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Utility staff report wells, PFAS work and service-line inventory; no lead service lines found
Summary
Utility staff described completed well rehabs, PFAS sampling and planned PFAS/iron treatment, the transition to monthly PFAS sampling during treatment system installation, SCADA integration issues and a completed service-line material inventory that found no lead service lines in the system.
Utilities staff summarized operations and capital activity, including well rehabs, PFAS sampling, SCADA integration and the completion of a system-wide service-line material inventory.
“Luckily for us, we don't have lead pipe,” Josh (Utilities staff) told the committee while describing the inventory work. Josh said the inventory covered about 6,000 service laterals and will be maintained as a “living, breathing” record on the village website as inspections continue.
Josh reported that Well 2 carry rehab was completed, that the community completed DNR quarterly compliance sampling and EPA PFAS sampling, and that PFAS sampling will move to monthly collection until a permanent PFAS treatment system is installed. He said one well motor and seal issue required additional repair time but was repaired and returned to service.
SCADA (remote supervisory control and data acquisition) integration for lift stations is near completion, Josh said, but AT&T encountered configuration issues in its network that delayed full integration. Josh said staff are coordinating with PJ Hortons and AT&T to resolve the back‑end APN/network configuration and that a new PC at the treatment plant will be needed to handle additional communications.
On financing, staff said the village submitted a Safe Drinking Water loan application for Well 3 at the Oct. 31 deadline and will meet with AECOM to finalize remaining design elements; bidding is expected this winter for 2025 construction. Michael (Public works staff) said the village submitted information in PFAS class-action matters (3M, DuPont, BASF, Tyco) and expects those recoveries to help offset treatment costs once allocation processes proceed.
Committee members asked about water taste and iron/manganese issues in local businesses; staff said Mesker well (previously offline) will return with iron/manganese removal and PFAS treatment. No formal votes were taken on utility actions during the update.
