July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Redkey asks for extension
Redkey Town Council
REDKEY — Another step in a long process to correct combined sewer overflow (CSO) problems here was taken Thursday night by town council members.
Responding to notices about failure to meet milestone dates for correction of CSO problems, council members unanimously approved sending a three-page letter to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
The letter, drafted by Commonwealth Engineers Inc., Fort Wayne, is part of an effort to gain an extension for Redkey to meet IDEM directives and establish a new set of milestone dates for making satisfactory progress.
The council is currently in negotiations with Commonwealth to install two temporary flow meters and a recording rain gage at key CSO locations to monitor how much excess storm water is entering the town’s sewer system during times of heavy rainfall.
This is considered to be a first step in correcting the problem, Commonwealth representative Wayne Bailey said Thursday. He estimated that the monitoring would be needed for one or two months with the charge for renting, installing and reviewing results set at $5,000 a meter per month.
Council members said they wanted to see if a lower meter rental cost figure could be obtained before signing any contracts, but they did agree to the plan in principle.
Bailey said that IDEM wants to be sure that town officials are committed to having the metering done. Otherwise the town could face paying some substantial fines.
Council members also agreed to send a letter to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs about the town’s plans to apply for a planning grant from that agency to develop a long term CSO control plan. Estimated cost of the planning project is $30,000 to $35,000.
The council also heard about another problem that has been facing the community for a long time: discrepancies concerning the town’s address numbering system.
“We’ve got probably the worst address system in the county,” Marshal Donnie James said, noting that address numbers were not consistent.[[In-content Ad]]
Responding to notices about failure to meet milestone dates for correction of CSO problems, council members unanimously approved sending a three-page letter to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
The letter, drafted by Commonwealth Engineers Inc., Fort Wayne, is part of an effort to gain an extension for Redkey to meet IDEM directives and establish a new set of milestone dates for making satisfactory progress.
The council is currently in negotiations with Commonwealth to install two temporary flow meters and a recording rain gage at key CSO locations to monitor how much excess storm water is entering the town’s sewer system during times of heavy rainfall.
This is considered to be a first step in correcting the problem, Commonwealth representative Wayne Bailey said Thursday. He estimated that the monitoring would be needed for one or two months with the charge for renting, installing and reviewing results set at $5,000 a meter per month.
Council members said they wanted to see if a lower meter rental cost figure could be obtained before signing any contracts, but they did agree to the plan in principle.
Bailey said that IDEM wants to be sure that town officials are committed to having the metering done. Otherwise the town could face paying some substantial fines.
Council members also agreed to send a letter to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs about the town’s plans to apply for a planning grant from that agency to develop a long term CSO control plan. Estimated cost of the planning project is $30,000 to $35,000.
The council also heard about another problem that has been facing the community for a long time: discrepancies concerning the town’s address numbering system.
“We’ve got probably the worst address system in the county,” Marshal Donnie James said, noting that address numbers were not consistent.[[In-content Ad]]
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