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Council hears water-testing follow-up; DEP communications stressed
Summary
Public works staff described an October water-sampling schedule confusion with DEP that required extra tests but resulted in no fine or system impact; council urged written documentation of DEP guidance going forward and staff confirmed additional sampling will occur next year.
Borough water staff briefed council on a post-October issue involving required additional water sampling. Staff said they were initially told additional testing was unnecessary but later learned a different determination required extra tests; the borough's samples showed no system safety issue and there were no fines, but council members stressed the importance of written confirmation from DEP to prevent recurrence.
Council discussed whether the borough would bear costs of extra testing; staff said there was no fine and that the testing schedule will be followed next year (samples due June 1–Sept. 30, 2026). Members requested that staff document DEP communications in writing and consolidate DEP notifications to a single borough address to avoid duplicate or missed messages.
On wastewater operations, engineers described the contractor's plan to take one basin offline at a time for improvements and to schedule major work outside the rainy season; during that period, the plant will operate with fewer basins and the contractor is responsible for maintaining operations.
Ending: Council accepted the report; staff committed to better written records of DEP communications and to coordinate sampling and operations to avoid service impacts.
