Following up with information on the Gales Ferry Leaks:
The meter pit was installed at 8 Smith Pond Way and the meter was moved from the basement to the new location.
Distribution crew paved the driveway at 8 Smith Pond Way and
The roadway at 10 Mill Cove Rd -- from the repair of 1” service leak near the water main
 

In terms of meter pits –
GU Manager Joe Pratt – who attended the November WPCA meeting- mentioned the meter pit discussion came up at the meeting.
Where GU Project Managers provide Ledyard customers and contractors Spec requirements and guidance on what’s require for new services and repairs in the Ledyard system – and we would like to ensure we are consistent with the WPCA policies, etc.. We do have a couple of new service installations in-progress.
                                                               i.      For additional context, GU is reviewing and updating our Specs, Rules & Regulations & fees for changes to take place July 2026. In between now and July we will update the our policies and fees so that everything is place for July and we will have consistency between the policies and the documentation for communication to customers/contractors.

                                                             ii.      From what Joe mentioned of the November meeting, it sounds like, the WPCA may also be looking to update documentation/policies and pricing before proceeding with this change as well? When we last talked in November, there was guidance for GU to start requiring meter pits in the Ledyard systems.

Would you be willing to provide written guidance for our team on how the WPCA would prefer us to move forward with requiring/recommending meter pits for new installs?
 

We’d also like to set up the recurring monthly meeting between you and GU the week before the WPCA meeting to ensure two-way flow of information can continue smoothly. If it makes sense to begin this after the December holidays, please let me know and we can send calendar invite.
 

Thank you, Ed.

Kate
Kate - thanks for the update - hopefully the curb stop meter is NOT showing any more leaks!  So yes -  we are developing a policy that hopefully handles service leaks that occur in the service line that does not have a meter box at the curb stop.  We are also developing meter installation requirements but this is a lower priority until we get the leak policy done.   Obviously if the home owner does not fix a leak that they are responsibly for but is not being metered, we need to have a policy in place to handle that.  The commissioners are more reluctant to demand meter curb stops rather then basement installations however we will be deferring to your thoughts on that. So yes we would like to further discuss these options.

It does make sense to communicate before our monthly meeting as invoices to be made and upcoming projects, surveys, etc. should be discussed so our monthly meeting goes a bit more smoothly and after the holidays I fine too.

Happy holidays!

Ed Lynch, WPCA
Mobile 646-732-9224