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Board reviews proposal to buy flushing diffuser and dechlorination equipment (~$2,500)
Summary
Superintendent recommended purchasing a hitch-mounted flushing diffuser with dechlorination chamber to meet federal/state recommendations; estimated one-time startup cost is about $2,500 (diffuser $1,200; low-flow insert $280; hitch $600; 140-count tablets $185).
As part of operational best practices the superintendent recommended buying a hitch-mounted flushing diffuser with a dechlorination chamber to avoid discharging chlorinated flushing water. He provided a cost estimate: diffuser $1,200, low-flow insert $280, hitch $600 and a 140-count bucket of dechlorination tablets $185, with a roughly $2,500 startup package including two buckets of tablets.
Board members discussed the recommendation in the context of the Shaftsbury allocation correspondence and the board's stated concern about preventing chlorinated water from entering ground or streams; no formal purchase vote is recorded in the minutes — the item was noted for follow-up and budgeting.
