Southtowns Record

4/21/26 Board Packet

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Public safety, Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use

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Sewer Department
  Board Meeting Report
  April 2026

Daily Responsibilities:

  e  Daily Readings/Reports and Plant Inspection
  e  Pump approx. 10,000 gallons of primary sludge to sludge thickening tank.
  .  ‘Pump thickened sludge to Digester as needed.
  e  Lab Samples two times per day.
  e  Ongoing Responsibilities:
  e  Belt Press Sludge
  e  Repair and rebuild pumps.
  e  Clean Tanks.
  e  Flush Sewers (as needed and per maintenance schedule).
  ©  General upkeep of grounds and buildings.

These items are directly related to the treatment plant.

This month additionally we have:

  ¢  Completed Monthly DMR for NYSDEC.
  e  Assisted and received assistance from Highway and Water as needed.
  e  Marked dig notices.
  ®  Requested by Collins to clean out storm drain with vac truck.
  e  Assisted Perrysburg with plugged sewer line on Lincoln Ave. at their request.
  e  JD Northrup repaired/replaced manhole at West Main and Jamestown Street.
  ¢  Completed Non-compliance reports for NYSDEC.
  e  Attended  multiple webinar trainings, most regarding new cyber security guidelines
  and regulations for WWTP  Operators.
  e  NYSDEC conducted yearly Sewer Plant inspection. The inspection was satisfactory.
  e®  Annual fire alarm inspection was conducted; no problems were found.
  e  Continuing to make adjustments to new equipment/processes.
  e  Perrysburg sewer force main was blocked at Thatcher Brook crossing near lift station.
  Perrysburg  was  informed  of notification  responsibility for  raw sewage  spill. We
  assisted with getting blockage removed at their request.