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Indian Head staff report water, wastewater and park projects, including $800,000 earmark for lift stations
Summary
Town staff told the council on May 4 that a new well is being drilled, the town received its wastewater permit and will investigate I&I sources, a ChargePoint station was replaced at Town Hall, Mattingly Park dock repairs are being pursued via a DNR grant, and the town will receive an $800,000 earmark to repair two lift stations.
Town staff provided a multi-item infrastructure update at the May 4 meeting, reporting new and ongoing projects across water, wastewater, stormwater and parks.
Staff said the town received its wastewater permit and is investigating sources of inflow and infiltration to comply with permit requirements. On water supply, the town reported that Schultes (name provided in the record) is on site and the drilling of a new well is underway under the water allocation permit.
Staff also said work on East Poplar stormwater will resume once Verizon relocates utility poles; the town met with Verizon on March 26 and is awaiting a construction date and a relocation fee. The town has begun developing MS4 educational materials and is reinspecting basins that need maintenance.
On parks and facilities, staff are finalizing bid specifications for a splash pad project and applied to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for a grant to repair the Mattingly Park dock; award letters are expected this summer and an RFP will follow. The town reported that it received an $800,000 earmark to repair two lift stations (one on Dogwood Street and one in Mattawoman Woods) and that construction on those repairs is expected to begin this month. Paving repairs and tree plantings at Mattingly Park and Simmons Park are planned over the coming months, with help from the Charles County Resilience Authority.
Staff also reported replacing an outdated ChargePoint electric-vehicle charging station at Town Hall with a new operational unit after receiving a replacement quote.
Attribution note: the infrastructure items were presented as the Town Manager's report in the meeting minutes; the transcript records Town Manager Hicks as excused for the meeting, and staff presented the items in the record. Where the transcript does not explicitly name a presenter for each project, this article attributes those items to town staff as recorded in the minutes.
What happens next: Staff will proceed with bidding and permitting steps described; the earmark-funded lift station work and paving repairs are scheduled to start this month according to the meeting record.
