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Waldo Water & Sewer Utility Board approves vouchers, reviews corroding pumphouse pipe and water‑tower controls
Summary
At its Aug. 12, 2024 meeting the Waldo Water & Sewer Utility Board approved prior minutes and monthly vouchers totaling $17,142.39, reviewed an operations report noting a corroding pumphouse pipe and malfunctioning water‑tower controls, and discussed paying off a CWF loan early.
The Waldo Water & Sewer Utility Board met on Aug. 12, 2024. President Gary Dekker called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m., and trustees approved routine business including prior minutes and monthly payments before adjourning at 7:31 p.m.
Operator-in-Charge Bruce Neerhof presented the July operations and lab report, saying all effluent parameters met required levels and that the board had received a sewer cleaning and televising report. Neerhof reported that a ductile iron pipe in the pumphouse, located adjacent to a chlorine line, is corroding and will need replacement; the board did not record a formal decision on replacement at this meeting. He also said water-tower controls are being recalibrated because they were not functioning correctly. Neerhof noted no leaks were found on Pheasant Run, hydrants are being flushed and checked, system valves operated during testing, and that Dean is painting hydrants. Neerhof said the new permit cycle imposes additional reporting requirements on the operator and that the Village plans to rent the farmland next to the wastewater treatment plant.
On finance, Trustee Jerome Hammarlund moved to pay vouchers 9272–9283 totaling $17,142.39; Trustee Dennis Reinemann seconded and the motion carried. Trustee Steve Bunnow moved to approve the July treasurer's report as presented; Reinemann seconded and the motion carried. Earlier in the agenda Hammarlund moved to approve the July 8, 2024 meeting minutes, with Reinemann seconding; that motion also carried. The minutes for this meeting were later marked as approved on Sept. 9, 2024.
During board updates, Trustee Michael Hintz asked about the possibility of paying off the Clean Water Fund (CWF) loan early; the minutes record the question but do not show a directive or vote. Trustee Reinemann asked Neerhof about a chemical used at the wastewater treatment plant; the minutes record the inquiry but do not document a substantive technical answer or follow-up action.
No correspondence or public comment was recorded. Trustee Hintz moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:31 p.m.; Trustee Reinemann seconded and the motion carried.
The board’s recorded actions at the meeting were approvals of the prior minutes, approval of vouchers 9272–9283 for $17,142.39, approval of the July treasurer's report, and adjournment. Operational items—including the corroding pumphouse pipe and water-tower control recalibration—remain matters for future action or staff follow-up.
