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APRIL | 2020 • MWRA FY20-FY22 Upcoming Construction Awards • BWSC CIP 2020-2022 Executive Summary • Commonwealth of MA: COVID-19 Guidelines and Procedures for All Construction Sites and Workers at All Public Work Sites

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IN THIS ISSUE

5 President’s Message:

The Coronavirus: How We Respond Will Determine Our Country’s Future

9 Legislative Update:

• Governor Baker Orders Non-Essential Services to Remain “Remote” until May 4 Due to Coronavirus • Massachusetts Legislature Addresses COVID-19 • RMV Implements New Policies to Reduce Exposure • Baker-Polito Administration Creates Portal for Donating or Selling PPE • State Tax Deadline, Matching Federal Move, to be July 15 • New Leadership Team at Key Licensing Agency • News in Brief

21 MWRA FY20-FY22 Upcoming Construction Awards 25 Boston Water & Sewer Commission Capital Improvement Program 2020-2022 Executive Summary 35 UCANE Interview: Representative James Arciero (D-Westford)

40 Save the Date: UCANE’s 41st Golf Classic 41 Commonwealth of Massachusetts: COVID-19 Guidelines and Procedures for All Construction Sites and Workers at All Public Work Sites 47 In Memoriam: James R. Zenone, Grove Construction Company

49 Notice of Enforcement Policy Regarding Expiring Driver’s Licenses and Medical Examiner’s Certificates During COVID-19 National Emergency 51 Get to Know Your UCANE Contractor Members: Jon Johnson, Construction Solutions, Inc.

52 UCANE Holds Asbestos-Cement Pipe Training Classes 53 In Memoriam: E. Parker Stiles, The Stiles Company

55 UCANE Welcomes the Following New Members 57 Safety Corner: Working Around Heavy Equipment

59 COVID-19’s Unexpected Aftershock: A Potential Health Crisis Within Our Sewer Systems (Guest Viewpoint) 63 UCANE’s Updated Employee Safety Manuals Now Available 65 Spotlight on Cape Cod: CPA Funds Could Be Redirected to New Wastewater Fund

66 UCANE Member Testimonials Editor: Jeff Mahoney, Associate Editor: Suzanne Hatch, Magazine Designer/Assistant Editor: Sherri Klayman Construction Outlook Chair: Marcella Albanese Editorial Board: Marcella Albanese, Ryan McCourt, Brian Cooney, & Chris Valenti CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK published monthly by the Utility Contractors’ Association of New England, Inc., 300 Congress Street, Suite 101, Quincy, MA 02169; Tel: 617.471.9955; Fax: 617.471.8939; Email: aklayman@ucane.com; Website: www.ucane.com. Statements of fact and opinion are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of UCANE and the Construction Outlook editorial board and staff. Subscriptions are included in dues payments for UCANE members. Presorted Standard postage paid at Brockton, MA. POSTMASTER, please send form #3579 to Construction Outlook, Crown Colony Office Park, 300 Congress Street, Suite 101, Quincy, MA 02169.

The Coronavirus: How We Respond Will Determine Our Country’s Future Little did I realize, three months ago after being installed as UCANE President, that my message to our membership in April would be about a global pandemic sweeping our nation and the world, rather than a list of projects coming out to bid for the coming year.

here is not much more that I can add to the discussion on the pandemic other than my thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by the virus, and to those families who have lost their loved ones. I pray for the safety and health of our first responders, our doctors, nurses, hospital personnel, EMTs, and safety personnel – including our police, firefighters, military, and others. All have been on the front-line tirelessly battling this virus 24/7. They are truly our unsung heroes. I also pray for the men and women who are providing public services, keeping our stores stocked, municipal water systems flowing with drinking water, our 351 DPWs who keep our roads, bridges, and tunnels open for traffic, our utility workers who keep our vast underground infrastructure – including TV, radio, and internet communication services open, those who keep our transit system moving, and those who fly our planes. The questions being asked by many need to be addressed, “How are we doing and what is our country’s future?” My answer is, “We are Americans, and we are the best of the best. We have gone through many crises in our country throughout the years, maybe not like the coronavirus pandemic, but certainly other crises which have brought our country to its ‘knees’.” WE BEND, BUT WE DO NOT BREAK! We martial the immense talent that our country possesses, our elected officials, our health experts and doctors, APRIL, 2020

our medical researchers and medical equipment engineers, and we face the enemy with a determination and the will to succeed at any cost. America has been blessed with great leaders in times of crises. Three leaders quickly come to mind: George Washington won the Revolution and became President; Abraham Lincoln fought the Civil War to preserve the Union and issued the Emancipation Proclamation; and Franklin Roosevelt led us out of the Great Depression and successfully guided our nation throughout WWII. And I can only hope that history will find that President Donald Trump successfully guided the nation through a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and managed the recovery of our nation’s health and brought its economic prosperity to new heights. You can see by these examples that excellent leadership is critically important to overcome what at each time in history appears to be a life threatening crisis. So, I would like to close my message and equate these examples to UCANE’s effective leadership. Reflecting on my years in the construction business and my affiliation with UCANE, I have seen firsthand what strong leadership at UCANE has produced. UCANE was started in 1954 by a small group of independent underground utility contractors who were concerned about the lack of funding for utility projects and the way contracts were awarded. Over the last 66 years, through the strong leadership of our Officers, Board members, Committees, and continued on page 7

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President’s Message continued from page 5 Staff, our Association, with hundreds of independent contractors, both union and non-union shops, large and small family owned businesses, has grown into a unified force, speaking with one voice, with every member working for the betterment of our industry and for the health and well-being of the people of Massachusetts and New England. I accepted to serve as UCANE President for 2020 in the hope that together, we as a team, can make a lasting contribution to the betterment of our Industry. I am counting on the support of our Officers, Board members, Committees, Members and Staff to make it happen. Hopefully, when this virus subsides, to a degree,= in the not too distant future we can start to return to some semblance of normalcy in our personal and business lives.

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Governor Baker Orders Non-Essential Services to Remain “Remote” until May 4 Due to Coronavirus

n what was generally expected to occur, the Baker-Polito Administration extended the nonessential business emergency order and guidance for executive branch employees until Monday, May 4. As widely reported, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (DPH’s) Stay-At-Home Advisory also remains in effect. The Administration also updated the “COVID-19 Essential Services” categories for businesses and other organizations that provide essential services and workforces related to COVID-19 that are permitted to operate brick and mortar facilities during the emergency. Businesses and organizations not on the list of essential services have been advised to continue operations through remote means that do not require workers, customers, or the public to enter or appear at the brick-and-mortar premises closed by the order. To that end, one of the key discussion points since Governor Charlie Baker’s initial emergency order centered around the essential nature of construction. As UCANE wrote to Governor Baker: “The Commonwealth’s water and utility infrastructure supports our public health response, allowing millions of residents, our hospitals, community health centers, and nursing homes, among many others, to access clean water and sanitation. It is also vital to citizens who have been asked to stay at home to prevent the further spread of the virus, that these systems stay operational. At this critical juncture, it is imperative to allow the development or maintenance of these water, sewer, and utility systems to continue without interruption.” In conjunction with the new order, the Administration updated the “COVID-19 Essential ServicAPRIL, 2020

es” list, which is based on federal guidance that was also updated. The Governor’s new list, which went into effect on April 1, finds that construction includes those services that: “[S]upport the operation, inspection, maintenance and repair of essential public works facilities and operations, including roads and bridges, water and sewer, laboratories, fleet maintenance personnel, construction of critical or strategic infrastructure, traffic signal maintenance, emergency location services for buried utilities, and maintenance of digital systems infrastructure supporting public works operations. Critical or strategic infrastructure includes public works construction including construction of public schools, colleges and universities, and construction of state facilities, including leased space, managed by the Division of Capital Asset Management; airport operations; water and sewer; gas, electrical, nuclear, oil refining, and other critical energy services; roads and highways; public transportation; steam; solid waste and recycling collection and removal; and internet and telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing services)” The Baker-Polito Administration continues to work with all impacted industries to further refine the essential services list. If there are specific questions about “essential services,” please contact: covid19.biz@mass.gov. To request a specific determination about an “essential service,” companies may visit: https://www.mass.gov/forms/essential-service-designation-request continued on page 11

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Massachusetts Legislature Addresses COVID-19

ith an eye towards continuing their work and the impacts “social distancing” place on legislative bodies whose very nature requires coming together, the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate have continued to meet in “informal” sessions to address many of the COVID-19 related legislation that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. Already, the Massachusetts legislature has passed legislation eliminating the one week waiting period for individuals to collect unemployment benefits and appropriated an initial $15 million to allow for the Commonwealth to pay for its COVID-19 response. Both the Massachusetts House and Senate have created subcommittees to address key areas of focus for COVID-19 needs, as well as a means for considering how their respective branches will be able to continue their work. With a “social distancing” policy that contemplates at least six feet of separation and the constant cleansing of shared resources, the Massachusetts legislature has conducted informal conference calls and Zoom caucus meetings, but is still figuring out how to meet in “formal” sessions that will

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RMV Implements New Policies to Reduce Exposure

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Baker-Polito Administration Creates Portal for Donating or Selling PPE

ccording to both a press conference and press release on the same, the Baker-Polito Administration announced an online portal where individuals and companies can easily donate or sell personal protective equipment (PPE) and volunteer to support the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. This effort will ensure that front line responders get the protective equipment they need to stay and push for more trained volunteers to join the response. The Commonwealth’s COVID-19 PPE Procurement and Donation Program, creates an easy portal allowing companies and organizations to sell or donate protective equipment that is in short supply given the global demands for such items. By visiting the COVID-19 PPE Procurement and Donation website, businesses and organizations can offer for purchase or donation critically needed personal protective equipment, including: • N95/N99 masks (respirators) • Surgical/procedure masks

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overnor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Senate President Karen Spilka, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced an agreement to extend the 2019 state individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to July 15 due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. According to a joint press release issued by their offices, the proposed income tax relief is automatic; therefore, taxpayers do not need to file any additional forms to qualify. The announcement will move the state income tax filing deadline to match the July 15 deadline for filing federal individual income taxes. In an effort to provide the anticipated income necessary to keep government moving forward, legislation has been developed to finance the extension, and accompanying administrative changes will be implemented through the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR). Specifically, the legislation will authorize the Commonwealth to borrow the funds needed to manage deferred revenue this fiscal year and repay it in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, 2020. Individuals with questions or concerns regarding taxes can contact the Massachusetts Department of Revenue at (617) 887-6367 or send a secure e-message through the DOR’s MassTaxConnect site at https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/.

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n a bit of non-COVID-19 related news, Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), Edward Palleschi, announced in February a number of key leadership appointments and transitions at the agency and the Division of Professional Licensure (DPL). In a press release announcing the same, Mr. James A. Duggan has been named Deputy Undersecretary of OCABR; Ms. Layla D’Emilia, Esq. was appointed the new Commissioner of DPL; and Ms. Katie Fitzpatrick has been appointed as First Deputy Commissioner of Process and Performance Management for DPL. As Deputy Undersecretary, Mr. Duggan will provide operational leadership for OCABR and the five regulatory agencies it oversees, which have a combined operating budget of over $87 million and together have approximately 600 employees. Duggan most recently served as Town Manager for the Town of Dracut, and brings government administration and operations experience to OCABR. Duggan's appointment was effective February 25, 2020. Mr. Duggan is a graduate of Westfield State University and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University. Ms. D'Emilia, who has previously served as Deputy Director of Policy and Boards at DPL, returns to the department as Commissioner with nearly two decades of experience spearheading complex policy initiatives and supervising staff and office opera-

tions. D’Emilia joins DPL from Indigo Consulting, a legal consulting firm, were she was Founder and Principal. In her previous role as Deputy Director for Policy and Boards at DPL, Ms. D’Emilia directly oversaw and supervised staff, operations, and policies. She provided leadership and coaching to the nine executive directors and evaluated them in their individual and unit capacities. She is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and Suffolk University Law School. Joining DPL as First Deputy Commissioner of Process and Performance Management, Ms. Katie Fitzpatrick brings years of project management, data analytics, programming, and performance management experience from both the public and private sector. Ms. Fitzpatrick who has been Acting Director at MassHealth Data Warehouse for the past year, previously held the position of deputy director. Fitzpatrick's appointment became effective March 2, 2020. Ms. Fitzpatrick is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston and holds a certificate in Human Services Leadership from Suffolk University. The OCABR and DPL are one of the hidden workhorse agencies within the Commonwealth. For its part, OCABR oversees the DPL, the Division of Insurance and the Division of Banks. DPL, which now handles professional and trade licensing across an incredibly broad spectrum, licenses close to 400,000 individuals throughout the Commonwealth.

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Poirier Decides to Retire. State Representative Elizabeth “Betty” Poirier (R-North Attleboro), who succeeded her husband Kevin in the post in 1999, announced that she will not seek reelection in November. Poirier, whose legislative district includes parts of Attleboro and Mansfield as well as all of North Attleboro, was voted into office in a special election. Poirier is one of just 34 Republicans in the 160-member House of Representatives, where she serves as second assistant minority leader, the third-ranking spot on Beacon Hill for her party. She is also ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee. Brodeur Seat filled by Lipper-Garabedian. Melrose resident Kate Lipper-Garabedian was recently sworn in as state representative of the 32nd Middlesex District. Lipper-Garabedian, formerly a Melrose city councilor, most recently served as the chief legal counsel at the Massa-

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Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains 3 CP-1

Jun-20

$15,506.70

Sudbury/Weston Aqued. Repairs

Weston Aqueduct Sluice Gates - Construction

Jun-20

$1,600.00

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant

Equipment Storage Building

Jun-20

$291.59

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

DI Dystor Membrane Replacements

Jun-20

$4,000.00

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant

Screw Pump Replacement

Jun-20

$2,000.00

Watershed Division Capital Improvements

River Rd Improvements -Wachusett

Jun-20

$2,420.00

Carroll Water Treatment Plant

Hypochlorite Pipe and Pump Replacement

Jun-20

$856.00

Facility Asset Protection

Prison Point Rehabilitation - Construction

Jul-20

$36,143.46

Central Monitoring System

Carroll Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade Construction

Jul-20

$9,920.15

Dam Projects

Sudbury/Foss Dam Construction

Jul-20

$1,600.00

Cathodic Protection Of Distribution Mains

Cathodic Protection Shafts N&W

Aug-20

$4,300.00

Metropolitan Redundancy Interim Improvements

Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains/Spot Pond Supply Mains West Pressure Reducing Valves Construction

Sep-20

$7,115.60

New Connect Mains-Shaft 7 to WASM 3

CP3-Sect 23,24,47, Rehabilitation

Sep-20

$14,700.00

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant

Digester Cover Replacement

Sep-20

$600.00

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

Fire Alarm System Replacement - Construction

Sep-20

$28,750.00

CWTP Asset Protection

Floride and Soda Ash System Modification

Sep-20

$2,000.00

Quabbin Transmission System

Wachusett Lower Gate House Windows/Doors

Sep-20

$600.00

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

DITP Roofing Replacement

Sep-20

$2,000.00

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant

Clinton Fire Alarm Replacement

Sep-20

$900.00

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Sep-20

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Quabbin Transmission Syst.

Wachusett Lower Gate House Pipe Replacement Constr.

Oct-20

$4,111.00

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

Gas Protect System Replacement Phase 2

Nov-20

$2,500.00

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

Switchgear Relay Replacement Construction

Dec-20

$8,000.00

Quabbin Transmission System

Wachusett Lower Gate House Bldg Rehab. Construction

Jan-21

$2,200.00

Metropolitan Redundancy Interim Improvements

Chestnut Hill Emergency Pumping Station Improvements Construction

Mar-21

$13,553.52

Facility Asset Protection

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May-21

$2,302.02

MWRA Facilities Management

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Estimated

Anticipated Est.Contract Contract Bid Advertisement ($000) Amount AdvertisemeAmount nt Date

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Dam Projects

Quinapoxet Dam Removal - Construction

Spot Pond Supply Mains Rehabilitation

Walnut St Bridge Truss-Construction

Jul-21

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Metropolitan Redundancy Interim Improvements

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Jul-21

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Watershed Division Capital Improvements

Maintenance Garage/Wash Bay/Storage Bldg Construction

Jul-21

$3,900.00

Quabbin Transmission System

Wachusett Bastion Rehabilitation Construction

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$2,000.00

CWTP Asset Protection

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NHS - Revere & Malden Pipeline Impr.

Section 56 Replacement- Construction

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$9,750.00

Facility Asset Protection

Fuel Oil Tank Replacement Construction Phase 3

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Construction

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Waterworks Facility Asset Protection

Masonry/Structural Repairs Bellevue 1/Arlington Heights

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DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

Eastern Seawall Construction - 1

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Quabbin Transmission System

Oakdale High Line Replacement Construction

Jan-22

$465.00

New Connect Mains-Shaft 7 to WASM 3

Replace of Sect 25 - Construction CP-2

Jan-22

$4,157.15

New Connect Mains-Shaft 7 to WASM 3

Section 75 Extension - Construction CP-1

Jan-22

$4,185.00

NHS - Revere & Malden Pipeline Impr.

CP3 Shafts 7, 7B, 7C, 7D

Jan-22

$2,500.00

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

HVAC Control System Replacement

Feb-22

$20,000.00

Watershed Division Capital Improvements

Quabbin Water Supply Construction

Apr-22

$850.00

Facility Asset Protection

Hayes Pump Station Rehab. Construction

Apr-22

$10,000.00

Waterworks Facility Asset Protection

Water Meter/Vault Manhole CP-1

Apr-22

$3,000.00

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

South System Pump Station VFD Replacement Constr.

May-22

$20,553.00

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Over the last ten years, the Commission has completed a total of $363.5 million in water distribution system improvements. These improvements have resulted in the replacement of 106.2 miles of water mains, and cement lining of 8.0 miles of water mains.

2020‐2022 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CAPITAL PROGRAM

Boston Water & Sewer Commission Capital Improvement Program 2020-2022 Executive Summary

The Commission's 2020‐2022 CIP for the Water Distribution System continues the investments necessary to maintain and improve the water distribution infrastructure. Projects are planned in the following areas: the rehabilitation or replacement of water mains, including the replacement of water pipes and the upgrade of valves and hydrants. Also included are water mains that are replaced as part of the Commission’s sewer separation work. Together, these planned program activities will result in significant improvements to the water distribution system. Table 12 and Graph 5 present the 2020‐2022 capital he Boston Water and Sewer Commission (“the Comexpenditures for the Water Distribution System. Graph 6 depicts mission” or “BWSC”) is a body politic and corporate the funding source application of Commonwealth the 2020‐2022 and political subdivision of the cre-capital ated by Chapter 436 of the Acts of 1977 (“Enabling Act”). expenditures. Graph 7 illustrates the spending by the program The Enabling Act abolished the waterare andprojected sewer divisions for 2020. Three‐year expenditures to be $84.5 within the City of Boston Public Works Department and million, of which $39.3 million is anticipated to occur in 2020. transferred the ownership, operation and control of the waThe three‐year amounts are distributed in the Water Program as ter, sewer and storm drain systems to the Commission. As a public instrumentality, the Commission performs an essenfollows: Replacement $65.2 million or 77.2% and Special $19.3 tial public function in providing water and sewer services million or 22.8%. to the residents of the City of Boston. The Act authorizes the Commission to construct and make improvements to the water and sewer systems, establish and collect rates and charges for its services and finance its operations and and sewer collection systems, governed by aCity Proper core commitWater Main Replacement on Bowdoin St in improvements through revenue collections and the sale of ment to prudent fiscal management. Comprehensive and well bonds and notes payable solely from the Commission’s revplanned water distribution system maintenance and planning enues. The Act further provides that any revenue surpluses has sustained superior water service for our customers and earned by the Commission in any Fiscal Year shall be credresulted in a low incidence of system failures. The Commis 24 ited to the next year’s rates or returned to the City of Boston. sion has also led the industry in implementing effective water Since its inception, the Commission has generated a surplus conservation measures, including dedication to deploying the in each year of its operations and has credited the surplus to most efficient technologies and practices enabling the Comthe reduction of the next year’s rates. mission to maximize cost savings. The Enabling Act and the Commission’s General The Commission utilizes effective conservation meaRevenue Bond Resolution, adopted December 6, 1984 sures through continued efforts to eliminate leaks across (“the Resolution”) require the Commission, on an anthe system through advanced leak detection technology nual basis, to develop a three-year Capital Improvement and proactive maintenance of the system’s water mains. Program (“CIP”). Information generated by the ComDiscussion of Management mission’s ongoing monitoring programs for the Systems and from various engineering data files, together with inObjectives and Accomplishments formation concerning the development needs of the City, The Commission was created to maintain and improve is used to compile a list of pipes, conduits, transmission the long-term quality and reliability of water and sewer mains and other System components to be either renewed, services for all users in the City and to assure adequate replaced, relocated or added to the Systems each year. The funding for operation and maintenance of the systems. For CIP outlines the schedule and implementation of the capithe purposes of this document, “Systems” include the watal projects necessary to maintain and improve the water ter distribution system (including potable water and fire and sewer systems for the ensuing three-year period. suppression facilities) and sewer system (including sepaThe Commission in compliance with the requirements rate sanitary sewers, separate storm water drains and comof the Enabling Act and the Resolution, project costs of the bined sewers) and the related appurtenances and fixtures. Commission’s Capital Improvement Program from Fiscal The Commission is committed to four primary goals: Years 2020 through 2022 total approximately, $221.0 million. • To maintain and improve the water distribution and Since the Commission’s inception in 1977, the Commiswastewater collection systems. The Commission is comsion has set forth its Capital Improvement Plan to provide continued on page 27 for long-term capital improvements to its water distribution

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BWSC continued from page 25 mitted to various improvements to the Water Distribution and Sewer Systems, including following an aggressive renewal and replacement program, reducing unaccounted for water, encouraging conservation and improving the environment. The Commission is also committed to meeting and exceeding the requirements of all federal and state water and wastewater laws, regulations and technical standards. • To establish and administer a billing and collections system that is fair and efficient. The Commission has worked to establish a rate structure that fully and fairly reflects its costs, properly distributes the financial obligation concerning its customer base and encourages water conservation. The metering, billing and collection process is a central focus of the Commission’s full management team and the Commission is committed to maintaining its strong record in that area. • To maintain a strong financial structure. The Commission has consistently employed conservative financial projections and budgeting assumptions, maintains adequate reserves and struck a reasonable balance between debt funding and rate

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funding of capital expenses. • To sustain the effectiveness of investments/ compliance of regulations. The Commission is committed to complying with all its regulatory obligations under federal and state laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) and Clean Water Act (“CWA”) with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permitting obligations for both its stormwater systems and combined sewer systems. Compliance obligations also extend to meeting and exceeding the goals and requirements of the Boston Harbor Decree and the Consent Decree executed in 2012 with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to stormwater discharges. In planning its CIP, the Commission balances the recognized need for ongoing renewal and replacement and preservation of its Systems with the desirability of specific improvements to accommodate development or redevelopment plans for the City. Wherever feasible, capital improvements are scheduled in cooperation with the street rebuilding and reconstruction activities of the City’s Department of Public Works, the Boston continued on page 29

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BWSC continued from page 27 Planning and Development Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Highway Department.

Objectives The overall objectives of the Commission 20202022 CIP are to ensure the delivery of high quality potable water for consumption and fire protection, as well as the efficient collection of sewage for transport and delivery to a treatment facility or for approved discharge. In addition, the CIP includes projects to improve overall efficiency of the Commission and to enhance the Commission’s ability to provide services to its customers. The Stormwater category was created in 2017 that focuses on Stormwater management. The primary purpose of the Stormwater Category in the 2020-2022 Capital Improvement Program is to engage in participation in the Boston Harbor pollution abatement projects and implement green infrastructure to improve the water quality of discharges to the local receiving waters. The goal is also to study existing conditions and make recommendations for placement of new best management practices designed to promote improved

water quality, ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, minimize flooding and strategically manage Stormwater throughout the City of Boston. CIP expenditures are divided into four categories: Water Distribution System projects, Sewer System projects, Support projects and Stormwater projects. Water Distribution System projects account for $84.5 million, or 38.3% of the 2020-2022 CIP. Sewer System projects comprise $108.6 million, or 49.3%, Support projects total $18.0 million, or 7.9% of the expenditures outlined in the program, and Stormwater projects account for $9.9 million, or 4.5% of the 2020-2022 CIP. Total capital expenditures of $93.8 million are outlined for 2020. Water Distribution projects comprise $39.3 million or 41.9%, Sewer System projects account for $42.7 million or 45.5%, Support projects account for $6.7 million, or 7.1% of the 2020 amount. Stormwater projects totaling $5.1 million consist of the remaining 5.5% of the 2020 amount. Tables 1 and 2 on the following page represent the cash flow expenditures and funding sources for the Commission’s 2020-2022 CIP. continued on page 31

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2020-2022 CIP Cash Flows Table 1 PROGRAM Water

2020

2021

2022

TOTAL

$ 39,317,000 $ 23,393000 $ 21,747,000

$ 84,457,000

Sewer $ 42672,000 $ 31,809,000 $ 34,150,000

$108,631,000

Support

$ 6,695,000 $

8,665,000 $ 2,610,000

$ 17,970,000

Stormwater

$ 5,100,000 $

3,100,000 $ 1,725,000

$ 9,925,000

TOTAL

$ 93,784,000 $ 66,967,000 $ 60,232,000

$ 220,983,000

NOTE: Although expenditures decrease from periods 2021 to 2022, it is anticipated that funding for 2022 will be equal or greater than funding presented in 2021. The decrease in 2022 is primarily due to the CIP being a one-year cash flow, over a three-year budget period.

2020-2022 CIP Funding Sources Table 2 FUNDING SOURCE

2020

2021

2022

TOTAL

BWSC Bonds

$ 57,485,000

$ 36,815,000 $ 23,023,000 $ 117,323,000

Rate Revenue

$ 17,155,000 $ 18,572,000 $ 19,970,000 $

MWRA Water Assistance

$ 8,725,000

2,178,000 $

MWRA I/I Assistance

$10,419,000

9,402,000 $ 11,538,000 $

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These are obviously unprecedented times. With citizens being asked to stay at home, access to clean drinking water and proper management of wastewater is critical. Please discuss your thoughts relative to the importance of maintaining our water, wastewater, and utility infrastructure.

These are truly unprecedented times for all of us, both in and out of government. This unforeseen public health pandemic has never occurred in our nation, at least since the so-called Spanish Influenza at the beginning of the 20th century over a 100 years ago. There was no actual hands-on experience on how to best handle this kind of situation, so we are all working very hard – from the federal government down to our nation’s governors and legislators to our local municipal officials, public health professionals, and first responders – to do the best we can. I am impressed at the bipartisan cooperation that seems to be central to our collective response to the crisis. APRIL, 2020

Clean, potable water is critical to society, whether for addressing our public health, public safety, or economic development needs. Even before the crisis, I was working closely with my water departments, and especially within Littleton and Chelmsford. My water departments have been very active in advocating for their facilities and the ability to have adequate water for their citizens. We have worked closely together to address potential shortages due to tougher federal regulations about withdrawals, as well as recently working to remediate PFAS contamination. My town of Littleton is in the process of creating a new, state-ofthe art Smart Sewer project that will focus on treating water locally by embracing alternative energy through anaerobic digestion. The project has the potential to be a state and national model for sustainable water infrastructure. In working with my towns, I’ve also really come to appreciate the expertise of the municipal officials who work on water continued on page 37

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Interview continued from page 35 and sewer issues. They look to solve current problems and plan for the future at the same time. In the Town of Westford, for example, they received a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to upgrade the fluoridation equipment at our two treatment plants. A few years later, they worked with the Massachusetts Executive Office of House and Economic Development and received a $200,000 MassWorks grant to install a new water main, that helped convert four mill buildings into 99 new residential living units. Again, the efforts of my Towns helped highlight the many different roles our water infrastructure system plays.

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What do you believe will be the biggest challenges for your district and region with regard to economic recovery?

Local aid and assistance to the three towns I represent have always been my top priority. We were doing pretty well before the pandemic, and I think and hope we will pick up where we left off when this crisis is finally over. Local aid, strong safe schools, supporting our police, fire and first responders, taking care of our veterans and our elderly, and providing an avenue to affordable higher education have always been my focus as State Representative. To fully help municipalities, I think we will need to think creatively in a number of different ways. For example, one of the legislative matters we passed in the House that has the potential to help cities and towns is the Greenworks legislation. Speaker Bob DeLeo, along with Representatives Tom Golden and Aaron Michlewitz, took an innovative Boston Area approach to address both our environmental and economic Locations continued on page 39 2 Dexter Street Everett, MA 02149 Boston Area Boston Area Locations Locations 431 Second Street

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Interview continued from page 37 development needs at the same time. The Greenworks legislation, House Bill 3997, will work to complement the existing MassWorks program. It will provide municipalities with funding to address climate resiliency efforts, but in a way that works with local communities to align with their long term infrastructure goals and objectives.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts COVID-19 GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION SITES AND WORKERS AT ALL PUBLIC WORK SITES These Guidelines and Procedures MUST be implemented at all times on all construction sites. All construction sites MUST conduct a Safety Stand Down day to disseminate these Guidelines to all employees and workers. Employee Health Protection – ZERO Tolerance The following applies to both State employees and contracted staff working on behalf of the State. • •

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SICK WORKERS REPORTING TO WORK. IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME! IF YOU FEEL SICK, GO HOME! IF YOU SEE SOMEONE SICK, SEND THEM HOME! If you are exhibiting any of the symptoms below, you are to report this to your supervisor (via phone, text or email) right away, and head home from the job site or stay home if already there. If you notice a co-worker showing signs or complaining about such symptoms, he or she should be directed to their supervisor (via phone, text or email) and asked to leave the project site immediately.

COVID-19 Typical Symptoms: o Fever o Cough o Shortness of Breath o Sore Throat • Prior to starting a shift, each employee will self-certify to their supervisor that they: o Have no signs of a fever or a measured temperature above 100.3 degrees or greater, a cough or trouble breathing within the past 24 hours. o Have not had “close contact” with an individual diagnosed with COVID-19. “Close contact” means living in the same household as a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, caring for a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, being within 6 feet of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 for about 15 minutes, or coming in direct contact with secretions (e.g., sharing utensils, being coughed on) from a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, while that person was symptomatic. o Have not been asked to self-isolate or quarantine by their doctor or a local public health official. • Workers that are working in a confined space or inside a closed building envelope will have to be temperature screened by a Medical Professional or Trained Individual provided that such screening is out of public view to respect privacy and results are kept private. • Employees exhibiting symptoms or unable to self-certify should be directed to leave the work site and seek medical attention and applicable testing by their health care provider. They are not to return to the work site until cleared by a medical professional. continued on page 43

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No handshaking Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol • Contractor and State Agency Field Offices are locked down to all but authorized personnel • Each jobsite should develop cleaning and decontamination procedures that are posted and shared. These Procedures must cover all areas including trailers, gates, equipment, vehicles, etc. and shall be posted at all entry points to the sites, and throughout the project site. • A “No Congregation” policy is in effect, individuals must implement social distancing by maintaining a minimum distance of 6-feet from other individuals • Avoid face to face meetings – critical situations requiring in-person discussion must follow social distancing • Conduct all meetings via conference calls, if possible. Do not convene meetings of more than 10 people. Recommend use of cell phones, texting, web meeting sites and conference calls for project discussion • All individual work crew meetings/tailgate talks should be held outside and follow social distancing • Please keep all crews a minimum of 6’ apart at all times to eliminate the potential of cross contamination • At each job briefing/tool box talk, employees are asked if they are experiencing any symptoms, and are sent home if they are • Each jobsite should have laminated COVID-19 safety guidelines and handwashing instructions • All restroom facilities/porta-potties should be cleaned and handwashing stations must be provided with soap, hand sanitizer and paper towels • All surfaces should be regularly cleaned, including surfaces, door handles, laptops, etc. • All common areas and meeting areas are to be regularly cleaned and disinfected at least once a day but preferably twice a day • Be sure to use your own water bottle, and do not share • To avoid external contamination, we recommend everyone bring food from home • Please maintain Social Distancing separation during breaks and lunch. • Cover coughing or sneezing with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash hands, if no tissue is available then cough into your elbow • Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with your hands COVID-19 AND PROCEDURES • ToGUIDELINES avoid sharing germs, please clean up after Yourself. DO NOT make others responsible for moving, FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION SITES AND WORKERS AT ALL unpacking and packing up your personal belongings PUBLIC WORK Page of 4you or a family member is feeling ill, stay home! • 3 If • •

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NOTICE OF ENFORCEMENT POLICY REGARDING EXPIRING DRIVER’S LICENSES AND MEDICAL EXAMINER’S CERTIFICATES NOTICE OF ENFORCEMENT POLICY DURING COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING EXPIRING DRIVER’S LICENSES The President has declared a national emergency under 42 U.S.C. § 5191(b) related to AND MEDICAL EXAMINER’S CERTIFICATES Coronavirus Disease DURING 2019 (COVID-19). This Notice is in EMERGENCY response to COVID-19 outbreaks and COVID-19 NATIONAL their effects on people and the immediate risk they present to public health, safety, and welfare in the fifty Stateshas anddeclared the District of Columbia. 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Ensuring Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Given the national emergency, there is a public need that drivers are available to operate CMVs during the national emergency declaration is critical to for immediate transportation of essential supplies, equipment, and persons, which requires an continued operation of the transportation and energy supply networks and the safety and economic adequate and sustained supply of CMV drivers including Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) stability of our Nation. holders, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders, and non-CDL commercial drivers. 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CANE recently held “8 Hour OSHA Class II Asbestos Training: Asbestos-Cement Pipe (ACP) Worker Safety,” seminars in Canton and West Springfield. These classes were presented by Tom Dion, Greg Morsch, and Maureen Williams of ATC Group Services and covered important topics such as the identification and recognition of asbestos related materials, the potential devastating health affects related to asbestos exposure, federal and state regulations, safe work practices, respiratory protection, and waste handling procedures. The course is certified by MassDEP and is a “must attend” for any employee who may come in contact with asbestos pipe on a jobsite. Once completed, employees are presented with a certificate valid in Massachusetts for five years. For any company doing work outside of the state, you are required to take at the least the half-day refresher course every year.

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e are deeply saddened to announce that on February 25, 2020 our longtime member and friend Parker Stiles passed away in his home at the age of 84 with his loved ones by his side. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Carole (Crandall), and his three daughters, Susan Smits and her husband Ron, Lin Stiles, and Sandy Candela and her husband Jim, and his six grandchildren. Parker grew up in Sudbury, MA and attended Mount Hermon and Tufts University. He and his family lived in Wellesley for 50 years.

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COVID-19’s Unexpected Aftershock: A Potential Health Crisis Within Our Sewer Systems (Guest Viewpoint)

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hey teach us in high school physics that for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. The same is true in times of crisis. Those who purchased pallets of toilet tissue at the start of the COVID-19 crisis left many with the need to pursue other options. Among them: a type of fabric paper product marketed as “flushable wipes.” In addition, the understandable demand for latex gloves is now seeing many of them flushed down the toilet. The results are predictable and dangerous. Despite their disclaimers, flushable wipes are NOT flushable and they have the potential to create a serious public health crisis that only adds to our current pandemic issue. Those who dispose of them down the toilet are clogging wastewater treatment systems that are dependent on free-flowing water to ensure the safety and wellbeing of an entire community. More than just a replacement for toilet paper use, some families are also using these flushables to

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clean door knobs, countertops, and other surfaces, in hopes they can replace sanitizers now missing from many supermarket shelves. These products are also being disposed of down the toilet, adding even further to the soggy mass of misnamed “flushables” that can’t get through the municipal wastewater treatment facility. And now consumers are using their toilets to dispose of potentially thousands of latex gloves which will never disintegrate. Given the potential for a serious secondary health crisis if wastewater treatment facilities are overwhelmed by polluting wipes, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission needs to review this product and prohibit manufacturers from declaring that they clearly aren’t “flushable.” Even a cursory inspection reveals that these wipes act very differently in sewers than toilet paper and do not readily disintegrate in water. When traveling in the sewer pipes, these tougher, more resilient continued on page 61

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Op Ed continued from page 59 wipes have a tendency to entangle with other wipes and create blockages. If wastewater treatment professionals can’t reach the clogs (and often they need to do so by hand), raw sewage can begin to back up into the mains and beyond. At a time when the entire nation’s health care system is under unprecedented stress, the idea of adding sewer-borne illnesses to that burden is unconscionable. Much the way COVID-19 has created a collective awareness regarding the need to wash our hands for 20 seconds, use hand sanitizers, and wear gloves and masks when or where appropriate, we need to embrace protocols for how and what we put into our wastewater treatment systems or we will soon be confronting a two-front public health emergency. These wipes, regardless of use, need to be disposed of in the garbage. (Also harming the wastewater system is dental floss, hair, and unwanted medication; but the main enemy currently harming sewer systems remains the “flushables.” A federal agency’s instruction on each box can help make it so. Similarly, latex gloves need to come with the warning that disposing of them improperly can lead to a serious threat to our nation’s wastewater systems. The sewer pipes that connect homes to commu-

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CPA Funds Could Be Redirected To New Wastewater Fund The Town of Bourne is considering the creation of a special new fund that would help pay for wastewater projects. As suggested, the money would be derived from a percentage of the Community Preservation Act funds residents are already paying as part of their real estate tax bill.

he new fund was brought to the attention of the Bourne Board of Sewer Commissioners by chairman James L. Potter during the commission’s meeting on March 5. Mr. Potter said that he has already talked about the new fund with members of the Community Preservation Committee, including committee chairman Barry H. Johnson. Mr. Potter said the idea would be to reduce CPA funds by a certain percentage and use that money to create a new fund dedicated to wastewater and stormwater projects. CPA funds are generated through a 3 percent surcharge on property owners’ annual real estate tax bills. “The issue of wastewater is a dominant one among all towns on Cape Cod,” Mr. Potter said. Town officials across the Cape, he said, are focusing attention on environmental concerns, lawsuits stemming from wastewater issues, working on regional wastewater agreements with neighboring towns, and figuring ways to comply with the Cape Cod Commissionmandated Section 208 Plan. The Section 208 Plan was enacted to clean the Cape’s waterways and estuaries. In 2011 the Conservation Law Foundation sued the Department of Environmental Protection to force the development by the Cape Cod Commission of a regional water quality plan as required by Section 208 of the federal Clean Water Act of 1978.

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“There is not one Cape town that is not undertaking some sewer project currently,” he said. Creation of the new fund is a two-step process. First, a majority vote approving the article is needed at Town Meeting. Second, a majority vote in favor at the ballot box is required during a town election. Mr. Potter pointed out that the wastewater fund initiative has already been adopted in other towns on the Upper Cape, including Sandwich and Falmouth. “Mashpee has one such plan under consideration for presentation at its Town Meeting this spring,” he said. In January the Mashpee Board of Selectmen approved adding two articles to the spring Town Meeting warrant that would create a Wastewater Incontinued on page 67

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Spotlight on Cape Cod continued from page 65 frastructure Investment Fund. One article calls for creation of a 2 percent surcharge on real property taxes in Mashpee. That money would go into the fund dedicated to wastewater infrastructure. The other article would reduce the Community Preservation Act surcharge from 3 percent to 2 percent. Combined, the two articles would result in a net increase of 1 percent on Mashpee residents’ real property taxes. Mr. Potter said he was not advocating adoption of the same plan being considered by Mashpee selectmen. He said that while he has discussed the idea with members of the Community Preservation Committee, no specific percentage to take from CPA

funds has been finalized. In response to an email query, Mr. Potter said that specific uses of the funds – for instance, to help pay for the new wastewater treatment facility in Buzzards Bay – has not been discussed. In his opinion, he said, the funds would be used in accordance with state law, which specifically mentions “maintenance, improvements and investments to Wastewater infrastructure assets.” “That discussion will be taken up in the future by the CPC again, and then we will discuss the same with our Board (before or if we recommend to Town Meeting),” Mr. Potter said. Commission member Judith M. Froman said Mr. Potter’s proposal was “a great idea.” Ms. Froman said she firmly supported the idea of the town investing in infrastructure. She said she is also in favor of reducing the town’s financial burden, “If we minimize the amount of loans we have to take, I think that’s really important, especially if there’s money available,” she said. Member Jared P. MacDonald said the question of whether the town should establish such a fund has moved from “if” to “when.” Mr. MacDonald added that “when is now,” because so many other towns have already moved forward with such funding. “We need to start moving in that direction as well,” he said. Sagamore Beach resident Stephen F. Mealy, who served as a selectman and a sewer commissioner, said that establishment of a funding source to address wastewater issues “has been hanging over every sewer commissioner for the last eight to 10 years, including myself.” As outlined by Mr. Potter, the plan would provide “a reliable and sustainable funding source for years to come,” Mr. Mealy said. “The plan you’re suggesting,” he said, “it’s immediate impact would be a reduction of tax on residents for wastewater costs, and it will provide sufficient funds to meet previous expenses and debt obligations that the town is going to face.” Written by Michael J. Rausch. Reprinted from the Bourne Enter prise. n

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