10.6.2026 Sewer Commission

The Fall River Sewer Commission met on October 6, 2026, to address septage hauling permits, major engineering contracts, plant equipment authorizations, and staffing updates. The Commission began by approving the minutes from June 16, 2026, and granted permits for three septage hauling companies—Croom Sanitation Inc., 1620 Sanitation, and Pure Flow LLC—to discharge at the wastewater treatment plant. Staff reported that septage disposal revenue was performing strongly, having already generated $390,000 toward a $1,000,000 annual budget target.

The Commission approved two major engineering service agreements with Wright-Pierce. The first was Amendment No. 9 for $232,700 to complete the final design for the Ferry Street Sewer Pump Station rehabilitation, supported by a $982,000 federal earmark and SRF loan funding ahead of an estimated $3.2 million construction phase. The second approval was an agreement not to exceed $978,600 for comprehensive design and engineering on the Alden Street roadway and utility reconstruction project, fully funded by a MassWorks grant, which will prepare the corridor for an estimated $7 to $9 million construction project backed by a recently awarded $5 million MassWorks grant.

Staff presented several Inframark work authorizations funded through retained earnings, including an influent dry weather Flygt pump ($52,083.33), two primary sludge pumps ($84,952), sodium hypochlorite and sodium bisulfite chemical feed pumps ($78,156), a chlorine analyzer ($21,536), and a new Vactor truck ($577,559). Under other business, Inframark representatives introduced Courtney as the new Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) and MS4 stormwater coordinator.

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