Sewer Commission reviewed August operations marked by treatment violations and equipment delays
Sewer Commission reviewed August operational challenges, equipment delays, and water-quality issues. The department reported treatment violations in biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and phosphate levels following 3.5 inches of rain that overloaded clarifiers.
Sewer Department · Meeting of September 8, 2026
NORTH BROOKFIELD — Sewer Commission reviewed August operational challenges, equipment delays, and water-quality issues. The department reported treatment violations in biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and phosphate levels following 3.5 inches of rain that overloaded clarifiers. Sewer Superintendent Eric Cardenas reported a force main break at New Braintree Road requiring emergency repair and a seven-month delay in receiving a replacement aeration blower motor.
A two-week septage shutdown improved settling significantly, with over 40 wet tons of sludge processed; Q1 revenue as of August 31 totaled $121,000 of $240,000 billed.
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Source: the Sewer Department meeting of September 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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