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District to seek lower cellular monitoring costs; staff to investigate grinder damage and ongoing compliance issues
Summary
Board members asked operations staff and the district's contractor to seek lower-cost cellular monitoring options after citing high charges at lift stations and requested investigation of a damaged grinder control panel near the Marathon station.
Board members spent substantial time on operations and compliance matters, urging staff and the district's operations contractor to seek lower monitoring costs for lift stations and to pursue responsible parties for equipment damage.
Several board members reported unusually high telephone or cellular charges for lift-station monitoring. The Austin lift station was discussed as an example, with a figure cited in the meeting near $482.27 for the monitoring connection. Members asked Ashbury, the district's operations contractor, and staff to contact telecommunications providers such as AT&T and others to determine whether a lower-cost cellular monitoring option or an Internet-based monitor is available.
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