Wastewater staff report testing issues; board discusses replacing aging VFDs
Town wastewater staff said the plant has repeatedly failed a total-nitrogen test and will retest after adjusting procedures. Separately, officials discussed replacing about nine variable-frequency drives (VFDs) at the plant and pursuing grant options that could cover up to $650,000 with a 20% local match.
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Sue told the board the wastewater plant has failed the state total-nitrogen test for three years and staff found procedural differences between the state's IDM testing and EPA expectations; the town will rerun samples and aim to meet regulator requirements. "We failed it for the last three years," Sue said, adding staff are coordinating with IDM and EPA to reconcile testing methods and will retest the sample.
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