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Board of Public Works approves settlement to complete South digester recoating; schedules plant tour
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Board of Public Works approved and recommended a settlement and mutual release to finish recoating the South digester, agreed to a plant tour and expected an engineer from Donahue to present a preliminary compliance alternatives plan next month.
The Board of Public Works voted to approve and recommend a settlement and mutual release agreement to finish recoating the South digester at its May 5 meeting. Motion to approve and recommend the agreement passed after a voice vote; the motion was made by Mister Barrington and seconded by Mister Froeter.
The agreement follows a contractor withdrawal and repeated coating failures on the digester. Ben, a wastewater staff member, told the board, “we got about 1,500,000 gallons of sludge that we hope to get out before the farmers cut us off so they can start planting their fields,” and said the plant expects to begin sludge hauling this week, weather permitting.
Board members and staff said the settlement…
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