water and Wastewater System Expansion Policies). The MWRA notes that the FEIR provided
further clarification on the status of conservation programs undertaken by the Town; which is an
important step in. addressing the requirements of OP. 10. related to water conservation and water
accountability. The MWRA will continue to seek information on implementation of the Water
Conservation Plan including the Town's evolving plans to manage outdoor water use. MWRA's
review will also include other findings and requirements, including the submission of a Local
Water Supply Management Plan that identifies all water supply options.
Prior. to a submission of a completed, application to the MWRA, the MW`RA must review
Reading's request under the.ITA. The MWRA is coordinating with the WRC on stream flows
and.habitat concerns in the donor basins that are not specific to Reading's application but that the
WRC has requested the MWRA to consider.
Water Withdrawal. Reeistration
According to DEP's comment letter, the proponent has met with DEP and agreed that the
Town will include in its ITA application. a revised Water Management Act registration that
would set out certain conditions that would take effect in the event that the ITA application is
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approved. The Town has agreed conceptually to revise its registration in accordance with those
conditions. I adopt DEP's comments as my own and ask the proponent to address those issues to
DEP's satisfaction in project permitting: DEP's proposed conditions include:
1. Until January 1, 2008, when Reading's existing registration expires, Reading's overall
water use (including water purchased from the MWRA and water withdrawn from the Town's
registered sources) shall not exceed an annual average of 2.57 million gallons per day plus the
100,000 gallons per day threshold allowed in the Water Management Act. Reading shall not have
the right to use a greater volume of water by virtue of the purchase of water from the MWRA.
2.O.in January 1, 2008, when Reading's existing registration expires, DEP will make no
distinction between the amount withdrawn from the Town's in-basin sources and the amount
purchased from the MWRA. Reading's actual purchases of water from the MWRA shall not by
itself be a ground for reducing the Town's right to withdraw water from the Ipswich River Basin
under its registration.
3. In any. year that Reading exercises its right to purchase water from the MWRA. under the
Interbasin Transfer Act approval, Reading shall implement the conservation measures and manage
its own sources as set forth in its Interbasin Transfer Act application and in accordance with the
conditions required in that approval and the Performance Standards of the Water Resources
Commission.
The Town has agreed to reserve the right to have its legal counsel review and approve the
wording. of the. revised registration before agreeing to specific conditions, and.DEP has agreed to
consider public input throughout the permitting process.
I am satisfied that the project has avoided and mitigated environmental impacts to the
extent feasible, and that the state permitting agencies have adequate information to base their
permit decisions; and sufficient permitting authority to ensure that any remaining issues are
adequately addressed.
October 31. 2003
Date Ellen Roy * feld
Comments received:
10/06/03 MWRA Advisory Board
10/23/03 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Water Resources Commission
10/24/03 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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10124/03 Reading, North Reading Stream Team
10724/03 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
10/27/03 Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee
10127103 Ipswich River Watershed Association
10/29/03 Department of En'Yironmental Protection; NERO
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T H E C Q M M O N W F n I, 7 u OF M A S S A C H U S F,, T T S
Sri the ydor 7wv MOTABand and Five
AM Acr RELATiva TO TIX MAv8A0i'+7SETt:S 11AT&R P950mces; At"HORITY.
Be it gwactcd bg the Senate and Houixe of R@preSentativcs in Gmcral Court
as313stbleso and by tie authori*g of 00 Tama, as fO,liows:
mm:ct•1 1. Paragraph (d) of oer_tion 8 of chapter 372 of the dots of 1984
a• hereby d+nended by .inserting after the word "Quincy", in lino 7, the follow-
ing words- , Rcsding.
ggcTioN 2. Notwitbs-Unding mr re4or. 1, the provision of water snraices by
the Massach+.+r•.stts Water Resourcor Authority eo the town of Reading shall com-
mence only After the Mnnnachuaettm Water Romources Authority board or direc-
tors 1,nr+ voted appxoval aV*r makin7 fi.Mingo am x-mejuired in cl..%i eec (1) to
(6), incluove, of maid paragraph (d) of secrion. a of chapter 372 of hhc acts
of 1,994 and other deterr.dnations in a:,_ordanrre with its appliodble poliri.ma,
ami sifter all. +.-e+quired approvals h%", been received, incLudinq approval of
other regulator/ bodies: where recrair,'ed and the advisory beard Or the authori-
ty, but mection 71 qf. Said chaphex 372 shall not apply.
House of Rcbrerentativr_s, August 2005.
Passed to be enact O, Speaker.
rn Senate, Augurs 2006.
Passed to bo enacted. , ?rn-i.dent.
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Approved,
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: George Hines [ghines@mbta.com]
Sent: Friday, September 30, 200512:18 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: Reading's Substance Abuse Problem
Reply Requested by 10/3/2005 (Monday)
I sent a message on this subject Wednesday but had the wrong address and
it came back undeliverable. On wWednesdayI had the extremely sad
experience of attending the wake of a former Reading High graduate. A
23 year old former high school standout athlete. Last weekend he became
the fourth individual from his graduating class, and the fifth Reading
kid in two years to lose his life to drugs in the last two years. I
knew all these kids from youth sports and coached the recent casualty in
Legion baseball.
Despite the nice recent coverage in the Advocate, it is clear we are
losing the battle on substance abuse and a different approach is needed.
I urge the Board to undertake a new effort to develop a strategic
initiative to develop a more effective approach to the problem. this
epeodemic nepedemice addressed urgently and the Board is in the best
position to affect a change in the Reading effort. I implore you to get
more involved and start by convening with a summit with the school
committee, Substance abuse Committee, Board of Health, concerned
citizens(victim's families), local law enforcement and whatever other
resources are appropriate. I' sure you, likl'mme, do not want to be
part of a community that continually presides over the funerals of young
drug victims.
George Hines
35 Grand St.
781-942-0641(H)
617-592-6569(C)
gvhines@verizon.net
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10/04/2005 15:04 FAX
Lcocal Officials M-e_e.t n9.. ith
Lieutenant (.3"cvernor Kerry Healev
Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey would like to invite you to a roundtable discussion in
preparation for the FY '07 budget. This invitation is open to all local officials from your city or
town.
Logistical information is listed below. Please contact Christina Bain at (617) 725-4000 if you have
any questions or need more information. We look forward to seeing you on Friday.
Meeting-HAVERI TLL
Date: Friday, October 7, 2005
Time; 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Location: Pentucket Bank
Operations Center
35 Merrimack Street
Community Room
Haverhill
RSVP: Please provide the names of the representatives from your city/town that
will attend by phone, fax, or e-mail.
Phone:
617-725-4000
Email:
Christina.Bain@state.ma.us
Fax.
617-727-2779
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From: Sally Hoyt [sallyhoyt@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:31 AM
To: Camille Anthony forwading account
Cc: Town Manager
Subject: Proposed Zoning Bylaws
To: Camille Anthony, Chairman of the Reading Board of Selectmen
and Peter Hechenbleikner, Reading Town Manager
It is extremely important and urgent to request the chairman of
Community Development and Planning Commission to work with
his Board to set regulations in place that would prohibit 40B and
other developments in the Town of Reading from positioning structures
so close to the roadway.
Future development should have a setback of 50 ft. from the roadway
and 50 ft. setback from the property line of abutters.
We should set regulations that would prohibit 3-story structures from
being built on the roadway and mandating lower structures on the
roadway.
I would also request that we set regulations that would further
protect our properties, our abutters and neighbors.
I may not be an engineer, however, I strongly believe that we require
stronger protections in place to recoup the dignity and history of the
Town of Reading.
I am writing this memo since you alone are the one to instruct CDPC
to initiate new regulations. Although I may speak on the issue, the
final word must come from you directly.
It is my hope that you will instruct CDPC as soon as possible, before
we have another disaster in our town.
Thanks for all the good work you have done for us, and for your
assistance in this matter.
Gratefully,
Sally M. Hoyt
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LOCAL WATER RESOURCES
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MANAGEMENT FLAN
Plan was developed in conjunction with
the Town's application for admission to
the MWRA waterworks system.
Purpose of the plan is to provide a
comprehensive overview of the Town's
water resources, water supply, and
wastewater systems and can be used to
help the Town make decisions for its water
system..
CONTENTS OF THE PLAN
® Watershed Overview
® Description of the Water System
® Source Water Protection
® Water Use
• Existing Conservation Measure's
WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER
® Wastewater
® Stormwater
RE GIO.NAL PLANS
FUTURE PLANS
® Zoning, Master Plan, Build-out analysis
® Water/Wastewater Needs
• Water Infrastructure Plans
® Wastewater Infrastructure Plans
® Summary
CONCLUSIONS
The Ad Hoc Water Supply Advisory Committee developed a long
term water supply strategy that:
1. Minimizes threats to the existing supply
2. Addresses future drinking water regulations
3. Helps reduce low-flow impacts to the Ipswich River
Proerams:
® Renovation of Water Treatment Plant
® Continue use of Ipswich River Aquifer for a water supply
• Implement an aggressive water conservation program
• Investigate Bedrock Wells
• Utilize up t6219 million gallons of water from the MWRA as a
supplemental supply during low flow periods in the Ipswich
River
• Improvements to I-93 drainage to minimize potential
contamination to the aquifer and Ipswich River