PRESENT: Paul Adamski, Eugene Tubbs, Dave Eckholm, Ed Bancker and John Wandrey.

ALSO PRESENT: Kim Halverson, Marla Cummings, Eric Niffenegger and Jaime Zdroik.

Index of these Minutes:

I. ADMINISTRATION
1. Approval of minutes of the September 12, 2005 meeting.
II. ACCOUNTING
2. Consideration of claims for the Water and Sewage Treatment Utilities.
III. WATER OPERATIONS
3. Report on water distribution operations.
4. Report on water supply operations.
5. Discussion and action on Well 4.
6. Report on cathodic protection at Water St. tower.
IV. SEWAGE TREATMENT OPERATIONS
7. Report on sewage treatment operations.
V. ADJOURNMENT

I. ADMINISTRATION

1. Approval of minutes of the September 12, 2005 meeting.

Motion made by Ed Bancker, seconded by Eugene Tubbs to approve the minutes of the September 12, 2005 Water & Sewage Commission meeting.

Ayes all. Nays none. Motion carried.

II. ACCOUNTING

2. Consideration of claims for the Water and Sewage Treatment Utilities.

Paul Adamski presented the statement of claims for the Water Utility for September. The balance on hand after the September 12, 2005 meeting was $937,422.46; the bank deposits since the September 12, 2005 meeting were $369,497.07. Checks issued since the September 12, 2005 meeting numbered 39681 through 39770 were in the amount of $310,441.68. Checks numbered 39771 through 39792 for $58,781.83 were presented for action on October 10, 2005. The net balance on hand October 10, 2005 was $937,696.02.

Motion made by John Wandrey, seconded Ed Bancker to approve the water utility claims for the month of September 2005 as audited and read.

Ayes all. Nays none. Motion carried.

Paul Adamski also presented the statement of claims for the Sewage Treatment Utility for September. The balance on hand after the September 12, 2005 meeting was $1,529,432.84; the bank deposits since the September 12, 2005 meetings were $159,710.25. Checks issued since the September 12, 2005 meeting numbered 24554 through 24587 were in the amount of $85,546.97. Checks numbered 24588 through 24606 for $168,454.57 were presented for action on September 12, 2005. The net balance on hand October 10, 2005 was $1,435,141.55.

Motion made by Ed Bancker, seconded by Eugene Tubbs to approve the sewage utility claims for the month of September 2005 as audited and read.

Ayes all. Nays none. Motion carried.

III. WATER OPERATIONS

3. Report on water distribution operations.

The report was distributed.

A total of 90 valves were operated in September 2005.

A total of 0 business properties have been checked for backflow preventors in September 2005 for a total of 49 in 2005.

Kim stated we are working on general maintenance right now. The service crew is currently working on a leak on the corner of Water St. and Wisconsin St.

An 8" service will be installed for Aspirus Clinic this week.

Water Quality Results for the HAA5's and TTHM's testing were included in the packet. Kim explained to the Commissioners that these tests used to have to be done four times a year but because our numbers were low the D.N.R. only requires us to do this once a year. The results were fine this year.

4. Report on water supply operation.

Our pumpage in September was 201,334,000 gallons, a decrease of 57,362,000 gallons of water from September 2004.

5. Discussion and action on Well 4 D.N.R. compliance letter.

Kim explained the suggested scope for Well 4 Water Quality DNR Compliance (Phase 1) from Pat Planton of S.E.H.

Paul Adamski explained to the Commissioners that after doing some research Kim and Pat believe that just installing UV equipment would not rectify the problem entirely.

Kim stated we have to meet all of the criteria in the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Pat Planton believes we will not have enough chlorine contact time to do the three things required; 99.99% inactivation of viruses; 99.9% inactivation of giardia lamblia cysts and 99% inactivation of cryptosporidium should they be present.

Kim also stated the deadline for submitting an engineering report to the D.N.R. is May 1, 2006. The report would include several alternatives and a description of why the recommended alternative was selected. We would then have two years to implement the selected alternative. Kim stated the D.N.R. wants a meeting scheduled soon to discuss the specifics for drafting a Consent Order.

Paul would like a representative from the D.N.R to attend the Commission meeting when the engineering report is completed. This would enable the Commission to ask the D.N.R. questions.

Motion made by John Wandrey, seconded by Ed Bancker to approve the implementation of Phase 1 -Well 4 Water Quality DNR Compliance Engineering Report to be completed by S.E.H. for an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Ayes all. Nays none. Motion carried.

6. Report on cathodic protection at Water St. tower.

Kim scheduled the cathodic protection to be fixed on the Water Street tower. The original estimate from Dixon Engineering to repair the cathodic protection was $15,000. The quote received from CorrPro was $6,500.

IV. SEWAGE TREATMENT OPERATIONS

7. Report on sewage treatment operations.

B.O.D. (4.22 ppm), Phosphorus (0.76 ppm) and Suspended Solid (4.21 ppm), limits were met for the month of September 2005.

Eric stated the plant is running good. They will be starting up the fall bio solids spreading as soon as the crops are harvested from the farmlands.

Paul asked when the next negotiating meeting is scheduled with the Village of Whiting. Kim stated the next meeting is scheduled for October 19, 2005.

Next month's meeting will be held on Monday, November 14, 2005 starting at 12:00 p.m

VI. ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Dave Eckholm to adjourn.

Ayes all. Nays none. Motion carried.

MEETING ADJOURNED
12:41 pm

BOARD OF WATER AND SEWAGE COMMISSIONERS
EUGENE TUBBS, SECRETARY
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