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Board questions higher water production; staff points to SCADA totals and possible barn fire usage
Summary
Board members raised concerns about a recent increase in gallons pumped; public works staff said the increase is measured through the village SCADA system and could reflect main breaks, higher usage or a large barn fire that may have consumed significant water.
Board members on March 25 questioned an apparent recent rise in water pumped by the Village of Jackson water system and asked staff to clarify sources of the increase.
Public works staff said the figure shown in regular reporting comes from the village SCADA system and represents gallons pumped rather than gallons metered to customers. Staff noted that higher billed usage compared with pumped totals could indicate a leak. The board discussed recent main breaks and the possibility that unmetered flows are contributing to the increase.
Nut graf: The board asked staff to compare pumped gallons to billed gallons and to investigate potential leaks or other unmetered uses; staff also flagged a large barn fire in March as a possible contributor to the March totals.
A board member asked where the water totals are gathered. A staff member replied, "No, that is calculated right through our SCADA system that does the calculations for each well." The board discussed that a long-duration barn fire in March could have used a large volume: one board member said, "That would have been well over 100,000 gallons, would be my guess." Staff said they would compare gallons pumped versus gallons sold to help determine whether the increase reflects consumption, main breaks or other losses.
Ending: Staff said they will follow up with a reconciliation of pumped versus billed gallons and will report findings to the board when available.
