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Waldo Utility Board hears operations report, approves $23,710.43 in vouchers
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting, the Waldo Water & Sewer Utility Board heard an operations and lab report stating effluent met limits, reviewed detailed water-testing results, and approved financial items including vouchers 9439–9447 totaling $23,710.43.
The Waldo Water & Sewer Utility Board met Jan. 12, 2026, and approved meeting minutes and financial items after hearing an operations report and water-testing results.
Bruce Neerhof, OIC, participated by phone and reported that "all effluent parameters met limits" at the village wastewater treatment plant and that Great Lakes completed a scheduled wet-well cleaning. Neerhof said Pump No. 1 was pulled for service and that an alum ferric mix dose to remove phosphorus will begin this month. He also noted that local restaurants are using the grease-control product Greasezilla and that the Wisconsin Water Quality Trading Clearinghouse permit is expected to be effective in March 2029 to allow agreements with landowners.
The board reviewed a water-testing summary showing a pH of 7.38; calcium at 75.30 mg/L; magnesium at 43.00 mg/L; manganese at 0.01 mg/L; iron at 0.73 mg/L; total alkalinity at 276 mg/L; sulfate at 40.00 mg/L; and chloride at 10.00 mg/L. The minutes state no exceedances or violations of limits for the testing period.
On routine business, Trustee Dennis Reinemann moved to approve the minutes of the Dec. 8, 2025, Utility Board meeting; Trustee Jerome Hammarlund seconded and the motion carried, according to the minutes. Reinemann later moved to approve the presented financial report; Trustee Joshua Behr seconded and the motion carried. President Travis Thomas moved to approve payment of vouchers 9439–9447 in the amount of $23,710.43; Trustee Hammarlund seconded and the motion carried. The minutes record the motions as "carried" but do not provide a roll-call tally in the record.
Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Gillette certified the meeting complied with the Open Meetings Law. No public comments or correspondence were recorded, and the board listed no items for the next meeting. Trustee Jerome Hammarlund moved to adjourn at 8:32 p.m.; Trustee Joshua Behr seconded and the meeting adjourned.
The board's next regular meeting date was not specified in the minutes.
