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Posted: 7/9/2012
Attention Residents Effective immediately, July 9, 2012, the Town of Rotterdam will be enforcing a water conservation measure due to equipment(management) failure. There will be a watering ban in the Town of Rotterdam from now until July 17, 2012 On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 we will resume our regular water sprinkling regulations ************************************************************ Welcome to the Town of Rotterdam, NY
ROTTERDAM Residents asked to save water Pump failure reduces capacity at town plant BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
Town residents are being asked to forego watering their lawns and gardens until Tuesday after a failed pump motor left its largest water district in short supply this week. Clark Collins, the town’s senior water treatment plant operator, said more than two weeks of non-stop pumping caused the aging motor to falter earlier this week. As a result, he said the district’s water capacity has since struggled to keep up with residential demand, which spiked at more than 9 million gallons a day before the outage — the district’s water usage averages around 3.5 million gallons per day during the winter. Abnormally dry conditions over the past three weeks have prompted many residents to water plants and lawns much more frequently. And unlike some municipalities, Rotterdam residents pay a flat annual rate for water, meaning the average house can consume upward of 450 gallons per day. “These pumps are going 24 hours a day, nonstop,” Collins said. The town issued its first restriction on watering lawns immediately prior to the Independence Day holiday last week because of the low capacity of its water tanks. That restriction ended Friday. The current restriction began Monday following the pump failure. Collins said the town has already purchased a rebuilt motor for $5,000 and anticipates having it online at the Rice Road treatment plant later this week. He plans to fix the old motor so the district can have a spare on hand if another break-down occurs. “If people conserve on water for the next couple days, we’ll be OK,” he said. Rotterdam, like all Schenectady County municipalities, pumps its water from the sprawling Great Flats Aquifer. The 14-mile-long underground source is capable of supplying 35 million gallons per day. This plentiful supply means town residents often don’t take the same conservation measures seen in communities that bill depending on usage. Collins said even when water restrictions are imposed, it seems few people take notice. “People don’t seem to adhere to them,” Collins said. Town police and code enforcement officers are responsible for enforcing the ban. Violators face a fine of up to $500, according to town code. Town police Lt. Jason Murphy said officers generally alert residents of the ban and issue a warning. If officers are called back to a home, he said, they will issue a summons. So far, no citations have been issued. Murphy said many residents were simply unaware of the bans until being informed by police. “People are compliant once they’re told,” he said.
07/11/2012 09:51 PM Rotterdam issues watering ban By: Web Staff
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. -- The town of Rotterdam is issuing a water conservation measure effective immediately. Town officials said that due to an equipment failure, water pressure is extremely low, and residents need to save as much water as possible. The watering ban will be in effect until July 17.
The town should have bought a new pump last time they had a pump failure instead of going cheap and getting a rebuilt pump, now they have the same problem that they had just a few years ago. Pumps just don't one day fail, they usually give you plenty of warning that something is wrong, usually far enough in advance to get a new or rebuilt pump before total failure occurs. I think that might come under the heading of maintaining equipment. Sooner or later there comes a point where duct tape won't fix it. Who was the last head of the DPW?
The town should have bought a new pump last time they had a pump failure instead of going cheap and getting a rebuilt pump, now they have the same problem that they had just a few years ago. Pumps just don't one day fail, they usually give you plenty of warning that something is wrong, usually far enough in advance to get a new or rebuilt pump before total failure occurs. I think that might come under the heading of maintaining equipment. Sooner or later there comes a point where duct tape won't fix it. Who was the last head of the DPW?
Spot on Shadow! Water is the most critical resource for a municipality. Water Operators are trained in security for protection against potential terrorism attacks. All equipment has "redundant" backup for exactly this type of scenario. It appears as though the funds to adequately maintain this critical infrastructure went somewheres else, NO???
The ineptitude or tbis man will cost many millions and for what - there need to reward the millionaires club
Here is the list so far Police station in disrepair in hopes of getting another one Senior center building issues Sexual harassment suit Town hall roof Well field
it is a damn good thing his secretary called him out on the inability to use his zipper correctly or we would be funding his retirement and life long family health plan
HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY SPENDING $5000 ON FIXING A PUMP WHEN THERE ARE HAMILTON CRONIES WHO NEED OT TO BOOST THEIR PENSIONS?
OUTRAGEOUS!
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
The petty B.S. being thrown around by the nayboobs isn't helping anything or solving anything. One wonders when they will actually come out of hiding and actually do something CONSTRUCTIVE for their community.
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The petty B.S. being thrown around by the nayboobs isn't helping anything or solving anything. One wonders when they will actually come out of hiding and actually do something CONSTRUCTIVE for their community.
I'm at it every day,........ don't you think ya should be spending more time on planning board issues and less time here...........or did you lose that job too........
The petty B.S. being thrown around by the nayboobs isn't helping anything or solving anything. One wonders when they will actually come out of hiding and actually do something CONSTRUCTIVE for their community.
Apparently, you can't read to well. I did not blame the taxpayers. I said that the nayboobs posting a bunch of b.s. is not helping the situation. All you folks do is make uniformed allegations .. spread a bunch of negativity.
If you really cared about your community, you would take the time and energy you spend being negative and destructive and instead spend that time and energy being POSITIVE and CONSTRUCTIVE.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
Mr. Mack's ignorant comment is not worthy of a reply.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
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