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Bloomville board orders new water meter after operator reports about 8 million gallons unaccounted
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Bloomville Board of Public Affairs approved purchasing a new plant water meter and parts after the water/sewer operator reported roughly 8 million gallons of unaccounted water loss this year; the board also corrected a misapplied utility payment and reviewed infrastructure updates.
At a March 3 meeting, the Bloomville Board of Public Affairs voted to purchase a replacement water meter and related piping after Water/Sewer Operator Levi Webster reported approximately 8 million gallons of unaccounted water loss this year.
"There were 8 million gallons of unaccounted water loss this year," Webster said, and noted that a large part of the discrepancy appears to stem from an aging meter at the water plant that is reading incorrectly. Webster had gathered quotes for a new meter and associated piping and recommended the replacement.
President Logan Reinhart moved to order the new meter and parts; Board member Justin Showman seconded. All members present voted yes and the motion passed. The board did not record an itemized budget line in the meeting minutes; procurement details and vendor selection were not specified in the transcript.
The board also addressed a billing posting error. A utility payment had been applied to the wrong address; Reinhart moved to correct the billing entry, Showman seconded and the board unanimously approved correcting the account posting.
In old-business updates, Reinhart said Attica had sent the sewer regionalization contract and that the packet was forwarded to the Village Attorney for review. The board was also told crews are potholing this week to inspect service lines as required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Webster reported crews have found copper or plastic so far and said no lead service lines are expected based on the potholing results.
Board members heard that a recent water break on Liberty Street has been repaired and that Clouse Electric repaired a problem with the lift station transformer.
Webster also presented a seven-phase waterline improvement plan for the board's review; no formal action on that plan was recorded at the March 3 meeting.
The board scheduled its next meeting for March 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. and then adjourned.
