The town’s water department is looking to spend $6,000 to take a look at the air.
Ken Maving, chief operator of the water resources department, told the Town Board he’s asking for the money to have Conestoga-Rovers & Associates prepare a New York state facility air permit application for the water treatment plant. The site has never required such a permit before, but the state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking to tighten its restrictions on what is allowed to be released into the air.
“We were just contacted by the DEC last month,” Maving said. “Apparently they’re looking to implement new regulations.”
Getting the state permit as soon as possible will help bring the town in line with the possible regulations on incinerators before they hit the books. The wastewater treatment plant uses its two incinerators to burn solid sludge after all of the water has been cooked off.
The initial payment to CRA covers the engineering services to get the more than 100-page permit application started, but Maving said there are state fees to be paid and other possible costs to prove the facility is in line with new environmental laws.
“We may have to do a follow-up stack monitoring and analysis,” Maving said.
In other business, Director of Labor Relations Charles Naughton was appointed to serve as the town’s representative to deal with the Public Employer Risk Management Association. PERMA is taking over control of the town’s worker’s compensation claims in accordance with the agreement struck two weeks ago.
The town also called for a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. March 22 to discuss a moratorium on the installation of large-scale solar panels until local laws can be written for the new technology.
Contact reporter Daniel Pye at 693-1000, ext. 158.
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