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Edwardsport council hears updates on lead inventory, plant payoff and operator shortfalls
Summary
Council members reviewed a lead-inventory report due this month, learned the town will retire its water-plant loan Jan. 1, and discussed operational gaps and missed wellhead work that left nearby systems under-treated, prompting short-term coverage plans.
The Edwardsport Town Council on a regular-session meeting reviewed multiple water and sewer system issues, including a lead inventory nearing its deadline, the scheduled payoff of the town's water-plant loan and operational shortfalls that required temporary coverage.
Council clerk told members the town is still awaiting responses from about "a hundred residents" needed to complete a lead inventory report that is due on the 31st, and that year-end duties are beginning. The clerk said the savings account tied to the water-plant loan has a final payment on Jan. 1 and that the town will bring a resolution at the January meeting to close the account after the loan is retired.
Public works staff member Danny described recent field work on distribution piping and snow- and equipment-related repairs, including fixing a spreader and sourcing inch-and-a-quarter poly pipe: "I finally found it at Farmersburg. It's the only place I can get it," he said. Danny also reported coordinating repairs and noted the town had recorded a vehicle damage claim that exceeded the $1,000 deductible.
Operations staff reported an ongoing foam issue at the aeration tank that is slowly improving, a repaired screen unit performing well, and plans to schedule flow-meter calibration to allow cost-sharing with neighboring systems. The council was told a temporary operator, Willie Southell, will cover the plant and coordinate weekly lab tests while staff has planned time away in early January.
Council members raised concerns that previously scheduled wellhead-protection work and other maintenance had not been completed under prior operators; the meeting included discussion of vendor quotes to complete the five-year wellhead upgrade and follow-up letters sent to contractors. Members also flagged that at least one nearby plant had not been chlorinating routinely in the past, a shortfall staff is now addressing.
The council did not take formal policy action on the lead inventory or plant repairs during the session but directed staff to continue follow-up with residents, contractors and the temporary operator to ensure sampling and upgrades proceed. The meeting record shows staff will arrange calibration and lab sampling and prepare the savings-account closure resolution for the January meeting.
