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Officials discuss SCADA upgrade, spring monitoring and small impact study grant
Summary
Participants discussed upgrading the SCADA computer, restarting spring-flow monitoring, and contributing $1,500 toward an impact study; the conversation also covered recent furnace repairs and plans to service town vehicles before a water conference.
Meeting participants discussed several water-system and operations items, including an upgrade to the SCADA computer, spring monitoring to track flows, and a proposed $1,500 contribution per town toward an impact study.
Speaker 1 reported that the SCADA system currently runs on a laptop and said it should be upgraded: "Laptops aren't meant to run that kind of stuff." The group discussed options used by neighboring towns, with Speaker 4 suggesting asking Newton and Clarkson about their systems and backups; Clarkson was noted to have two backups and automatic hard-drive backups, which the meeting's laptop may lack.
Participants said earlier authorization to monitor springs and flow had been given but no installations occurred. A proposal described in the transcript calls for installing flow monitors at springs and the reservoir to detect changes that could indicate a break or other supply issue. Speaker 3 said the monitoring would "tell us if it impacts your water supply," and Speaker 4 said the plan was to install equipment in the spring; costs and procurement details were to be explored at an upcoming water conference.
On the grant/impact study, Speaker 4 said consultants had grant funding to do an impact study for nearby areas and asked whether the towns would pay $1,500 each. "When they come out, they ... got grant funding for to do an impact study ... and what they want, $1,500 for each town to do with," Speaker 4 said. The transcript shows acceptance in principle for spending that amount; no formal vote or contract award was recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt.
Operational notes included a furnace/heater repair. Speaker 1 said a heater fan had been installed backwards previously and that it was repaired; parts for pipes and toilets would be fixed during the week. "They fixed it in the blue shed ... it should work fine now," Speaker 1 said. Participants also discussed servicing a town truck ahead of a water conference scheduled later in the month.
Decisions and directions were limited to directing staff to collect more information. No formal motions or votes on equipment purchases or the impact study were recorded in the transcript excerpt. Several participants said staff would seek quotes at the water conference and prepare options for a spring installation timeline.
Ending: The group asked staff to gather vendor information and pricing at the upcoming water conference and to prioritize measuring flows at springs ahead of any SCADA replacement; no binding commitments were recorded in the transcript.
