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Chemicals and testing: Paul (staff member) read the award list for chemicals the plant relies on and confirmed the commission was approving vendor awards for estimated use in fiscal 2026. The awards announced included sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to Univar for $475,966 and bulk sodium bisulfite to Univar for $155,125; potassium permanganate was listed to Moore Betty Corp. at $81,314.40. Paul summarized the budget context: the department’s FY2026 budgeted chemical use is about $1.3 million, while the awards announced total approximately $811,412; staff said the gap reflects carryover inventory and projection methods used in budgeting.

The commission also approved a toxicity testing contract (PACE Analytical) for $18,912, the lowest quote received this year.

Septic hauling and revenue note: Commissioners approved two haulers (Marshan Environmental Services and Heizer Excavating/related firms) for authorization to discharge septage at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Paul told the commission that septage hauling revenue has grown substantially since 2019 — from roughly $300,000 in prior years to a projected $800,000 to $1 million for the current year — and that operational changes (extended receiving hours and biweekly billing) have helped increase business.

Plant roofing and vehicles: The commission approved $233,200 to proceed with roof replacement work on several wastewater-treatment plant buildings (maintenance garage and pump house areas). Paul and commissioners discussed warranty expectations and that the work will be performed using a glued membrane system; staff said the roof replacement will be paid from operating and capital sources identified in the plant budget. The commission also received a list of recently purchased vehicles (including John Deere Gators for on-site transport) that were bought from the operational budget.

Asset management demonstration: The commission heard a presentation by Peter (Inframark presenter) and others on linking Matterport 3D scans to the Utility Cloud asset-management system. Peter demonstrated a Matterport scan of the PSA building that took about 35–40 minutes to capture and showed how MatterTags link to asset records and work orders in Utility Cloud. Paul said Inframark is incorporating the scanning and asset-linking work into their O&M contract; staff reported about 60,000 utility data points are already in Utility Cloud and that roughly 864 of the roughly 2,000 wastewater and pump-station assets are linked to Matterport scans so far. Peter said staff expect to continue the work and aim to link more assets by the end of summer.

Why it matters: The procurement decisions cover core treatment chemicals and testing needed to operate the plant; the asset-management integration is intended to speed maintenance, provide searchable documentation and reduce response time by linking visual scans to work orders and PMs.

Votes and next steps: Motions to approve the chemical awards, PACE testing contract, septic-hauler approvals and roofing contract were made, seconded and approved by voice votes. Staff will continue to implement Matterport scanning across pump stations and the plant and to post inventory, PMs and O&M documentation into Utility Cloud as part of ongoing O&M improvements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6.3.2025 Sewer Commission","oneSentenceSummary","The Fall River City Civil Commission approved a package of wastewater plant contracts on June 3 — including roughly $811,412 in chemical awards and a $18,912 testing contract — and learned how Matterport 3D scans will be linked to Utility Cloud asset records.","taxTitle","Fall River City, Bristol County, Massachusetts","taxId",4215,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6215329,"Commission denies stormwater fee appeal from resident at 47 Whitefield Street",1015,117000,1132000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3662255-922477571e49fe6d35a47c7d7836417d&start=117&end=1132","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3662255-922477571e49fe6d35a47c7d7836417d/thumbnail_117000.jpg","/articles/6215329/Fall-River-City/Bristol-County/Massachusetts/Commission-denies-stormwater-fee-appeal-from-resident-at-47-Whitefield-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215329-19cab051ca908f35a3af7e05668672cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452823&Signature=CtZk~o20pkV2LCOStY80KDdbcg7phsc3~7pGAmAbYABvE~8KiDcRBtH8g7zAXw5UB0HMeoyXvFBWgxWijyFaX1IVHNuuwmPEkSfVyVaWPf0T4lX4u4yzd4mJP5Rc4UXrR6CTDZdLd74Cp-6BJuhScP5vfcPvi6u47FNhcB799lXIFjmAaQP2ojFvxqofPf2AkpCNtZvEaV6~gQVge8ZefuAbRjpICENGznxVT53TTav93GkPocP5fFkWXmYQqgepXnzMycKjVq6pSEETmzcficplHIA1MxmQQVPTTvSYzXMbU20blwnIlWo93NXwTzU7KEnfhH~XZ6ZkX7ialX4TuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fall River City Civil Commission on June 3 denied an appeal from a resident at 47 Whitefield Street seeking exemption from the city’s stormwater fee.

At the hearing the resident, addressed in the meeting as Mister Raposa, said runoff from rain does not reach nearby catch basins and that water \"stays in my yard because I live on top on top of the street.\" He argued the property should not be charged because surface runoff does not flow to the public stormwater system.

Paul (staff member) explained the city’s stormwater ordinance and the 2010 amendment that broadened the fee to include groundwater infiltration that ultimately feeds municipal stormwater infrastructure. \"We amended the ordinance in 02/2010 to include water penetration through the ground that ultimately makes its way to waterways that we as a city have to... maintain,\" Paul told the commission.

Paul said the property had been exempt when the fee was first imposed in 2008 but that billing clerks recently identified the parcel as subject to the fee; staff applied the current fee prospectively and did not retroactively bill for prior years. \"We do not go back and retroactively charge them. We just charge... moving forward,\" Paul said.

Why it matters: The ruling clarifies that the city applies its stormwater fee based on the ordinance language that includes groundwater infiltration and watershed contributions, not only visible surface runoff to nearby catch basins. The decision may affect other properties previously exempted in field reviews.

Formal action: A motion to deny Mister Raposa’s appeal was made, seconded and carried by voice vote; commissioners voted \"Aye\" and the motion passed.

Commission discussion and clarifications: Commissioners and staff walked through local drainage paths, describing multiple flow paths from Whitefield Street toward Cook Pond and downstream waterways. Staff noted the city treats stormwater infrastructure broadly — sewers, catch basins, swales, culverts, wetlands and detention ponds — and that the current billing reflected an administrative review that had added properties that were previously exempt in the city’s database.

Next steps and billing: Paul noted that the property had not been charged through the end of the previous year and that staff would apply the fee going forward. He estimated the city’s billing clerks continue to audit areas and said there are other neighborhoods the city has recently reviewed for fee implementation.

Comments from Mister Raposa included frustration about the fee and the perceived fairness of the charge; the commissioners did not reverse the staff’s determination.","A Fall River resident appealed a stormwater charge for 47 Whitefield Street; the Civil Commission denied the appeal, finding the property falls under the city’s stormwater ordinance as amended in 2010.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6215334,"Commission approves $1.44 million change order for Oak Grove emergency sewer repairs",1349,3326000,4675000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3662255-922477571e49fe6d35a47c7d7836417d&start=3326&end=4675","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3662255-922477571e49fe6d35a47c7d7836417d/thumbnail_3326000.jpg","/articles/6215334/Fall-River-City/Bristol-County/Massachusetts/Commission-approves-144-million-change-order-for-Oak-Grove-emergency-sewer-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215334-dee9a90afc7c40240262e0a27b946794/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452823&Signature=KTgbujA4TQMhYoml6MhNl7Wz2fXLaF5r8o~nLChi~TSevO-dttSric2j1CIzb9Mx-WMUGrvohGUunzMO6dr6IgoYyiUBN0CTY~yCWufmCmqulCgCFS79j30fW6HZTXcaLonL5Ej5bdGa49WNEQsJlfiRqFmwY6oJ-9AcJUmZFo~AWadO94uw-PqhUy9spazl-RjpbS38rvmmlMwUjypp5trBnL1aSXILcijjmacaN-JvhsqeNB~SARdYX8ldcXTUG2TyTbpxk91J4ZRuM2t1rahzfEBRpHQXKZkbE0G8dExeOISumaCpZF-E7R2XLFH4QF1co69o2SrN6Zopww79ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fall River City Civil Commission members voted on June 3 to approve change order No. 5 for emergency sewer work on Oak Grove Avenue, awarding roughly $1,438,000 to Bisco Contracting to complete unanticipated sewer replacement and related restoration.

The change order covers remediation discovered during water-main and roadway reconstruction where deep, degraded sewer pipe (14–24 feet deep in places) was discovered after pavement was ground for reconstruction. Paul (staff member) told the commission the trench conditions included ledge, voids under pavement and sections of pipe that had partially collapsed or cracked. \"As we ran down the line, the pipe looked like these sections — partially collapsed and egg-shaped,\" Paul said during his presentation.

The action follows an earlier sewer-related change order of about $2,157,000; Paul said the combination of the prior change order and the newly approved $1,438,000 increases the sewer-related work on the Oak Grove portion to about $3.05 million. The larger water-main replacement contract that covered multiple streets in the city was described as a roughly $17 million project for water work and pavement across several corridors.

Why it matters: commissioners pressed for clearer preconstruction inspections after large unforeseen costs surfaced. One commissioner said more engineering and subsurface inspection during design could reduce surprises and overall contractor overhead. \"Engineering is very important,\" a commissioner said during debate, urging that future phases include camera inspections and other scoping in advance.

Details and debate: Paul told the commission that the water-main work initially did not include a planned sewer inspection on the Oak Grove section because that segment was added later to the water contract; the contractor encountered voids after grinding the pavement. Paul said crews responded quickly to avoid work stoppage and to limit additional delay costs. He explained practical constraints: the contractor already had equipment and access, and bringing a new contractor midproject could complicate responsibility for later settlements or pavement failure.

Commission members questioned whether additional upfront camera inspections, test holes or geotechnical scoping could have revealed the deteriorated sewer earlier. Paul said some inspection was done elsewhere in the project but that the added section had not been camera-inspected in design because it was added after the original design work. He described notable field challenges: close proximity of the water main to the sewer, ledge that forced trench adjustments and sections where workers had to temporarily remove and reinstall water pipes for safe sewer work.

Formal action: A motion to approve change order No. 5 (Oak Grove emergency sewer replacement) was made and seconded; the commission voted in favor and the motion passed.

What comes next: Paul told commissioners the temporary pavement lifts installed will be followed by an intermediate lift and a final top coat in a later seasonal paving operation to allow settlement before final paving. Commissioners asked staff to present a project-level timeline and a clearer map of phases for the entire North End sewer work at a future meeting so members can follow progress and better anticipate construction impacts.

Commission procedural note: The commission approved the change order by motion; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.","The Fall River City Civil Commission voted to approve a $1,438,000 change order to Bisco for emergency sewer replacement on Oak Grove Avenue, bringing total related change orders to roughly $3.05 million and prompting commissioners to press for more preconstruction engineering on future streets.","actionData","errors"]

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