Town Manager's Report
March 2006

Prepared by David Haller

Streets:

• Staff swept East & West Main Streets
• Staff repaired a number of street lights
• Staff installed and repaired a number of street signs
• Staff installed "no parking" signs on Cedar Ave. & in Pembroke
• Staff took down "snow emergency" signs 

Water:

• The generator problems at the water treatment plant have been corrected and the system is functioning properly again
• The roughing filters are being backwashed everyday and the DE filters every 7th day
• Our water plant and the operation thereof was reviewed by MDE last month and we given an above average rating
• We have contracted a local trapper to trap the beavers at Rainbow Lake.  They are not recommended by MDE
• Water production and consumption.  We produced and purchased an average of 333,962 gpd.  We consumed an average of 327,282 gpd.
  • The difference is "Backwash Water" ...(2.0%).   We purchased 370,000 gals. of water from MSM this month.
  • 52.0% of this water came from wells 
  •  3.5% of this water came from Mt. St. Mary's
  • 44.5% of this water came from Rainbow Lake 

Wastewater:

• We had no raw sewerage spills in the Month of March
• We received about 0.5 inches of precipitation this month
• Wastewater Treatment:
  • We treated an average of 293,000 gpd (consumed 327,282 gpd) which means that 0% of the wastewater treated this month was "wild water"
  • We did not exceed the plant's design capacity in the month of March

Trash:

• Trash pickup days will remain Monday & Thursday for the month of April

Parks:

• Staff has been working on the ballfields and dougouts
• Staff made a number of general repairs in preparation for the Spring season
• Staff has cleaned the graffiti off of the Community Park pavilion
• Staff has installed a 4 inch stormwater drainage pipe in Memorial Park to better drain the Little League field
• Staff has opened the bathrooms and concession stand in Memorial Park for the season

Meetings Attended:

• 03/15 State of Maryland workforce housing seminar
• 03/21 with MDE for water plant review
• 03/28 with MDE for water plant review
• 03/29 with the Town's new planning consultant
• 03/29 with MDE for water plant review
• 03/31 with Fox & Associations related to Creamery Rd. force main rehab project

List of prior months' Town Manager's reports