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2001 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TOWN OF EASTON WATER DIVISION
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
MISSION STATEMENT
The Easton Water
Division is dedicated to providing,
protecting and preserving today’s water
supplies for tomorrow’s consumers. Our
commitment is to supply quality water that
complies with all State & Federal standards,
provide education and excellent customer
service, and to be the leaders of our
profession.
I respectfully submit the following report
and pumping record for the year 2001.
MONTH GALLONS
PUMPED MONTH
GALLONS
JANUARY
57,386,000
JULY 91,157,000
FEBRUARY
52,894,000
AUGUST 89,088,000
MARCH
58,840,000
SEPTEMBER 79,216,000
APRIL 66,141,000
OCTOBER 64,698,000
MAY
95,940,000
NOVEMBER 59,548,000
JUNE
90,661,000
DECEMBER 61,788,000
Total
gallons pumped in 2001 – 867,357,000
The greatest amount pumped in one day was
4,668,000 gallons on 5/12/01.
Total 2001 Precipitation was 45.86 inches.
The Water Division responded to 2,103
service and emergency calls:
Connected 58 new services for a
total of 6,719 active services
Replaced 505 meters
Renewed 2 services
Repaired 18 service leaks
Repaired10 broken water mains
8 - 8" mains
2 - 10" mains
In 2001, new subdivisions and water main
improvements added to our system:
490' of 6" water main
2,760' of 8" water mains
3,000' of 12" water mains
18 new fire hydrants
We now have a total of 152.5 miles of water
mains, 1,322 hydrants and
2,786 valves in our system.
The Water Division read 12,507 meters,
prepared and processed the bills for
mailing;
3,914 delinquent notices were mailed and 259
final bills were calculated.
This completed the thirteenth year of our
Backflow Prevention Program. Since 1989, we
have conducted 253 surveys of facilities to
ensure appropriate backflow prevention
devices. This year 18 commercial buildings
were surveyed. We have 213 testable devices
in the system, 123 double check valve
assemblies and 90 reduced pressure zone
backflow preventers. This year 273 backflow
prevention device tests were performed.
In order to meet the requirements of the
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act,
672 samples were
taken for bacteriological analysis
6 nitrate analysis
32 lead and copper
12 routine chemical
analysis
7 secondary
contaminants analysis
6 volatile organic
compounds analysis
2,098 pH samples
1,435 chlorine
residual tests
1 inorganic
compounds analysis
12 unregulated
contaminant monitoring rule
6 UV testing
We continue to actively survey the water
system using digital correlation
technology. Due to temporary reduction in
work force, we were only able to survey
approximately 50 percent of the entire water
system. We anticipate covering the entire
system in the coming year.
This year we performed our 8th
consecutive year of system-wide uni-directional
flushing program. This program cleans all
sediments from the water mains and helps
ensure the delivery of safe, clean water to
your tap.
The staff continues to educate our peers,
students, and the public on conservation,
and Water Works education. We have given
numerous presentations to Water Works
organizations, provided tours of our
facility to NRT children and held Annual
Open House as well.
The meeting room at the Easton Water
Division office at 417 Bay Road has become
in high demand, as virtually the only town
meeting room, and it was utilized 63 times
during the year for both daytime and nightly
meetings and training sessions.
We conducted a Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Day on September 22, 2001, with
306 residents participating at a cost of
$10,954.00 to the Town. I would also like
to thank the Easton Lions Club for their
effort in assisting this event with the
collection of TV’s, computer monitors, and
white goods.
The design of the Town’s ultraviolet (UV)
disinfection system has been awarded to Fay,
Spofford & Thorndike, Burlington, MA. This
project currently is in design, with hopes
of construction beginning in the fall of
2002. I would like to thank the Water
Advisory Board with their assistance with
this project.
The Water Division hosted its 17th
Annual Open House on Saturday, May 5, 2001
with the highlight being the Award Ceremony
of our Annual Water Conservation Poster
Contest. Over 850 posters are judged from
the 3rd, 4th, and 5th
grades. This contest could not be possible
without the excellent cooperation of the
Easton school system—
especially, Judy Yankopoulos of the Art
Department. This contest provides a perfect
medium to educate all these students to the
value of water and the need to protect it.
The Water Division continues to remain as
leaders in the water work industry. Our
employees are dedicated and committed to
their jobs. The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Department of Environmental
Protection again presented our division with
the Public System Award for outstanding
performance and achievement. It is rewarding
to have employees of this caliber and I
would like to personally thank all of them
for their continued efforts: Shirley Tufts,
Peggy Hannigan, Pam Almeida, John Fresh,
Jr., Ray Keys, Scott Habelt, Michael Berry,
Richard Mueda, Gerry Coletti, Joshua Ford,
Joseph Richard, and John Siscoe.
“With Water Works Pride”
John J. Marsh
508-230-3420
jmarsh@easton.ma.us
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