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Commission approves quarterly meter-pit cleanings; flags recurring grease problem at college connection
Summary
Goffstown will pay Manchester’s invoiced quarterly cleanings for two metering pits (about $600 per quarter); commissioners also raised a recurring grease issue tied to a college sewer connection and discussed back-charging the institution if problems persist.
The commission approved quarterly cleanings of two metering pits as invoiced by Manchester Wastewater (performed by Wind River), after Manchester changed its guidance from annual to quarterly service. Cory explained that Manchester now cleans those pits four times a year at $300 per cleaning per station; with two Goffstown stations the town’s cost will be about $600 per quarter ($2,400 annually).
Cory said Manchester had moved to quarterly cleanings because the pits were accumulating too much buildup between annual services and asked the commission to agree to pay invoices as they arrive. The commission voted to charge the work to the pump-station contract-services line.
Separately, Cory and Kyle St. Pierre reported a recurring grease buildup at a metering pit serving St. A's College that has caused clogged lines and skewed flow readings. Commissioners discussed asking the college to inspect and repair its grease traps and recommended documenting cleanings and back-charging the institution if future private maintenance is not performed.
Why it matters: regular metering-pit maintenance ensures accurate flow measurement and reduces risk of sanitary sewer overflows; unresolved grease sources can increase operational costs for the town and distort billing data.
