Adam Litman, administrator for the Lloyd Water & Sewer Department, told the Town Board that the town is still running river water, with production averaging about 11 hours per day.

Litman did not have an update for the board on the status of the centrifuge.

“Frank Palmateer contacted the representative of the company the town contracted for the control system, but the delay is due to a family medical issue,” Litman said. “We’re hoping to hear back from him in the next couple of weeks so we can determine if there are any issues with the electrical controls.”

Litman said the department continues to perform filter maintenance and make repairs to the clarifier, a large settling tank at the plant that uses gravity to remove suspended solids from water, producing cleaner water and concentrated sludge.

Litman noted that the Water Department continues to test for harmful algal blooms, or HABs, as required by the Ulster County Department of Health. To date, nothing has been detected.

Litman said the road crew completed maintenance on the dam and spillway at Reservoir No. 5. The crew replaced spillway boards and repaired retaining walls. In addition, the crew has been mowing and weed-whacking, performing mark-outs, and repairing and maintaining department equipment.

Litman said the Bridgeview pump station experienced issues with its vacuum priming system during the past month, but the problem has since been resolved. He added that the Sewer Department also has been very busy this summer.

“With all the rain we had last month, we had a weekly violation on BOD, which is actually quite minor compared to what it’s been in the past,” he said.

BOD, or biochemical oxygen demand, is a measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required by mi-croorganisms to break down organic material in water over a specific period, usually about five days.

Litman added that “pumping rates and times are adjusted daily and process control chemicals are used to aid in sludge settling. Sludge processing is still done once a week.”