irginia Public Service Commission
Charleston, West Virginia 25323
Telephone: 304-566-7237 Facsimile: 304-969-9192
Clarksburg, WV 26301 Email: davidcglover~ao1.com 214 St. James Drive
July 22, 2019
Dear Ms. Graley:
Enclosed for filing in the above-referenced matter is one (1) copy of the unicipal Water ~ e ~ a ~ m e n t to Commission Staff's First Set of Interrogatories, r Request for Information. The original of said document is being filed with Staff
Attorney Lucas R. Head.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
David C. Glover
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1. Provide a copy of the current, executed Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) and Masontown.
ater Purchase Agreement between the
NSE: Please see Exhibit A attached hereto.
2. If the Town has additional water suppliers (other than MUB) provide copies of the water purchase agreements with all such suppliers.
SPQNSE: The Town has no other water supplier.
3. Provide the average daily volume of water purchased from MUB in each month of the most recent twelve month period.
SPQNSE: Please see Exhibit €3 attached hereto.
4. Provide the maximum volume of water purchased from MUB on any one day in the most recent twelve month period.
SPQNSE: Please see Exhibit G attached hereto.
5. Provide a copy of maps or drawings that show the Town’s water system. Indicate the location of key facilities such as connections with suppliers, master meters, water storage tanks, booster p u ~ p i n g stations, water lines and the location of the
propose 160 customer
: The maps and drawings are large in size and contain several pages. The cost to copy them and mail them to the Commission would be a tremendous burden on the Town. Per the agreement with Commission Staff, the Town will make the maps and drawings available to ~ o ~ i s s i o n Staff for review at the Town’s office.
6. Provide a complete and legible copy of the latest “Sanitary Survey” of the Town’s water system (with appendices and attachments) produced by the WV DHHR, Bureau for Public Health, E n v i r o ~ e n t a ~ Engineering Division.
SPONSE: Please see Exhibit attached hereto.
7. Provide copies of all correspondence between the Town and the Complainant. This should include any application for service or request for main line extensions which have been made by the Complainant along with any responses.
§E: Please see Exhibit E attached hereto.
8. Provide copies of any engineering reports, studies, technical memorandum or other engineering information commissioned by the Town associated with providing service to the ~ontgomery Land development.
NSE: The Town does not possess any documentation responsive to this request. The Town would note that it possesses a 3’ x 5’ drawing prepared by Thrasher Engineering on Cascade Estates.
Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of July, 2019.
David e. Glover (w Bar ID #4606) Counsel for aso on town Department
(jc, f&L-- 2006, s AG NT is made this L6-> day of ,
by and between the City of Morgantown, by and through the M o r ~ ~ t o ~ Utility Board, and the
Town of Masontown. Both parties to this Agreement are municipal corporations and political
subdivisions of the State of West Virginia.
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w AS, the Morgantown Utility Board owns and operates a public
water supply treatment plant and an ancillary water d i ~ t r i ~ u t i o ~ system; and,
w AS, the Town of as onto^ ( " ~ a s o n ~ o ~ " ~ wishes to purchase treated water
from a point along the Morgantown distribution system in order to supply drinking water to the
Masontown Waterworks for fkther distribution to and use and consumption by the residents of
Masontown and certain surroundiiig areas; and,
AS, ~ o r g ~ t o ~ ~ is willing to supply the requested water; and,
AS, with the improvement of certain facilities, Morgantowx will be able to
supply water to Masontown at a volume and rate sufficient to meet the stated needs of
M asontown.
, with intent to be IegaiIy bound by the provisions herein, these
parties make the fdlowing Agreement:
1. As of September 1,2006, or as soon as the supply connection is made, Morgantown
shall supply to Masontown, at a point along the ~ o r g ~ t o ~ water distribution system ("point of
supply"), water in the foliowing amounts: NO ~~ allons per day and N
upon the attached map, 200 gallons per minuxe. The point of supply i
labeled as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
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2. The water delivered by ~ o r ~ ~ t o ~ ~ at the point of supply shall meet all relevant
federal and state drinking water quality criteria. Beyond the point of suppiy, Masontown shall be
fully and solely responsible for ensuring that the water in its ~ s ~ b u t i o ~ s u p p l y system meets all
relevant federal and state drinking water quality criteria. Masontown shall further be firlly and
solely responsible for ail testing and reporting that is or may be required regarding the water
traveling through and supplied from its distribution system.
3 . In order to configure its distribution system to supply the requested flows,
Morgantown must complete certain system upgrades in accordance with the engineering plans
for this project, which are necessary to allow ~ o r g ~ t o ~ to deliver the designated flows to the
point of supply, which system upgrades Morgantown agrees to complete at an expected cost of
$~38,000.00. Masontown shall pay to Morgantown the sum of $ 4 ~ ~ ~ 0 0 0 . 0 0 as a tap fee or tariff
service connection charge for the connection to ~ o r ~ ~ ~ o ~ to be applied to the necessary
construction costs of Morgantown. Morgantown shall be responsible for $1 50,000.00 of the
construction costs. The costs quoted in this paragraph are estimates only. In the likely event that
the actual costs to facilitate the requested water supply are less than or greater than these
estimated costs, mason tow^ agrees to pay the fill1 actual costs of all of the necessary system
upgrades.
4. Morgantown shall, in exchange for the tariff service connection charge to be paid by
&lasontown, install and maintain a water meter and meter pit at the point of supply. This meter
shall accurately measure all flows delivered to Masontown at the point of supply. organt to^
will test the meter for accuracy from time to time, as required by the Rules of tbe Public Service
Commission of West Virginia and by general good facility management practices. During test,
maintenance and/or repair periods, Morgantown shaII, at its expense, provide alternate means for
measuring flows delivered to Masontown. Masontown shall, at all reasonable times, have access
to the meter and/or the meter test results far independent, inspection and verification testing.
a s o ~ t o w ~ shaI1 pay for all of the water purchased under the provisions of this
Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of the ~ o r g ~ t ~ ~ Utility Board Tariff
as is presentfy in effect in accordance with a Tariff Rate Schedule approved by the PSC.
Masontown shall further pay such other rates and charges as may hereafter be duly enacted by
the Morgantown City Council and enrolled by the West Virginia Public Service Commission. A
copy of the present Tariff Rate Schedule is attached labeled as Exhibit 2 and incorporated by
reference into this Agreement.
6. Morgantown shall, as nearly as possible to the end of each calendar month, read the
meter and bill Masontown for the mount of water taken at the rates described in Paragraph 5 ,
above. Masontown shall pay the presented bill in full within twenty (30) days of the date of said
bill. In the event that Masontown shouId default in the payment of any bill for water consumed
for a period of more than thirty (30) days following the due date of that bill, Morgantown shall
have the right to discontinue supplying water to Masontown without responsibility or liability to
Masontown andlor any Masontowx water customer(s) for any consequences, real or alleged,
resulting from discontinuance of service for non-payment.
7. Morgmtown shdl use reasonable diligence and care to ensure an uninterrupted
supply of water to Masontown; however, Morgantown shall not, for any reason, be liable to
Masontown and/or its customers for any failure, interruption or shortage of water supplied to
Masontown.
8. In the event that ~ a s o ~ t o ~ stiall be confkonted by an emergency situation whereby
it requires more water than the volume and rate described in Paragraph I , above, it may notify
~ o r g ~ t o w n of such need. Morgantown may, in its sole discretion, deIiver these additional
q~antities/~ows for the time and to the extent needed by M ~ o ~ ~ o ~ ; however, ~ o ~ g ~ t o ~
shal1 not be required or obligated in any way to deliver such additional flows to aso onto^.
9. All water purchased by and delivered to asontown under the terms of this
A g r ~ e ~ e i ~ t may be used and resold by asontown for any reason or purpose that it deems
appropriate; however, Masontown shall not resell for use any such water to any person, firm or
corporation that could otherwise be a customer of Morgantown without written and specific
consent by Morgantown.
10. Masontown shall indernnifjr and hold harmless the City of Morgantown and/or the
iMorgantown Utility Board from any and all liability arising from (a) the volume and/ or rate of
water supplied under the terms of this Agreement; and, (b) the maintenance and/ or operation of
the Morgantown water treatment plant and distribution system; and, (c) the maintenance and/or
operation of the Masontown water distribution system. Masontown shall protect, defend,
indemnify and hold the ~ o r g ~ t o ~ City Council and the Morgantown Utility Board and the
members thereof, their officers, agents, representatives and employees from and against any
judgments arising by reason of the injury or death of any person or damage to or loss of any
property, including all reasonable costs for investigation and defense thereof (including, but not
limited to, attorney fees, court costs and expert fees), of any nature whatsoever arising out of the
operation of the Morgantown water treatment plant andlor the Morgantown and/or Masontown
water distribution systems, unless such injury, death, loss or damage is caused by the negligence
of the Morgantown City CounciI, the Morganzown Ut2ity Board andlor the members thereof,
their officers, agents, representatives and employees. Masontown shall give Morgantown
reasonable notice of any such claim or action. The provisio~s of this p~agraph shall survive the
expiration or earlier t e ~ i n ~ t i o n of this Agreement.
11. The tern of this Agreement shall be €or a period of forty-years (40) %om the supply
activation date described in paragraph 1 above.
12. Any previous A ~ r e e ~ ~ ~ t or r ~ ~ r e ~ e n t a ~ o n ~ whether written or oral: is invalid as far
as it contradicts the provisions of this A ~ ~ e ~ e ~ t . This Agreement may be modified only by-
written ~ o d i ~ ~ a t i o n , executed by both parties.
13. This Agreement, which is the full and final agreement between these parties, is
subject to review by and contingent upon the approval of the West Virginia Public Service
Commission in accordance with West Virginia Code 924-2-12. The parties shall cooperate ~n this
proceeding to promote the approval of this Agreement. I f the Commission disapproves any part
o i this Agreement, the entire Agreement shall be null and void unless the parties agree to the
modification(s) made by the Commission.
NOW, with intent to be legally bound by the provisions herein, and by the duly
authorized signatures of the representatives of these parties, the Town of Masontown and the
City of Morgantown, by and through the ~ ~ r ~ ~ t ~ ~ Utility Board, do hereby enter into this
Agreement on the year and day first written above:
OF ASO ONTO^^
ATTEST: ,,, /?
STATE OF WEST V ~ ~ ~ ~ ?
COUNTY OF PRESTON, to-wit:
The foregoing i n s ~ r n ~ ~ t was ac~owledged before me this , j d k l j day of
.!(aF 2006, by Lydia Main, Mayor of the Town of Masontown.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF MONQNGALLA, to-wit: i
-) 2 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this L':'15 day of
EW-ZfO
SYST~M N A ~ E :
** Optional Information ~ a t e r Purchased for the Month: I certify the values recorded abo ~ERTIFIED BY:
4298000 Gallons te to the best of my knowledge.
7/31/2020 Certification Class: WD
Complet~ and return within ?O days after the end of the m o n t ~ to: Office of E~viroflmental Health Services - Data Manag~ment
350 Capitol Stmet, Room 313, Charleston, Phone: (304~ 558-238~ F
. EW-210 Revised 06/10
C~RTIFIED BY:
" Expiration Date: Certification Class:
Complete an$ return within 10 $ays after the end of the month to: agement 1-3713
Office of Environmen~i Health Services - 50 Capitol Street, Room 313, C
Phone: ~304) 558-2981 F
EW-210 Revisee 06/10
PHONE NUMBER: (304) ~ ~ 4 - 5 5 6 1 C O U N ~ S Y S T E ~ N A ~ E :
I I I I I I I I J I
IAVERAGE I 1171
-.-..-.--- ** Optjonal Information
~ a t e r Purcha~ed for the Month: 4,587,000 Gallons the values recorded above are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
CERTIFIED BY:
C e ~ i ~ c a tion#: 7/31/zozo Certification Class: WD
Complete and return within 10 days after the end of the month to: ~ Office of Environmental Health Services - Data Management
350 Capitol Street, Room 313, ~harleston, ~ 25301-3713 Phone: (304~ 558-2981 F
EW-210 Revised D M l O
** Optional information
~~RTIFIED BY:
Y
Expiration Date: 7/31/2020 Certification Class: WD
ptete and return within 10 days after the end of the month to: agement Office of Env i ronme~~l Health
Phone: (304) 558-2981 F 50 Capitol Street, Room 313, C 1-371 3
EW-210 Revised 05/10
PHONE NU~BER: (304) 8 6 ~ 5 5 6 1 SYSTE~ ~ A T E R IS PURCHASED FROM: MORGANTOWN UTILITY BOARD
=None Added *Type of Chlorine used: @3ojium Hypochlorite CKalaum Hypwhlonte
** Optional Information
CERTIFIED BY:
ater Purchased for the Month: 5,581,000 Gallons
Certification#: Expiration Date: 7/31/2020 Certification Class: WD
plete and return within 10 days after the end of the month to: Office of Environmen~l Health Services - Data ~anagement 50 Capitol Street, Room 31 3, C
Phone: (304~ ~58-2981 F
** Optional information
~ a t e r Pur~hased for the Month: I certify the values record
C ~ ~ T I F I E D BY:
5018000 Gallons
P31994 id Expiration Date: 7/311z020 Certification Class: WD
Complete and return within 10 days after the end of the m o n ~ to: agement 1-371 3
Office of Environmen~l Health Services - 50 Capitol Street, Room 313, C
Phone: (304) 558-2981 F
CERTIFIED BY:
m m 0 2 0 Certification Class: WD
and return within 10 days e of €nvironmental ~ e a l t h
Phone: (304) 558-2981 F
nd of the month to: Data ~ a n a g ~ m e n t
apitol Street, Room 31 3, c ~ 25301-3713
EW-210 Revisad 06/10
MORGANTOWN UTILITY BOARD
Water Purchased for the Month: I certify the values record
CERTIFIED BY:
3271000 Gallons
.- P31994 Expiration Date: 7/31/2020 Certification Class: WD
Complete and retum within 10 days after the end of the month to: agement Office of Environmen~l Health Sewjces -
to1 Street, Room 313, 1-371 3 hone: (3~4) 558-2981
EW-210 Revised W t O
SYST€M NAME:
S Y S T E ~ WATER IS PURCHAS€D FROM:
*Type of Chlorine used: m l a u m Hypochlorite Done Added
** Optional Information
CERTIFIED BY:
713i/zozo Certification Class: WD
to : Office of Environmen~l Health nt 50 Capitol Street, Room 343, C
Phone: (304) 558~2984 F
plete and return within 10 days
EW-210 Revised 06/10
PHONE N U ~ B E R : (3~4) 864.55~1 Y
** Optional Information r Purchased for the Month: i@ the values recorded
3153000 Gallons
CERTIFIED BY:
31 994 Expiration Date: 7/31/2020 ~e~if icat ion Class: WD
Com~lete and return within 10 days after the end of the month to: Office of Environmen~l Health Services - Data ~ a n a g e m e n t
350 Capitol Street, Room 313, C Phone: (304) 55%-29%~ F
EW-210 Ftevised 06/30
ORGANT TOWN UTILITY BOARD
F I SYSTEM SAMPLING LOCATION I I I F FOR I SAMPLER I CHLORINE 1
CHLORINE RESIDUAL INITIALS ADDED*
3249000 Gallons
~ERTIFIED BY:
P31994 Expiration Date: 7 i31~020 Certification Class: WD
Complete and return within 10 days after the end of the month to: Office of ~ n v i r o n m e n ~ l Heatt~ Services - Data ~ a ~ a g e ~ e n ~
350 Capitol Street, Room 313, Charleston~ Phone: (304) 558-2981 F
EW-210 Revised 06/10
** Optional Information
~ a t e r Purchased for the Month: I certify the values recorded above are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
3354000 Gallons
CERTIFIED BY: h+hOY\V 50 K ( 5 n e r (CertiWed Operator Printed Name Required)
Expiration Date: 7m/zo20 Certification Class: WD
Complete and return within I 0 days after the end of the month to: ~ Office of Environmen~i H ~ a l ~ Services - agement
phone^ (304) 558-2981 F 350 Capitol Street, Room 313, C 1-3713
EW-210 3c;f;ad 06/10
ater Purchased for the on^: certify the values record
5018000 Gallons
CERTIFIED BY:
Expiration Date: 7/31/2020 Ce~i~cation Class: WD
Complete and return within 10 days after the end of the on^ to: Office of Environmen~l ~ e a i t h Services - Data ~anagement
350 Capitol Street, Room 313, Fhone: ( 3 ~ 4 ) 558-ZS81
Bill J. Crouch Cabinet Secretary
STAT^ OF M ST VIRGINIA
hul Gupta, MD, MP omm missioner
State Wealth O ~ c e r
August 20,201 8
The Honorable Roxie Turner, Mayor Town of Masontown P. 0. Box 645 Masontown, West Virginia 26542
RE: m as onto^ Water Works Public Water System PWSD #3303909 Preston County
Dear Mayor Turner:
On August 8,201 8, a sanitary survey of the Masontown Water Works public water system was conduct by this office. The survey was performed in accordance with the requirements imposed by the U.S. EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended, and the West Virginia Public Water Systems Legislative Rule ( ~ P ~ S L R ) .
We appreciate your efforts, and those of your staff, in operating the water system in compliance with the r equ i r~en t s of the ~ W S L . You are doing a good job overall, although a couple deficiencies were noted as summarized below. It is anticipated that the guid provided herein will help you to unde r s t~d and comply with the operational requirements imposed by the WSLR.
A ~ a c ~ e n t s to this report include current water quality data for saxnples collected during the survey. The eight integral components of a sanitary survey are addressed in this report. Deficiencies are s u ~ a r i z e d follows:
Significant Deficiencies: None.
ino or Deficiencies :
1. The (older), €05,00O-gallon Rohr Road Tank has develop^ a leak in one of the bolt c o ~ ~ c t i o n s , v near the top of the tank, which is in need of repair.
~ a ~ ~ o n t , est V i r g i ~ a 26554 Telep~one: ( 3 ~ 4 ) 36
2. Terms used to identify the various tanks, booster pump stati sed, due in part to the recent change of o ~ ~ r a t i o ~
e q u i ~ ~ e n t n o ~ e n c ~ a ~ r e is endorsed.
de~ciencies and reco~endat ions can be found within the body of the report.
In addition, the US EPA requires that significant deficiencies be corrected within 120 days; or in the event that a deficiency cannot be resolved within 120 days, a corrective action plan (CAP) is to be submitted to the Fainnont District Office for Written approval, to outline an alternative timeline for correction of the deficiency, or deficiencies.
If this office can be of further assistance, please advise.
Sincerely yours,
Craig R. ddbb, P.E., S u p e ~ s i n g District Engineer Enviro~ental Engineering Division
pc: Roger Street, Chairman, ~ a ~ o n t o w n Water Works ~ o ~ i s s i o n Anthony Kisner, Chief Operator Central Office, Water Sanitation Surveys
Sanitary Survey
Preston County
P ~ S ~ # 3 3 Q 3 9 Q 9 Community Public Water System
Class WDS, Surface Water Purchasing
Conducted and Prepared by:
WV Bureau for Public Health Office of Enviro~ental Health Services
E n v i r o ~ e n t ~ Engineering Division Fairmont District Office
Conducted on: August 8,201 8
Table of Contents
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Attachments:
A - Laboratory Water Analyses B - Water Permits On-File C- Key Water System Elevations D- Selected Photographs E- Hovatter (Retreat) PRV station chlorine feeder chart
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asontown Water Works operates a c o ~ u n i ~ public water sup~ly in west-central Preston County ’nia, which serves the Town of a as on town and su~ounding areas. The water system serves 887 resid mers and 40 c o m ~ e r c i a ~ ~ d u s ~ a l customers, for a total of 927 customers. The population served is
calculated as follows: 887 x 2.60 = 2,306 persons. This c o ~ u n i t y PWS is classified as a Class water purchasing system. The locations of key system components have been identified using GPS equipment; however, mapping is no longer provided in due to standard security protocols.
Monitoring requirements include the completion of monthly operational report (MOR) form EW-2 10, inclu~ing daily testing and recording of the total chlorine residual and the monthly volume of water purchased from the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB). Additional monitoring requirements currently include: ~ o n t ~ y bacteriological sampling, and lead and copper sampling every three years. Quarterly testing for disinfection by- products (DBPs) is also conducted as required by the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule (SZDBPR), The water system also issues a yearly Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) by July 1 each year. ~ o ~ t o r i n g for nitrates, inorganics, regulated VOCs, regulated SOCs and radionuclides is not required for purchasing water systems.
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Continue to insure that an adequate staff of certified operators is in charge of the Class system. Currently there are two D ~ - ~ S operators, and one DW-OIT operator on staff. Operators are reminded that they must renew their licenses every two years.
Continue to insure that a m i ~ m u m total chlorine residual of 0.2 ppm is maintained in all portions of the dis~bution system at all times (0.5 to 1.0 pprn recommended). Adjust chlorine booster equipment as needed to accomplish this requirement.
Continue to collect two total coliform samples each month in accordance with the Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) sample site plan for systems with populations between persons. Masontown is currently using REIC Labs for bacteriological analyses.
Continue to issue a consumer confidence report (CCR) by July 1’‘ of each year based on system monitoring performed the previous year. Masontown Water Works is responsible for publis~ng CC by July 1 and forwarding a “Certification Form’’ to the EED by October 1 each year.
Continue to collect ten lead and copper samples between June 1 and September 30, every three years, in accordance with Central Office guidance, with analyses performed by a certified laboratory. Submit test results to the central office and to the customers where the samples were collected. Keep copies of the lead and copper results on file for at least 12 years. S y s t e ~ o f ~ ~ i a l s are r e ~ d e d that e lead test results are r e ~ ~ ~ d to be sent ta the custo~er from which the sample ori e ~ ~ ~ c a t i o n for^ ~ d ~ c a ~ g that this was done, ~ u s t be sent to the ~ E ~ S ~ ~
Continue to collect DBPs as required by the Stage 2 DBP Rule.
Continue to complete and submit the monthly operat~onal report (MOR) to the central office, OEHSEED at the end of each month. It is noted that o on town uses form EW-210. Keep copies of MORS on file for at least five years.
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8. Continue to notify istrict Office whenever a new Boil Water Notice or some s i ~ l a r event w~ich may result in c o n t ~ i n a t ~ o n of to a water main b
system.
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Continue efforts towards implementing an active backflow prevention program. It is noted that a Cross- Connection, Backflow Prevention Ordinance was adopted in January 1998, and that two c o ~ e r c i a l customers (a slaughter house and a car wash) have been identified as requiring BFP ~uipment . yearly tests for the customers’ WZ’s must be conducted by a certified tester upon installation and every 12 months thereafter. Test results must be maintained on file at the water office for at least 24 mo Copies of the Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention Manual (EW- 1 14) and the Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Legislative Rule (64CSR15) are available from this office upon request, or can be downloaded from our web site at www.wvdhhr-.ore;ioehsleed.
Make structural repairs to the 105,000-g~lon Rohr Road tank, to correct the leak which was discovered during the recent survey visit.
Continue to distribute public notices, as necessary, either in a separate notice or included on the bill, to all customers, no t i~ ing them of monitoring or reporting violations, which may be issued from time to time.
Continue to update the inventory of water distribution mains which are in service, as appropriate, and revise mapping to accurately reflect the locations, pipe sizes and materials of all existing and new mains, as new extensions are added to the system. Replace substandard mains and service lines as appropriate.
Continue to locate and repair leaks in an effort to maintain a distribution system acco~ntabi l i~ of 285%.
All PWSs which are not already members of the WV WARN program are encouraged to submit an on- line application for membership. Membership is free to water and wastewater systems, and will he1 the State’s preparedness efTort to respond to state or federally declared disasters. Go to the web site at ~ ~ w ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ a r n . o r ~ to complete an on-line application.
Masontown Water Works began purchasing treated water &om the Morgantown Utility Board ( January 2008. The sulface water treatment facility was shut down during May 2008. M purchases 100% of its treated water &om MLTB through a 4” Neptune master meter located Snake Hill Tank site. The water supply purchased 3,216,000 gallons of water from MUB during June 2018, or bout 107,200 gallons per day. Approximately 34-gallons of chlorine stock solution was added to the i n c o m ~ g water at the Hovatter (i.e., the “Retreat”) PRV, during June 2018, consisting of a 50%-50% mixture of water with 12.5% sodium hypochlorite, thus i n d ~ ~ a ~ g an average chlorine dose of 0.66 ppm.
TREATMENT
rovided by the ~ o r g ~ t o w n ~ t i l i ~ y chlorine is n o ~ a l l y added at the
ontown does not provide any V Station (Le., also referred
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etreat PRV”) in an effort to maintain a total c ~ o ~ n e residual of 20.2 ppm thou A theoretical chlorine feeder chart is provided in A t t a c ~ e n t E.
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According to the most recent file informationy the pipeline inventory includes about 32.8 miles of 2” to 10” mains. Pipe line Lengths, diameters and materials are summarized below:
8” ductile iron
16,626’ 18,047’ 17,365’ 2400‘
?Ai9’ SDR service tubing 40’ 1’’ SDR service line
By reviewing the engineering construction permits on file (Attachment B), a total of 144,969’ of 2” to IO” water mains have been permitted, or about 85% of the water mains currently in service.
Total 170,965’ of 2” to 10” L (32.4 miles)
There are reportedly 90 fire hydrants in service on the water system. It is understood that the water system is normally flushed once per year, or on an “as-needed” basis, and valves are exercised yearly during the m u a I flushing program. Flow testing of all hydrants is strongly endorsed. Fire hydrant flow charts are available Erom this o a c e upon request.
The customer base currently includes 887 residential and 40 c o ~ e r c i a l / i n ~ u s ~ a l customers. The system population is calculated as follows: 887 x 2.60 = 2306 persons. All customers are metered. Currently the old Rockwell metas are being replaced with new Neptune meters at the rate of about 10 per month. The goal is to replace all service meters every 10 years, in accordance with PSG guidelines. All of the new meters are equipped with check valves, so thermal expansion handouts are available to the customers to explain the dangers and solutions to thermal expansion issues. Note: assuming an average daily demand of 10~,200 and a system population of 2306 persons, an average per capita water demand 46.5 gpd/person can be calculated.
Dist~bution system. a c c o ~ t a b i l i ~ is determined on a monthly basis. During the fiscal year 2017 (July 2016 June 2017), Masontown Water Works recorded an ~ a c ~ u n t ~ for water Ioss of -10.1%. Data are
s u ~ ~ z e d as follows: 0 Water purchased = 39.789 MG (100~0). 0 Water sold = 34.946 MG (87.8%).
Accounted-for losses = Unaccounted-for losses =
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The State of loss record i e l i ~ ~ n a t e leaks and other sources of u n a ~ c o ~ t e d for water losses wherever possible.
ends a dis~bution s y s t e ~ acco~tability of 285%, so aso onto to the data referenced above. Officials should continue to 1
urhg the survey, a water sample was collected at the Water Office for analyses of selected chemical and results are provided in A ~ a c ~ e n t A, w ~ i c h indicate satisfactory water ~ i c r o ~ i o l o ~ c a l p a r ~ e t e r s .
quality for all p a r ~ e t ~ r s anal
Masontown is encouraged to continue their efforts to maintain an active cross-connection and backflow prevention program. The cross-connection ordinance was originally adopted on January 14, 1998. It is understood that only two commercial customers have been identified as requiring backflow protection: the Elysian Fields slaughter house and the Sterling Holdings car wash. Those customers’ backflow prevention devices must be tested by a certified tester upon original installation, and then every 12-months thereafter, by a certified backflow equipment tester. The most recent 24 months of test results must be kept on file at the water office. This information will continue to be reviewed during future sanitary survey visits. A copy of E Cross-Connection and Bacljlaw Prevention ~ a n u ~ ~ , is available fiom this office upon request, or it can be dow~oaded from our website at w w ~ . ~ ~ ~ l ~ r . o r ~ o e h d / ~ e d . Click on ~ f i a s ~ c ~ r e and Capacity
evelopment, then on Cross-Co~ection and Backflow Prevention Manual.
FINISHED WA TER STORAGE
The water system contains four storage tanks with a total storage volume of 622,640 gallons, thus ~ r o ~ d i ~ g average of about 5.8 days of storage capacity based on an average daily demand of 107,000 gallons, as r ~ o ~ e d in the June 201 8 MOR. Data on the storage tanks are summarized below:
Site
------i Rohr Road Tank# 1
x 30.77’ in diameter cracking in base foundation that should be investigated. Also, the overflow on the
n 12” of the ground.
locked, OK. Tank is good ~ndi t ion, except for leak near top of tank. Tank site
217,640 gal 36.37’dia x 28.43’
Base: 2293’ Aquastore tank built in 2012 under permit Overflow: 2321.4’ # 18,279. Fenced, telemetry to the Snake
o h Road T
~ o ~ e n t s on the tanks are summarized as follows:
- This tank site has two tanks, one is a welded steel, painted tank and the other is a . The newer glass lined, bolted steel tank is in excellent condition. The older we
peared to be in generally satisfactory condition. The tanks fill and draw together via tation. The top hatches are locked and the access ladders t ~ n a t e 8-1
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grade. The tank site has a p e ~ ~ e t e r fence with a lo~ked gate. The glass lined tank was ~ l i ~ b ~ d d u ~ n ~ the visit. ~ i ~ ~ a l sediment was found on the tank bottom and the total chlorine residual was de t e~ ined to be 0.30 ppm, OK. The top hatch was locked.
ohr Road Tank Site: This tank site now has two glass lined, bolted steel tanks that are filled by the m ~ n located at MUB’s Snake Hill Tank Site. Telemetry controls m~nta in a water level of between 20’ and 25’ in the tanks. The older tank was cleaned in 2009 and all bolts were cleaned and capped, thus the tank was judged to be in very good condition, with the noted exception that a water leak was discovered from the top row of bolts, which needs to be corrected as soon as possible. The new tank was built in 2012. The top hatches were both locked, OK. The tank site now has a perimeter fence with a locked gate.
Tank maintenance should include periodic inspections to assess general tank condition, paint condition as appropriate, interior and exterior corrosion, and sediment accumulation, with scheduled removal of sediment performed as appropriate. Locks on access gates, ladder cages, and on the top access hatches of each tank must be kept locked and in good working condition. Vent screens must be inspected and repaired as need Overflows should contain air gaps and screening and be extended to a splash pad or similar device to prevent site erosion in the event of an overflow. Chlorine residuals should also be checked p ~ o d i ~ a l l y , especially during the summer months, to insure that an adequate chlorine residual of 20.2 mg/l is ~ a i n ~ i n ~ (0.5 to 1. ppm r e c o ~ e n d e d ) . WVBPH Public Water System Design Standards (64CSR77), Section 9.1 .d states, “Protection from Trespassers: Fencing, locks on access manholes, and other necessary precautions shall be provided to prevent trespassing, vandalism, and sabotage.”
~~~S~ F A C ~ L ~ T ~ ~ S AND CONTROLS
ere are two booster pump stations (BPS) on the water system. and two pressure regulating (PRV) statiQns on the water system. Data for all four facilities are summarized below:
Novatter PRV 1860’ (It) Station (also referred to as the “Retreat PRV”)
Mt. Zion PRV 1870’ (‘+) Station (also referred to as the
Dual altemated Grundfos pumps, model CR-45, 250 gpm; with 50 230/460 volt, 108/54 amps, 3450 rpm Baldor motors. Rated at 237 @ 579’ TDH. Normally runs -8 hrslday at -223 gpm to transfer -1 07,000 gpd to the Rohr Road Tanks. Dual altemated Grundfos pumps, model CR-IO, 50 gpm; with 7.5 HP, 230/460 volt, 17218.6 amp, 3525 rpm Baldor motors. Maintains about 145 psi for about 15 customers. The BPS is rated for 53 gpm @ 262’ TDH. Reduces pressure coming from Rohr Road Tank site to Masontown Tanks, inlet pressure -180 psi, outlet pressure -40 psi. Operated by a solenoid valve, with a measured flow of -245 gpm. Chlorine feeder adds chlorine.
Reduces pressure coming from Rohr Road Tanlc site to -60 custo~ers. Inlet pressure -140 psi, outlet pressure -30 psi, observed during the 8/8/2018 survey visit.
PS and PRV stations are p r ~ ~ d e d as f o l ~ o ~ s :
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aso on town BPS: Thi is located beside the ~U~ Snake Hill T d d r ~ w s from those t master meter. Telem ntrols between the BPS and Rohr Road are set to maintain a the Rohr Road Tanks between 20 and 25 feet. The BPS is housed i fabricated buildin access door, which is located inside a security fence. More recentl prefab b u i l d ~ g chlorine feeder. ow ever, the chlorine booster has never been used.
Sunny Hill BPS: This BPS was built in 2012 under permit# 18,279. It draws from the Rohr Road Tanks an provides pressure for about fifteen customers in the Sunny Will area.
Hovatter (also called the “Retreat”) PRV Station: This PRV station drops the water pressure from 180 psi to 40 psi as water flows from the Rohr Road Tanks to the aso on town Tanks. Chlorine is added at this PRV s t ~ ~ o n using a Pulsatron feeder rated at 24 gpd and 1OOpsi max. Chlorine solution is made by mixing 12.5% hypochlorite 50%-50% with water. At a measured flow rate of 245 gpm, and feeder settings of 100% and 50% a chlorine dose rate of 2.1 ppm can be calculated. The PRV station is housed in a locked building separate outside chlorine building that was added in 2013. A chlorine feeder chart is provided in Attachment E.
Mt. Zion PRV Station (also called the “Bull Run PRV”): This PRV station reduces the line pressure from the Rohr Road Tank site to about 60 customers, with inlet and outlet pressures of 140 psi and 30 psi. It is housed in a below grade EFI steel vault with a locked access hatch. The PRV is serviced about once per year.
BPSs should normally contain dual, alternated pumps which can meet the daily demand in 8 p ~ p i n ~ hours; all BPSs should be metered to document daily/monthly pumping volumes and all BPSs should be equipped with inlet and outlet pressure gages; pursuant to section 8 of 64CSR77, Public Water System Design Standards. A11 PRV stations must be checked periodically and serviced yearly to insure proper function.
MONlTOMNG/REPUR TING/z)A TA VERIFIICA TION
System monitoring requirements were reviewed in preparation for the survey visit, as summarized below:
System monitoring includes completion of m o n t ~ y operation^ report (MOR) form EW-2 10. Monthly reports must be kept on file for at least five years. The OR must be submitted to the EED by the tenth day of the month, following the month of the report. The total chlorine residual in the d i s ~ b u t i o ~ system must be analyzed and recorded, daily. Laboratory testing equipment includes: a Hach DPD color wheel test minimum of 0.2 mg/l total chlorine residual must be maintained in the system at all times. A Hann I n s ~ m e n t s fluoride tester is also used to help locate water leaks.
Two bacteriological samples are normally collected each month from the water system. Bacteriological sample results must be kept on file for at least five years. Analyses performed by REIC Labs have all been total coliform absent for the past two years, OK! Samples are collected in accordance with the Revised Total Coliform Rule sample site plan which was approved by the Faimont District Office on 4/2/2015.
Lead and copper sampling was last conducted during September 20, 2016, for the 2014-2016 sample period. Ten samples were collected, with satisfactory test results reported by REIC Labs (Le., m ~ i ~ ~ lead result was <5 ppb, and maximum copper test result was 0.0093 ppm). Thus the 90th% action levels for lead and copper were well below 15 ppb and 1.3 ppm, respectively. The next round of ten lead and copper samples must be collected between June 1 and September 30, during 2019 for the 2017-2019 sampling period. Lead and copper
at least 12 years. S e ~ u s t o ~ e r fro
o ~ ~ ~ ~ a l s are also r
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eted for approval rec~nt s ~ ~ e y visi
The most recent GGR was received by the EE on April 6, 2018, based on 2017 operational data. The ~ e ~ i ~ c a t i o n that it had been properly submitted to all customers was received by the O E ~ ~ / ~ E D on May 1 201 8. Future CCRs must be submitted by July 1 each year based on the previous year's data, with c e ~ i ~ c a t i o n of proper dis~but ion received by the EED on or before October 1, each year. Keep copies of your CC file for at least five years.
Masontown Water Works is now required by the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule (SZDBP~) to sample for DBPs every 90 days &om the Rainbow Tire locatio~ for TT
5s. The maximum contaminant level (MCL) for TTHMs is 8 Sampling for SZDBPR began in December 2012. S2DBPR test results are summarized below for the most recent 4 quarters:
s, and fkom the as onto^ b, and the MCL for HAASS i
*repeat sample.
Except for the 5/10/2018 repeat sample collected for TTHMs (collected outside the designated monitoring ffequency), the LRAA test results for both the TTHMs and the HAASS are less than the MCLs of 80 ppb for th " H M s and less than 60 ppb for the HAASS.
Phase 11, 11-B, and V sampling is not required for purchaser systems. Radiological sampling is also not require for purchaser systems.
WATER SYSTEM MANA GEMENT/OPEM TION
~ B P ~ / E E D - c e ~ i ~ e d personnel associated in the operation of the MasQntown Water Works water syst include:
All operators must renew their licenses every two years. Class DW-OIT and DW-WDS operators must o b t ~ n at least six continuing education hours (CEHs) every two years before they can renew their licenses. Class 1 operators must obtain at least 12 CEHs before renewing their licenses, and Class 2-4 operators must obtain at least 24 CEHs every two years before they can renew their licenses. Additional water treatment operator ~ a i ~ ~ g ~ n f o ~ a t i o n is ~ ~ i ~ t ~ d at the WV Rural Water Association's website h t t p ~ / / ~ w . w ~ ~ a . o r ~ ~ , EED's website http://www .wvdhl~.or~~elis/eedftrainii4g;.asp, W E n ~ r o ~ e n t a l Training Center at Cedar Lakes website ~ : / / w w w . w v ~ t ~ . o r ~ , and A ~ ~ A ' s web site htt~:l /www.aw~a.or~' .
anagement of the ~a§ontown Water Works public water system is the responsi~ility of:
Phone: 304-864-5561, Water Commission Oftice, phone and fax. 304-319-3035, Anthony Kisner (cell). 304-212-8606, Dan Luzier (cell).
Email address: inasontownww~,atfanticbb.nee.
The management and operations staff at the Masontown Water Works public water system is ~onscientious in its efforts to operate and maintain the water utility in compliance with state and federal mandates. ow ever, deficiencies listed in the cover letter to this report must be addressed in a timely manner.
The Masontown Water Works water system is a Class WDS, surface water p~chasing, community public wate~ supply. The operations staff includes two class DW-WDS operators and one DW-OIT. Thus, the operations staff is in legal compliance with the mandates imposed by the WV PWS Operator Regulations, Title 64, Series 4, May 2, 2012.
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FA1
Preston SUPPLY aso on town Water Works C O W ~
ADDRESS P.O. Box 645 DATE OF ANALYSIS 8/8/2018 Morgantown, VW 26542 DATE OF COLLECTION 8/8/2018
COLLECTED BY Craig Cobb TIME OF COLLECTION NA Raw 11:45 am Finished
SECONDARY STANDARDS AND MISCELLANEOUS P A ~ E T E R S
Remarks: TDS, temperature and chlorine residual were determined in the field. All other parameters were determined in the lab.
Analyst C. Cobb
F A I ~ O N T , VW 26554 (3~4)368-253~
~ a c t e ~ o l o ~ c a 1 Test Result as on tow^ ~ a ~ e r ~ o r k s
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14,979 8/14/200 1
16,092 6/2/2004
Develop Back Run as a source of water supply. Construct a 200 gpm raw water pump station and a 200 gpm WTP with rapid mix, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and chlorination facilities. Install a fluoride saturator and metering pump to initiate a fluoridation program. Constnrct one mile of 6-inch water distribution mains. Upgrade the existing water distribution system with the installation of -6000’ of lo”, 35,000’ of 6”, 3000’ of 4” and 7000’ of 2” water mains, a 150,000 gallon
36’ of 6” and 11,558’ of 8” mains, one (1) 250 gprn duplex BPS, convert the existing 60 gpm Rohr Road BPS to a solenoid operated PRV station to c o ~ e c t to the M ~ r g ~ t o w n Utility Board water system at Tyrone Road, to serve existing and I1 new customers of the aso on town Water Works. Masontown WTP will be deactivated. Amend and modify permit 16,092 to extend the permit to October 13, 2008. Facilities can serve approximately 750 existing and 11 new customers in the Masontown Water Works system, and will allow the deactivation of the Install approximately 2,370 LF of 4” water line; all necessary valves and appurtenances. Install approximately 2,600 LF of 8“, 45,400 Lf of 6” and 10,800 LF of 2” water line; a 4”/1-1/4” pressure reducing valve and a 4”/1” pressure reducing valve; a 48 GPM duplex constant pressure booster station w/ VFD; a 220,000 gallon water storage tank; and all necessary valves, controls and a p p ~ e n ~ c e s . hstalf 3,882 LF of 6” and 1,006 LF of 2” water line; all necessary valves and gppurtenances.
Selected Photos aso on town Water Works Public Water Supply
Photos by C. Cobb, P.E., OEHSEED August 8,2018
(MUB) into the Masontown water system. The master meter is read daily by the Masontown operations staE. The master meter is located inside the security fence where the MUB storage tanks (right photo) are located.
Also located on the same MUB tank site, is the Masontown BPS (also referred to as the “Snake Hill BPS”), which transfers water to the Rohr Road Tank site (also referred to as the Snake Hill Tank site by the present
operations staff>. The BPS operates at about 223 gpm, about 8 hours p a day, to transfer -107,000 gallons of water per day from MUB to the Rohr Road Tanks. The Masontown BPS @e., Snake Hill BPS) was originally equipped with a booster chlorination system (right building in left photo above), but the chlorine booster system
was never activated.
contains two tanks that fill and draw together. The older tank holds 105,000 gallons and the newer tank holds 21 7,640 gallons. Both tanks are shown in the left photo; A close-up of the ladder cage and the air-gapped
overflow pipe on the 2 17,640-gallon tank is shown in the right photo. The 2 17,640-gallon tank was built in 2012 under permit # 18,279. The tank site is adequately secured with a chain link face, with a locked gate.
An air ~hoto~ has developed a leak near the top of the tank, which needs to be repaired. The normal water levels in the
Road Tanks are maintained between 20 - 25 feet, via telemetry to the Masontown BPS.
These photos show the Hovatter PRV Station (also sometimes referred to as the “Retreat PRV Station”) which reduces pressure coming from the Rohr Road Tanks, as water flows fkom the Rohr Road tanks to the
aso onto^ Tanks. Telemetry controls activate the PRV station to maintain a water level in the aso on town Tanks of between 19’ and 25’. We actuated the station during the survey visit, and determined a flow rate of
245 gpm, by observing the flow meter using a stop watch.
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photo shows the separate Clz building that was added to the Hovatter (Le., “Retreat”) PRV Station in 2013.
solution is dosed to the PRV flow with a Pulsatron feeder, rated at 24 gpd and 100 psi, max. At feeder settings of 100% and 50%, a chlorine dose rate of 2.1 ppm can be calculated. See the chlorine feeder chart in
Attachment E.
ck solution is currently made up by mixing 50%-50% water with 12.5% sodium h ~ o c h l o ~ t e . The
The Masontown Tanks are shown above. Each tank h4 Both of the Masontown tanks were cleaned in 2009 and the welded steel tank was painted. Both tanks are in
good condition and located inside a perimeter fence with a locked gate. During the survey visit, the Aquastore Tank was climbed (lefi photo above). The tank contained minimal sediment on the tank bottom, and the total
chlorine residual for a sample of water collected from the tank, was 0.30 ppm. OK. The top hatch to the tank is also kept locked.
This pho It0 shows a 610 Ise- ite, which tanks are local :ed beside the old surface water treatment plant (upper lefi corner of photo, now inactivated).
These two photos show the Mt. Zion PRV station (being referred to as the “Bull Run PRV station” by the current operations staff), which drops the water pressure from the Masontown Tanks &om 140 psi to 30 psi, to
serve about 60 customers in the Mt. Zion (i.e., “Bull Run”) service area. This station is enclosed in a prefabricated, below-grade vault with a locked access hatch. The station is serviced on a yearly basis.
These photos show the inline Sunny Hill BPS. The BPS maintains service pressure to about fifteen customers. This BPS is rated at 50 gpm and is operated by Usemco Controls.
PhO Lows the computer screen for the High Tide Technologies telemetry system that is in place to This last allow the operations staff to observe tank levels and the status of BPS operations. The screen can also be read on the operator’s cell phones. Regrettably, a lightning strike, the night before the survey visit, had ~ a ~ t i v a t e
portions of the telemetry information transfer. Efforts were underway to make necessary repairs.
Feeder i&&
Measured Feed Rate
&& QPd 4.80 9.60 14.40 19.20 24.00
Chemical &2i?S PPm 0.85 1.70 2.55 3.40 4.25
C. Cobb, WVBPHIEED AT ~ s u m ~ t i o n s :
Feeder rated at: Chemical concentration:
24 gpd (max) Pulsatron feeder rated at 24 gpd and I00 psi (max). Ibshal 12.5% bleach is diluted, 50%-50% with water to make a stock solutio^.
Water production rate: Feeder Stroke Setting:
Chemical - Dose lbslday
Chemical - Dose PPm 0.85 1.70 2.55 3.40 4.25
- gPm Measured PRV transfer rate
100%
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
0.50
0.00
- Notes: 1 The Pulsatron feeder is rated at 24 gpd and 100 psi, max. 2 Chlorine solution made by mixing 12.5% hypochlorite, 50% to 50% with water. 3 At a feeder setting of 100% and 50%, a chlorine dose rate of about 2.1 ppm would be expected.
C. Cobb 8/8/2018
It 1
rks Commission met in regular session at their o ~ c e on m., Tuesday, April 14, ~015.
present were Roger Street,
The minutes of the March 10,2015, meeting were read and approved.
Jo Ann reported that there is nothing new to report on the e~ensions.
Jo Ann reported that the water loss for March was 2,82~,3~0 gallons. We had the Circuit Rider from Rural Water helping us last ~ednesday and Thursday, but we still have been unable to fin leak. We did repair a leak in Bretz on March 12 and one on Rohr oad (at Guido Poke's] on Ap but those leaks did very little to help our water loss. John has determined that the leak is on the Town side of the Hovatter pump station.
last Wednesday, April 8th, we had to repair a valve ull Run Road, that the D out whiie cleaning the ditch.
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The revised bacteriological sampling site plan, which becomes been reviewed and approved by the State Health Depa~ment.
Mick is waiting on quotes/proposals from paving companies in regard to the paving of Street from Railroad Street going up toward the treatment plant.
We have installed the water tap on Bull Run Roa and plan to start Road this Friday (April 17th). We have submi~ed two more permits to the on Snake Hill Road (one at Jack Shaffer's and one at Jerald Johnson@s).
he one on Mt. Zion OH, both of them are
Mick is to call Buddy Haines to work on the rate control valve at the Hova~er pump station.
Kerry Shultz from Mt. View Engineering, attend^ the meeting. He is representing the veloper of the Montgome~ Farm. He stated that they are planning to put trailers and double wi
ailers on that property and wanted to know about the availabiii~ of our water. we would supply him with water; but, we would be unable to do this until our system is upgraded to meet the requirements of MUB. We have a contract with MUB that states that they agree to supply, no more than l ~ , O O O gallons of treated water per day to the Masontown Water Works. It is the intention of the developer to possibly place ninety residences on this property and that would put us over our allowed supply of water from MUB. We have been informed by MUB that if e~raordin
en, it will be necessary to upgrade the connection and a n ~ i l l a ~ facilities between n, at our expense. We referred Mr. Shultz to Thrasher Engineering to see what they
suggest. ,----.
The minutes of the April 14,2015, meeting were read an
Mr. Kerry Shultz from Mt. View Engineering, represent~ng the developer of the ~ontgome Farm, was in attendance once again, and explained, in more detail, what their plans are for the develop~ent of the prope He discussed the idea of developing in phases and even mentione possibil i~ of drilling wells installing septic systems. We informed him that we had been in contact with Matt Fluharty of Thrasher Engineering and he informed us that the developer woul have to apply for a main line extension, both for water and sewer, in accordance with Rule 5.5 of the Rules for Government of Water Utilities and Rules for Government of Sewer Utilitie§. Matt also to1 us that because of the elevation of that property, a l ift station would probably have to be installed. There are nine lots on the right side of Montgomery Lane that is not included in the property that he proposes to develop. ~e informed Mr. Shultz that we installed water taps on these nine lots in September of 2005, for Dan Ryan Builders.
Jo Ann again reported that there is noth~ng mew to report on the t. Village and Raven Roc extensions.
We have completed the installation of the water tap on Mt. Zion Road. It took us five days to ecause of the rock. We have received approval from the DOH to install the water ta
on Jack Shaffer's property on Snake Hill Road. We are sti l l waiting on the DOH approva~ for the one on Jerald Johnson's property
The leak was found and repaired on April 15,2015. The water shortage for April was ~,486,300 gallons which is 1,341,~O gallons less than March. John reported that since find~ng that leak our daily usage is back to normal.
Nancy Cipollonj-E~~n attended the meeting to discuss the paving of Maple Street to the ater Treatment Plant. Mick has received two bids, one from Stone Paving and one from Parro~a
Paving. Town Council will continue to discuss this matter at their meeting tomorrow might.
ater Board agreed to move a water tap for Chris ~roucher that was install~d in the wrong place, by the ~ o n t r a ~ o r , during the North ~ n i o n extension.
A motion was made by Wade Lowdermilk and seconde ick Thra§her to pay the
eeting adj
EETI LY 16
The Masontown ~ a t e r rks Commission met in regular session at their office on Street at la00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12,2016. The meeting was not off~cial l~ called to order due to the absence of the Chairman, Roger Street; but, went directly into discussion with Ma t t Fluharty of Thrasher Engineering, who explained the plans for the development of the Montgome~ Farm, whic is now known as Cascade Estates. Mayor, Roxie Turner and Tom Marion (also from Thrasher €ngineering) joined in the discussion (after the Sewer Progress Meeting) explaining the proposed sewer plans. Matt and Tom requested a letter of acceptance from both the Sewer Board and Water Works so that the Developer could obtain a Health Department Permit. Roger spoke with Matt on the phone and said that we will not accept this project until more information is provided, with our main concern being the water consumption. We have a contract with MU6 for 1~.000 gallons per month. If we exceed that amount, MUB has already informed us that we will have to do a major upgrade to our pump station and water lines. This wou~d mean another increase in our water rates and we definitely do not want to do that to our customers,
After the meeting with Matt, Roxie and Tom, Water Board Me~bers Art Centofanti and Lowdermilk discussed the items on the agenda.
Discussion the sudden death on July 7,2016, of John Lambert, our Water Superintendant. oger has contacted John Keener to do our water testing and Dan Luzier is going to check on the
pump stations and etc. Dave Auk has agreed to help us read meters if his health will permit it. '--_,
The Mjke Brooks water line extension has been compieted
We were not able to find John's gas card, so Valley Fuels is going to cancel it and make a new one for us.
. Also, John's cell phone was not found. We have not cancelled the service yet, because there is an inwestigation being done on the call records. This inwestigation is being handled by Vance Lipsco~ of the Mon County Sheriffs Department.
A motion was made by Art Centofanti an seconded by Wade Lowdermilk to pay the bills. otion passed.
M e e t ~ n ~ adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
The Masontown ~ a t e r Works Commission met in regular session at their office on Avenue, at 1O:OO a.m. on Tuesday, June 11,2019. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Roger Street. Members attending were Roger Street, Art Centofanti and Wade Lowdermilk. Also in attendance were Mayor Roxie Turner, Dan Luzier and Anthony Kisner.
The minutes of the May 14,2019, meeting were read and approved.
Discussion on the water leak that we have not been able to find. It appears that we are still losing forty to fifty thousand gallons a day. Our water loss for May was 1,699,500 gallons. Dan and Anthony were present when MUB tested the meter that they changed out and it appeared to be running slow, contrary to what Bertus McCarty from Rural Water thought.
~e have done two water taps -one for Mike Stonebraker and one for Cody Street. We are starting on the tap for Teresa Sypolt on Rohr Road today. This is a mole/bore tap. to do for Bobby Calvert.
Roger has heard nothing from the PSC on the James Martin main line e~ension. Jo Ann reported that Mr. Cramer from the PSC told her that Mr. Martin, because of his income, would quali for a tap if he is able to get easements from the property owners to place the meter well and meter and to run a long customer service line. If he wants service for two residences, he would have to have two taps because multiple service is not allowed according to PSC regulations. L
Ms. Cheryl Lane from Raven Rock was on the agenda, but did not appear.
The developers of the Montgomery Farm, Masontown Rock LLC, has filed a formal complaint with the Public Service Commission, compelling the Town of Masontown and the Masontown ~ a t e r
oard to grant permission to connect 160 water and sewer connections. After discussion with Jonathan Fowler of the PSC, Water Board agreed to have our A~orney, David Glover, answer this complaint.
A motion was made by Wade Lowdermilk and seconded by Art Centofanti to pay the bills. ~ o t i o n passed.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
I
er, Kerry shut^, Rebecca Rehe a
The minutes of the Februa~ 12,2019, meeting were read and approved.
Kerry Shultz engineer^ and Rebecca Rehe presen their plans for the main line e~ension that will provide water to six lots on the (Rehe) property he end of Lemon Street, Water Board as them to change their planned 4" line to 6". This would allow for a fire-hydrant to be placed on this line. They also ask to place this line in the same r i g ~ t ~ f - w a y that our existing 2" line is located. ~ u r
ords show that Lemon Street is included in the est ~ ~ j ~ i a part me^ of ~ i g h w a ~ ~ rpha f l ds, so we wili have to apply to the State for a permit to install this water line.
Scott Copen from Cheat Lake €ngineer~ng attended and discussed the p o ~ i b i l i ~ of us supplying water to the development of the ~ o n ~ o m e ~ Farm. Ne presented us with a chart of our
ava i lab i~ i~ of 26,662 gatlons per day. During 2018 our records show that we h an increase in dail usage from MUB. Water Board agreed that we w ~ r d not be able to supply this deve~opment water without an upgrade to our system. Ntr. Copen ask that we write a letter to the dwetopers stating our intentions at the present time. Roger said, rather than writing a fetter, he would like to talk to the developers personally.
ate? usage from MU5 for the years 2013 thru 2017, hich showed that we had an average daily
Jo Ann reported that the water shortage for February was ~,393,3~ gallons. She repo~ed that we have found and repaired 3 leaks .. Poke Lane, Bretz and ~iut jani Road. ~ ~ @ r d a ~ , Susie ~ u ~ i n s , found a broken water line to one of her trailers on ~ a i n ~ Street (320, days). She wili be responsible for pay~ng for this water, per our tariff.
n Friday, March 8th, a leak was found on Nook Drive (beside the Nova~er Pump station^. anny explained that we were not able to repair it, only slow it down to about
we are able to do a major repair in that area, whi~h supplies the water to ail of anny has contacted Wes Goldstrom to assist us in this repair and they are going to meet tomor ro~
to decide what has to be done and make plans to repair it on Thu~day.
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The aso on town ~ a t e r ~ o r k s Commission met in regular session at their office on Main Street, a t 1O:OO a.m. on Tuesday, February 12,2019. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Roger Street. Members attending were Roger Street, Art Centofanti and Wade Lowdermilk. Also in attendance were Dan Luzier, Anthony Kisner, Mike Turner and Mayor Roxie Turner.
The minutes of the January 8,2019, meeting were read and approved.
Scott Copen from Cheat Lake Engineering (Re: Montgomery Farm receiving water) was on the agenda, but did not show.
Jo Ann reported that she has still been getting calls inquiring about water service to t h e Rehe p r o p e ~ a t the end of Lemon Street. (We have not heard anything from Rebecca Rehe since the December meeting.) The Preston County Health Department also called in regard to this property receiving public sewer service. Since this property is not in our service area, they will be required to do perk tests and etc. before they can sell these lots as a housing development.
lo Ann reported that we had a water loss of 1,244,200 gallons in December and 2,134,200 gallons in January. We have found and repaired one leak (near Poke Lane and Rohr Road) and are looking daily for other leaks. We thought we had one on Walnut Street, but so far w e cannot find it. -.
Mike reported that the VFD (variable frequency drive) a t the Snake Hill Pump Station has gone bad and we have to get a new one. This was caused by corrosion and etc. over a period of time. Also, the pressure regulating valve a t the Hovatter Pump Station is not working properly. Buddy Haines worked on this yesterday.
Roxie said that her water has had a bad taste for about two weeks. Danny said that we need to flush the hydrants in her area.
Art has found a person to finish the dry wall in t h e room addition for $508. A motion was made by Wade Lowdermilk and seconded by Art Centofanti to hire this person. Motion passed.
Water Board members expressed their dissatisfaction with the installation of the furnace in the room addition.
Discussion again on flushing the fire hydrants. We are hopeful that we will be able t o do this around the end of March.
seconded by Wade LQwdermilk to pay t h e bills.
ater Works Commission met in regular session at their office on Street, a t 1O:OO a.m. on Tuesday, November 13,2018. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Roger Street. Members attending were Roger Street, Wade Lowder~i lk and Art Centofanti. Others in attendance were Mayor Roxie Turner, Mike Turner and Anthony Kisner.
The minutes of the October 9,2018, meeting were read and approved.
Scott Copen (Cheat Road Engineers) in reference to receiving water at the Montgome~ Far was on the agenda, but did not appear.
Tim Snider and Cody Davis, in reference to receiving water on the Harold Rehe property on Lemon Street, were on the agenda. Mr. Snider did not appear; but, Mr. Davis did. He is interested in receiving water to the 2nd lot of the above mentioned property. Water Board explained to him what it would involve if we did a tap for him on our 2” line, which is on the opposite side of the road. He would have to get right-of-ways and etc. to be able to run a service line to this property. Since Snider did not appear, it was Mr. Davis’s understandjng that he (Mr. Snider) had decided not to purchase the lSt lot of this property. We explained to Mr. Davis that we would be able to supply water to this (1”) lot without any problems; so, Mr. Davis is going to contact the Realtor about the possibility of buying this lot.
Jo Ann reported that we have two water taps to do. One for Tyler Cottrell on Sunny Hill Road and one for Willie Thomas at Bretz. We have sent the permit to the DOH for the one on Sunny Hill Road, and it usually takes four to six weeks to get permits back.
Discussion on the two water leaks that we had on West Herring Road. One was on October 23rd and then we had to go back and repair it again on October 31St. We thought that we had not repaired it properly the first time: but, when we uncovered it the second time, we found that the seal on the hymax coupling had failed.
Jo Ann reported that we need to do some clean-up work on Nancy Radabaugh,s p ~ o p e ~ .
Anthony discussed the possibility of a water leak on the upper side of the triangle on the Bull un Road. Roger said that the culvert is clogged and that is what is causing this water to run onto the
road.
Mike reported that the meter has been mowed out of the ditch on the Kevin Lyons prope~y. (Kevin did most of the work himself.)
ike reported that the new owners of the Ruby Davis house had a bad water leak. Wes strom and Bobby Calvert are fixing it today.
Anthony have turne the water off and winterized the “Elkins Coal”
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ot responsible because they were working 25’ from the culvert where our water line is exposed. egina also filed a compla~nt with the PSC and they told her the same thing. Mike talked to the sho
supervisor last Thursday and explained to him that we have pictures to show that they were worki about 8’ from our main line and the erosion was caused by their digging. We are checking on this daily and if they (Dominion-Hope) don’t take care of this soon, we will have to cover it up ourselves. Mike is going to call the gentlemen from Dominion-Hope again this week to see what he has found out from the contractor that did the work.
Kenneth Taylor, the owner of the A-Frame, by the old & K Mart, complained about two water meters located on what he thinks is his property. These meters belong to Terry Martin and Kenneth Naylor. Martin’s service started on 7/9/1973 and Naylor‘s service started on 3/30/1987, meaning that these meters were there when he purchased the prope~y, so there is nothing that we can do about this.
Mike reported that he and Anthony will be checking/or putting in heaters a t the pump stations today.
A motion was made by Wade Lowder~ilk and seconded by Roger Street to pay the bills. Motion passed.
mmission met in regular session at Street, 2018. The meeting was called to o Roger Street. Members a~ending were Roger Street, Wade Lowdermilk an a~endance were Danny Luzier, Mike Turner and Anthony Kisner.
The minutes of the June 12,2018, meeting were read and approved.
Further discussion was held on the development of the Montgome~ Farm. It was Water Boards understanding that they were only going to place up t Mr. Copen was going to contact MU6 to see if th present contract, which would allow us t the system. Art and Mike both said that 24th, he said that they were planning on placing 100 to 150 homes on the site. Water Works woui not be able to supply this many homes w i th~ut a major (very costly) u p ~ a d e to their system.
anny reported that they completed the water tap on Snake Hill Road. They were able to mole (instead of bore) under the road. The cu~omer has been billed for our cost for this tap. Our tariff allows us to bill the customer extra (over and above the tap fee) for the cost of a road bore.
Jo Ann reported that we have a water tap to do for Varner's on Bull Run Road.
Roger and Danny reported that this was the 4th time (instead of the 3r time as previously repo~ed) that the Fir@-Hydrant has been hit at Thrasher's on Rohr Road, It still has not been repaire because we are waiting on parts.
Danny is checking on the cost to repair the Fire-Hydrant at the Fire ~ e p a ~ ~ e n ~ .
Danny reported that Bobby calve^ should ~nished on the room addition this week.
A motion was made by Art Centofanti and ~conded by ade Lowdermilk to pay the bills. otion passed.
Meeting adjourned at
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ter ~ o r k s Commission met in regular session at their office on Main day, June 2,2018. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman,
Roger Street. Members attending were Roger Street, Wade Lowdermilk and Art Centofanti. attendance were Mayor, Roxie Turner, Scott Copen and Ricky Biafore from CRE Engineering a Newsome (one of the owners of the Montgomery Farm).
The minutes of the May 8,2018, meeting were read and approved.
Scott Copen from Cheat Road Engineering discussed the plans for developing the Montgome~ Farm. A t the present time, their proposal is the place fifty mobile homes on this property and they want us to provide the water to these mobile homes. Mr. Copen used to work for ~ U B and he was aware of our contract with them that only allows us to purchase 144,000 gallons a day. If we were to exceed this amount, our contract states that we would be responsible for a (very costly) upgrade. He presented us with a record of our water purchases from MUB from 2007 thru March 2018 and we only exceeded this amount six days during this period (Jan & Feb 2009, Jan 2010, Feb & Mar 2015 and June
gallons (200 gallons per home); therefore, he feels that we would be able to provide this water service without exceeding the 144,000 gallons allowed. Water Board explained to him that they would like to provide him with this water; however, we cannot commit to this a t the present time because of the ~ o s s i b j l i ~ of exceeding the 144,000 gallons. Mr. Copen is going to contact MUB and try to get them to agree to add 30,000 gallons to our contract. He knows that they have the capabi l i~ of doing this without any additional upgrade to their system.
r. Copen explained that the average daily usage for these fifty homes would be about 10,OO
The Fire Hydrant was hit (3rd time) at Thrasher's on ay 15fh. They are working on it today, to get it back in service. Roger explained that he cannot understand why people hit this hydr~nt, because it is in a location where it is out of the way of the road/traffic.
l o Ann reported that we have received the permit back from the DOH to do the water tap on Snake Hill Road. They plan to start on it tomorrow (June 13th).
A motion was made by Wade Lowdermilk and seconded be Art Centofanti to pay the bills. otion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.