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WATER & SEWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINCTES
. August 20, 2003
A meeting of,the Water & Sewer Advisory Committee was held at 7:37 PM on Wednesday, August 20,
2003, in the Berger Room, Reading Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA.
In attendance were Chairman Richard Moore, Secretary Stephen Crook, Committee members John Wood
and Bob Salter, Selectmen Liaison Gail Wood, Town Engineer Joe Delaney, and DPW Director Ted
McIntire.
Meeting Minutes
It was moved by John Wood, seconded by Bob Salter and approved by a vote of 3-0 to approve the
minutes of July 16. 2003 as corrected.
Stephen Crook joined the meeting.
Water Audit
A copy of the "TOWN-SPONSORED FREE WATER AUDIT" notification was sent to 150 of the
Town's highest residential water users. The Water Audit Program, part of the Water Conservation
Program, involves an inspection of homes by a certified auditor from a private company to evaluate how
water is used in the home ° and identifies opportunities for water conservation by the home owner. The
audit is free of charge to the home owner and is targeted to the highest residential water users in the
community.
Ad-hoc Storm Water Management Advisory Committee (AHSWMAC)
The Water and Sewer Advisory Committee had a draft final report dated August 15, 2003. Joe Delaney
summarized the recommendation of the AHSWMAC to the Committee. Their responsibility was to
advise the Board of Selectmen on the program. The recommendation was to expand the duties of the
Water and Sewer Advisory Committee to include Storm Water Management. This could be
accomplished by maintaining the existing membership in the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee,
adding members and/or add associate members to the Water ands Sewer Advisory Committee. The
Committee asked Joe a number of questions in regards to the final report which he appropriately
answered.
It was moved by John Wood, seconded by Stephen Crook that the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee
expand its duties to include advising the Board of Selectmen on the Storm Water Management Program
as recommended by the Ad-hoc Storm Water Management Advisory Committee. It was agreed that the
Town Engineer would continue to be involved as a liaison related to the Storm Water Management
Program. The motion was approved by a vote of 4-0.
It was moved by John Wood, seconded by Bob Salter and approved by a vote of 4-0 to recommend the
Water and Sewer Advisory Committee be expanded to include up to two Associate Members.
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In its review and discussions, the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee recommended minor changes to
the draft final report, and asked Joe Delaney to take them back to the Ad-hoc Storm Water Management
Advisory Committee.
General
The Committee instructed staff to hold a public meeting for the Water Conservation Program on
September 24, 2003 or October 1, 2003 at the Senior Center.
It was moved by Bob Salter, seconded by Stephen Crook to and approved by a vote of 4-0 to adjourn the
meeting at 9:40 PM
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