Archive for July, 2012

June 5, 2012 – Council Minutes

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

June 5, 2012

 

Those Present:  Matt Argyle, Ada DeClark, Joe DeClark, Clerk
Lynette Smith, Doug Thompson, Gary Thompson, Mayor Bob Van Cleave, Marty Nate,
Glen Williamson, Mable Whitmore

 

Meeting called to
order
:  7:00 pm                 Invocation:  Councilmember
Gary Thompson

 

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt
Argyle that the council accepts the published agenda.  Councilmember Joe
DeClark seconded the motion.  All were in
favor and the motion carried the council.

 

Minutes from the May
1, 2012
, council meeting were read.
The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle the
council approve the minutes as read.
Councilmember Ada DeClark seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the
council.

 

Glen Williamson asked the council if he may take the big map located in the city hall in the
back room for the purpose of updating the map to benefit the community for
emergency preparedness. The council granted his request and told him to get in
contact with Doug Thompson about removing the map from the wall and the
building.

 

Marty Nate came before the council to update everyone on
their duties for the Twin Creeks Day Celebration.
Councilmember Matt Argyle is in charge of the treasure hunt; Mayor Van Cleave
will welcome all at the flag ceremony and prepare flyers for the festivities.
Councilmember Ada DeClark will oversee the luncheon hosted by the City, Joe
will oversee the archery shoot, Gary will be in charge of the sand pile and
Doug will get the sand for the sand pile and put up the barricades to close off
Stringtown. Marty will get with Lynette for the money she needs for the
vendors.

 

Marty also mentioned to the council the plans of the
Northern Bear Lake Valley Foundation for taking out the styrofoam and replacing
them with vacant bricks. They also wish to add another ring to the wagon wheel
and would like to do some more landscaping and add some benches to the
surroundings of the monument.

 

Roy Bunderson, the Mayor of the City of Bloomington, was
unable to attend the meeting but asked if the council would still make a
decision of whether the City would be interested in renting their police equipment to the City of Bloomington. There
was discussion about the costs and liabilities of renting out our equipment to
anyone. Councilmember Joe DeClark made the motion that the City does not rent
out their law enforcement equipment to Bloomington. Councilmember Matt Argyle
seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Clerk Smith is to write a letter to the City of Bloomington to notify them of
the City’s decision.

 

The Idaho Independent Intergovernmental Authority Trust
is an organization that was formed to provide cities with more affordable health care benefits. Lynette was told
to look into the Trust in more detail to find out what our rates would be
without committing to anything yet.

 

The second reading of Ordinance #82, an Ordinance for citizens of Georgetown to have the
county building inspector or the state building inspector perform HVAC
inspections, was recited by Lynette. Councilmember Ada DeClark made the motion
to dispense the third reading, because all councilmembers were present, and to
adopt the Ordinance. Councilmember Joe DeClark seconded the motion. A roll call
vote was taken and is as follows: Ada – yes, Joe – yes, Matt – yes, Gary – yes.

 

Councilmember Joe DeClark mentioned to Matt that there
are people in the city that are interested in having the Trailer Ordinance
amended. He said that he found a trailer for Doug to look at and measure to put
the welder on to make it mobile. Joe spoke about his meeting the committee had
with Forsgren Associates about the local highway project. Forsgren Associates
along with the committee talked about putting in a bike path that would make a
loop throughout the city and possibly putting in a pavilion within the loop.
They assessed the problem of the poor drainage by the Church, installing new
street signs and talked about putting in crosswalks, especially by the post
office. They also talked about ways to slow down the traffic along Stringtown
with either putting in speed bumps or installing camera’s and they also
discussed fixing the sidewalks throughout the City; it just depends on how much
everything will cost to see how far the money we received from the local
highway project grant will go.

 

Councilmember Matt Argyle asked the council if it was
possible to change the cities entire road numbering system. He wondered if we
could renumber all the streets and homes before we installed new street signs.
He was told to do some research of who to talk to and how to go about changing
the whole system.

 

Councilmember Ada DeClark mentioned along the lines of
the numbering system that citizens need to be encouraged to make their house
numbers noticeable and prominent to help emergency personnel. She asked if we
needed to wait for Forsgren Associates to finish their study of assessing the
City’s needs of fixing up the sidewalks or if we could just do it piece by
piece because we did budget $2,500.00 to fix parts of the sidewalks now. The
council told her to look into putting in a new section of sidewalk for
$2,500.00 and to find volunteers to help with the labor to keep costs low. She
told the council that she wanted to raise a lot of money for new playground
equipment but feels like she should ask the citizens for donations next year.
She still wants to get one piece of equipment now for $1,000.00 and have it
ready and installed before Twin Creeks.

 

Police Report:   Officer Skinner had 37 contacts for the month
of May.

Maintenance
report:
Doug Thompson gave his report for the month stating that he has
been following his usual routines with the sewer and water maintenance. He
mowed and trimmed the cemetery, parks and along Stringtown. The school district
agreed to let us have the bleachers as long as we understood that they were not
up to code and we would assume all responsibility for them. He did some
maintenance to the lawn mower, dug one grave, put up new flags around the City
and maintained the pop machine. He got one load of patch for the roads and
received his surveys for the meeting with Forsgren Associates. The water
samples were good for the month and he spoke with the delinquent accounts and
turned services on at one location. He found a generator and discussed it with
the council but they told him to keep looking. He has a class to go to on the
27th of June to keep up on his sewer education and to receive his
credits. He sent out his monthly letter informing the EPA of our progress with
the wastewater project for the month and mentioned the need for adopting a
viscous dog ordinance within the City; hopefully something similar to the City
of Montpelier. There was an incident with a dog within the City this month and
he thinks a viscous dog ordinance would have helped in this situation.

 

Office Report:
Clerk Smith reported that there are 14 delinquent water and sewer accounts for
the month. She reminded the councilmembers of the upcoming annual Association
of Idaho Cities conference if anyone wanted to attend. She reported on her
findings from contacting RedBox and was told that we didn’t have high enough
traffic numbers to install a RedBox at this time. She also told the council
about her contact with Access Idaho where she was told that it was free of
charge to the City and that citizens could have the opportunity to pay their
water and sewer accounts online and hopes that this new system will encourage
citizens to pay their bills on time to avoid being shut off. The cost of the
service is 3% of the total amount plus $1.00 and this cost is only to the
consumer. Councilmember Ada DeClark made the motion for Lynette to go ahead and
enroll the City in Access Idaho. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.
All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

 

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Ada
DeClark the council approve checks and vouchers for the month of May 2012 in the amount of $11,131.05 in
the general fund,  $6,107.91 in the water
fund, $10,257.18 in the sewer fund with all funds totaling $27,496.14.
Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion
carried the council.

 

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Ada
DeClark that the council adjourn from the
June 2012
council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Gary Thompson seconded
the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk

Consumer Confidence – Water Quality Report

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

City of Georgetown Water System Water Quality Report – 2011

This report is a summary of last year’s water quality for
the Georgetown Water System.  Included
are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it
compares to EPA and state standards.  We
are committed to providing you with information because informed citizens are
our best allies.

 

Last year, as in year’s past, your tap water met all EPA and
state drinking water health standards.
The City of Georgetown carefully safeguards its water supplies and once
again we are proud to report that our system has never violated a maximum
contaminant level or any other water quality standard.

 

Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and
dependable supply of drinking water. This report is designed to inform you
about the quality of water and services we deliver to you every day. We want
you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water
treatment process and protect our water resources. If you have any health
concerns relating to the information in this report, we encourage you to
contact your health care provider.

 

For more information about this report, or if you have
questions relating to your drinking water, please call the City Hall at
847-2120, or you may contact any of the city council members at:

 

Mayor Bob Van Cleave          847-1288

Joe DeClark                            847-1665

Ada DeClark                           847-1260

Matt Argyle                            479-6143

Gary Thompson                      847-1508

Doug Thompson                     847-2518

2011 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)

I.          Water System Information

 

Water System Name:             City of Georgetown
PWS ID #:   ID6040013

 

Water System Operator:   Douglas Thompson

 

Address:
382 Main St
Tel #:  208-847-2120

 

City, State, Zip Code:   Georgetown, ID 83239

 

Population Served:
538
Number of Connections:  215

 

Date of CCR Distribution:      June 29, 2012                                         For
Calendar Year: 2011

 

Regularly Scheduled Meeting(s):  First Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm

                                                                             

Este informe contiene información muy importante
sobre su agua beber.  Tradúzcalo o hable
con alguien que lo entienda bien.

 

II.        Water
Sources

 

Groundwater Sources (springs, wells, infiltration
galleries):

 

1) Source #:         1                        a) Sample Site
Location (source name):   Spring

 
b) Location Description:
Right Hand Canyon
 

2) Source #:
2                        a) Sample Site
Location (source name):    Well #1

 
b) Location Description:
Right Hand Canyon
 

3) Source #:                                    a) Sample
Site Location (source name):

 
b) Location Description:
 

Surface
Water Sources (lakes, rivers, creeks):

 

1) Source #:                                    a) Sample Site Location
(source name):

 
b) Location Description:
 

Source Water Assessment or Protection Plan
Available?

 

 



 

III.       Special
Compliance Violations

 

a) Treatment Techniques (TT):  none

 

b) Monitoring/Reporting:  none

 

c) Public Notification/Record Keeping:  none

 

d) Special Monitoring Requirements:  none

 

e) Administrative or Judicial Orders:  none

 

f) Consent Orders:
none

 

g) Notice of Violations (NOVs):  none

 

 

IV.       Definitions

 

Action Level
(AL):
The
concentration of a contaminant, which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or
other requirements, which a water system must follow.

 

Initial
Distribution System Evaluation (IDSE):
IDSE
is an important part of the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule
(DBPR).  The IDSE is a one-time study
conducted by some water systems, providing disinfection or chlorination, to
identify distribution system locations with concentrations of trihalomethanes
(THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs).
Water systems will use results from the IDSE, in conjunction with
their Stage 1 DBPR compliance monitoring data, to select monitoring locations
for Stage 2 DBPR.  Not all water
systems were required to perform an IDSE.

 

 

Maximum
Contamination Level (MCL):
The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed
in drinking water.  MCLs are set as
close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

 

Maximum
Contamination Level Goal (MCLG):
The level of a contaminant in drinking water
below which there is no known or expected risk to health.  MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

 

Maximum
Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL):
The highest level of disinfectant allowed in
drinking water.  There is convincing
evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of
microbial contaminants.

 

 

Maximum
Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG):
The
level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or
expected risk to health.  MRDLGs do not
reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial
contamination.

 

 

Treatment
Technique (TT):
A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in
drinking water.

 

 

 

V.        Health Information

 

Some people
may be more vulnerable
to contaminants in drinking
water
than the general population.
Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with
HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be
particularly at risk from infections.
These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health
care providers.  EPA/Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to
lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium
and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking
Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or http://www.epa.gov/safewater/hotline/.                              

 

Drinking
water, including bottled water
, may reasonably be expected to contain at least
small amounts of some contaminants.
The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water
poses a health risk.  More information
about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling
the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/hotline/.

 

 



In order to
ensure that tap water is safe to drink
, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the
amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water
systems.  Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which
must provide the same protection for public health.

 

 

Contaminants that may be
present
in
source water before we treat it include:

 

Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and
bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems,
agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.

Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and
metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater
runoff, industrial, or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas
production, mining, or farming.

Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a
variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and
residential uses.

Organic chemical
contaminants
,
including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of
industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas
stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems.

Radioactive
contaminants
,
which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas production
and mining activities.

 

 

Lead Informational Statement (Health effects and ways
to reduce exposure)

 

If
present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems,
especially for pregnant women and young children.  Lead in drinking water is primarily from
materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing.  The utility named above is
responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the
variety of materials used in plumbing components.

When
your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential
for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before
using water for drinking or cooking.
If you are concerned about lead in your drinking water, you may wish
to have your water tested.  Information
on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to
minimize exposure is available form the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.


VI.
Level of Detected Chemical and Radiological Contaminants and Associated
Health Effects Language

 

Unless
otherwise noted, the data presented in this water quality table is from testing
done between January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011.

 

 

Contaminant

 

Violation

 (Y/N)

 

MCL

 

MCLG

 

Lowest

Level

Detected:

 

Highest

Level

Detected:

 

Date

Tested

(mm/yy):

 

Typical Source of Contamination

 

Health Effects Language

 

Chemical and
Radiological Contaminants

 

 

Nitrate (ppm)

 

N

 

10

 

10

0

0

 

 

9/20/2011

 

 

Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits

 

Infants below the age of six months who drink water containing nitrate
in excess of the MCL could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die. Symptoms include shortness of breath and blue baby syndrome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.  Reporting
Bacteria, Turbidity, Lead/Copper, Beta Particles

 

 

  MCL

MCLG

Highest # Positive In a Month

Violation

(Y/N)

Possible Source of Contamination

Total Coliform

> 1

0

1

N

Naturally present in the
environment