Harwich Water & Wastewater Department

Present: Chairman Donald T. Bates, Jr., Clerk George Cavanaugh, Superintendent Craig Wiegand, Secretary Carol M. Connor

The meeting was called to order at 8:15 AM by Chairman Bates.

Bill schedules reviewed and signed by Board members.

Service applications signed for:

1. 1356 Halls Path One
2. 136 Queen Anne Road
3. 541 Main Street
4. 61 Cornerwood Drive

A motion was made by George Cavanaugh to approve the minutes of the meeting on January 7, 2003. Donald Bates seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous to approve.

The abatements were signed for services #1663, #1737, #1815, #2692, #6273, #6484, and #6739.

Mark White of Environmental Partners addressed the Board regarding new source exploration. Seven different locations are being considered and all are town owned property. Several of these proposed locations are owned by the Water Department and already have wells located on them. His company should be able to have all the sites prioritized within the next several weeks per Mr. White, and he will present an update at that time.

A review of the budget was done by the Board members and Superintendent Wiegand. $170,000.00 is proposed in the budget for source exploration, and needs to be kept in there for the proposal to progress on schedule. There is a possibility of the water main budget amount being cut to $100,000.00, per Superintendent Wiegand. A water rate study is also ongoing at this time. Water rates will be increasing whether the department remains as is, or goes to an enterprise fund. The basic rates may be restructured as well as the high end users. More information will follow on this study at a later date.

Meeting adjourned at 9:30 AM.

Donald T. Bates,Jr., Chairman
Danette Gonsalves, Vice Chairman
George Cavanaugh, Clerk
Craig Wiegand, Superintendent
Carol M. Connor, Secretary