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2002 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 2002.
MONTH GALLONS
PUMPED
MONTH GALLONS PUMPED
JANUARY
52,229,040
JULY
113,561,377
FEBRUARY
46,137,699
AUGUST 107,199,806
MARCH
51,754,783
SEPTEMBER 69,227,471
APRIL
60,927,124
OCTOBER
62,942,560
MAY
65,855,589
NOVEMBER 57,165,979
JUNE
75,113,924
DECEMBER 56,883,313
Total gallons pumped in 2002 – 818,998,665
The greatest
amount pumped in one day was 4,564,209
gallons on 8/13/2002
.
Total 2002
Precipitation was 47.77 inches.
The Water
Division responded to 2,603 service and
emergency calls:
Connected 126 new services
for a total of 6,845 active services
Replaced 437 meters
Renewed 4 services
Repaired 11 service leaks
Repaired15 broken water
mains
1 - 6" main 13 -
8" mains 1 - 10" main
In 2002, new
subdivisions and water main improvements
added to our system:
244' of 4"
water mains
650' of 6"
water main
9,658' of 8"
water mains
8,253' of 12"
water mains
40 new fire
hydrants
We now have a
total of 156.0 miles of water mains, 1,362
hydrants and
2,889 valves in our system.
The Water
Division read 13,960 meters, prepared and
processed the bills for mailing;
3,970
delinquent notices were mailed and 274 final
bills were calculated.
This
completed the fourteenth year of our
Backflow Prevention Program. Since 1989, we
have conducted 261 surveys of facilities to
ensure appropriate backflow prevention
devices. This year 8 commercial buildings
were surveyed. We have 228 testable devices
in the system, 133 double check valve
assemblies, 82 reduced pressure zone
backflow preventers and 13 non-required
devices. This year 333 backflow prevention
device tests were performed.
In order to
meet the requirements of the Federal Safe
Drinking Water Act,
666 samples
were taken for bacteriological analysis
6 nitrate
analysis
6 nitrate
1 lead and
copper
6 routine
chemical analysis
6 secondary
contaminants analysis
6 volatile
organic compounds analysis
1,756 pH
samples
1,503
chlorine residual tests
13
Trihalomethane
5 Iron &
Manganese
We continue
to survey the water system for leaks using
digital correlation technology. This type of
leak detection uses state-of-the-art
technology, which provides superior
performance and efficiency. This completes
our 4 digital survey.
A new 12"
water main was installed along Depot Street
(Central Street to Purchase Street) and
Purchase Street, totaling 14,023 feet. This
project will be completed in the spring of
2003 with the connection of the 113 water
services.
This year we
performed our 9th 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 89 times during the year for
both daytime and nightly meetings and
training sessions.
We conducted
a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
on June 1, 2002, with 457 residents
participating at a cost of $18,930.00 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 ultraviolet disinfection system has been
completed and will be going to bid in the
near future. Installation is anticipated to
take place during the summer/fall season.
The Water
Division hosted its 18th Annual
Open House on Saturday, May 4, 2002 with the
highlight being the Award Ceremony of our
Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest.
Hundreds of 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, Achim Krasenbrink,
Margaret Moran, and Susan Masse 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, Michael Berry,
Richard Mueda, Joshua Ford, Joseph Richard,
John Siscoe, Christopher Daniels, and John
Ames.
“With Water
Works Pride”
John J. Marsh
508-230-0850
jmarsh@easton.ma.us
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