Water board holds RPR transfer request, approves minutes
The Water Commissioners heard the Manly Street treatment plant is nearly finished and about $23,000 under budget. Taylor & Howard's James Hoyt said engineering is $39,000 under budget and the State Revolving Fund loan is roughly $500,000 below projection.
Water Commissioners · Meeting of September 21, 2026
WEST BRIDGEWATER — The Water Commissioners heard the Manly Street treatment plant is nearly finished and about $23,000 under budget. Taylor & Howard's James Hoyt said engineering is $39,000 under budget and the State Revolving Fund loan is roughly $500,000 below projection. Commissioners asked for a written request to move about $4,000 of unused oversight funds to office time.
Engineers detailed $3.1 million in emerging-contaminants grants, including $1.194 million as gap funding for Sierra Norma construction, with about $5.7 million spent there. A bag filter protecting the PFAS media was cycling and must be fixed. Officials said unaccounted-for water is near 18 percent, against a 10 percent state standard.
In the full story:
- Call to Order and Minutes
- Manly Street Treatment Project: Budget and Closeout
- Emerging Contaminants Grant and Sierra Norma Funding
- Sierra Norma Construction
- Next Meeting and Staffing
- Operations and Planning Discussion
- Public Comment and Shell Station Trench
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,380 words
Source: the Water Commissioners meeting of September 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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