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Boonton administrator outlines water capital upgrades and remediation after safety-agency visit
Summary
Administrator Janil Henry told the council the town has issued a notice to proceed on wellfield upgrades expected to take about a year, will advertise bids for new water meters in September with bids opening mid-October, and is developing a remediation plan after a New Jersey safety-agency inspection.
Boonton — Town Administrator Janil Henry updated the council on several water-utility projects and staffing actions, saying the town has a notice to proceed for wellfield upgrades, plans to put a new water‑meter procurement out to bid this fall, and is preparing remediation steps following a recent safety-agency inspection.
"We're set to go out to bid on a new water meters. That bid is expected to hit the street in September with a bid opening by the middle of October," Henry said, describing the procurement timeline. He added the wellfield upgrade has a notice to proceed and that the town expects about a year for completion. Henry also said the administration has begun a detailed cost analysis of producing water at the Taylortown facility and the wellfield transmission facility as a precursor to any decisions about selling excess capacity.
Henry reported a visit from a representative of the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety Agency, which raised several items needing remediation. "Bob Ezie is in the process of putting together a remediation plan to address the issues," Henry said. Council members asked whether the agency's findings affect water safety or water quality; Henry said the identified issues were centered in the street division and that he did not indicate they posed an immediate water-quality risk.
Council members pressed for clarity on whether the town has taken action to pursue selling any excess water capacity. Henry said the effort remains at an early stage and noted the analysis is multi-step and ongoing.
The council did not take formal action on these projects during the meeting; members and staff framed the updates as ongoing work that will return to the council for procurement approvals and any policy decisions.
The council then proceeded through committee reports and routine items on the consent agenda before introducing a town ordinance by title only and adjourning the meeting.
