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Proposed Water Treatment Plant Public Meeting
About 40 Silt residents participated in a Public Meeting at Silt Town Hall last Monday night. Dewberry Engineering’s lead project engineer Pat Radabaugh presented to the assembly on the concerns and failures of the current plant and the proposed remedy. Several citizens spoke up about the plant and expressed concern about the proposed cost.
Silt Board of Trustees expressed concern, too, about the cost and told consultants and staff that it was too high. Later, during the Board meeting, Trustees told consultants and staff that they wanted a second opinion on the process and cost of the proposed plant. The design process is in the beginning phases and the $28 M cost estimate is not a hard bid, explained Radabaugh. Within the next few weeks, the design team plans to have a contractor on-board who can help narrow down actual costs.
Public Tours of the Silt Water Treatment Plant (WTP)
The Town of Silt will host public tours of its water treatment plant over the next couple of weeks. Tours will be conducted on:
Wednesday, January 18 at 1 PM and 6 PM and
Wednesday, January 25 at 1 PM and 6 PM
The tours will be conducted by Public Works Director Trey Fonner and WTP Lead Operator Sara Flores. For space and safety purposes, tours will be limited to 10 persons and will require reservations. For reservations, please email Trey at trey@townofsilt.org. He will provide information on how to access the plant.
Should there be the demand, the Town will schedule additional tours, as necessary.
Town Issues Apology for Poor Wi-Fi at Town Center
Town Administrator Jeff Layman apologized this week to those Water Plant Public Meeting participants who tried to watch the meeting in the “overflow” room at the Silt Town Center. The connection was inadequate, was lost more than once and “buffered” frequently. The result was distracting to those in attendance and ineffective. Layman said that the problem will be fixed for future public meetings utilizing Town Center. In the meantime, a recording of the meeting is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9A5hvo688Q8
For those who have not yet seen it, a link to a presentation given by Patrick Radabaugh, an engineer with Dewberry, the Town’s consulting and design engineers on the project and James Mann, with UMB Bank, who is contracted to provide financial modeling for the project can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQxOwhFJgpI.
Town of Silt Water Treatment Operator Achieves Highest Level State Certification
Silt Water Treatment Plant Operator Sara Flores has achieved the highest level of Colorado Certified Water Professional with her passing of her level A water treatment examination this week.
Water treatment exams and certifications are classified as D, C, B and A with A being highest level attainable. All certification levels require a minimum amount of hands-on experience AND a high school diploma (or equivalent) to be eligible to take an exam. To sit for the A exam, one must have around four years of experience working the water treatment field.
Sara has been with the Town of Silt for over three years and her dedication to the water plant resulted last year in her being promoted to Lead Operator. As such, Sara is responsible for collecting and testing water samples at the plant and throughout the Town’s water distribution system, regularly inspecting, cleaning and maintaining plant equipment, recording meter and gauge readings, analyzing operational data, handling and injecting chemicals into the system, monitoring and operating all of the purification and sanitizing equipment and most importantly ensuring that all safety standards are met. Sara previously worked in water treatment for the Town of Carbondale.
Sara has lived in Silt for 21 years and has served as a Code Enforcement Officer and State Park Ranger, as well as working as a realtor and horse trainer, prior to landing in the water treatment world.
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License Renewals Come with the New Year
Time to Renew Your Business and/or Contractor License!
It is that time of year again! The Town mailed out 2023 Business and Contractor License applications in November. If you own/operate a business or are a contractor within the Town of Silt, the Silt Municipal Code requires that you obtain a license. You can get a license application at Town Hall (231 N. 7th Street) or download an application from the Town's website at www.townofsilt.org.
Help us to help you become compliant and avoid a delay in opening your business or doing work within the Town. Should you have any questions, please contact the Community Development Department at 970-876-2353.
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