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Financial oversight and long-term billing errors
A decimal point error has left the local school under-billed for nearly 4 million gallons of water since 2016. The Water and Sewer Commission is now working to resolve this massive discrepancy. How did this error go undetected... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/water-sewer-commission/2026-04-30/ #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH
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Public health and water quality compliance
Water quality alert: The Water and Sewer Commission reported a recent E. coli violation requiring EPA notification, plus copper levels at the town line reaching 66 UGL—well above the 18.2 UGL limit. Monitoring is ongoing... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/water-sewer-commission/2026-04-30/ #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH
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Infrastructure integrity and enforcement
A homeowner on Burke Avenue has been pumping septic effluent into the municipal sewer system, risking the plant’s biological processes. The Commission confirmed legal correspondence has been sent to address this issue. #Sunapee... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/water-sewer-commission/2026-04-30/ #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH
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A 10-year billing error and rising water quality concerns dominated the April 30 Water and Sewer Commission meeting. Here is what Sunapee residents need to know about our infrastructure and oversight. 🧵 #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH
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First: A decimal point error led to the school being significantly under-billed for water usage. Approximately 4 million gallons of water have gone unpaid since 2016. The Commission is currently working to fix the billing, but the scale of the error is massive.
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Second: Water safety concerns. The Superintendent reported a recent E. coli violation that required notification to the EPA. Additionally, copper levels at the town line were recorded at 66 UGL, far exceeding the 18.2 UGL limit. The board is monitoring for causes.
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Finally: The system is facing operational risks. A resident on Burke Avenue has been pumping septic effluent into the sewer, which threatens the plant's biological stability. Legal action is reportedly underway. Stay tuned as these issues develop.
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We will continue to track how the Commission resolves these billing discrepancies and water quality spikes. #Sunapee #CivicAccountability https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/water-sewer-commission/2026-04-30/
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Major oversight and water quality issues were discussed at the April 30 Water and Sewer Commission meeting that residents should be aware of. First, a significant billing error was revealed: due to a decimal point mistake, the local school has been under-billed for approximately 4 million gallons of water since 2016. While the Commission is working to correct the billing, this highlights a long-term failure in municipal oversight that allowed a massive discrepancy to persist for nearly a decade. Second, the community is facing water quality challenges. The Superintendent reported a recent E. coli violation that required formal notification to the EPA and Claremont. Furthermore, copper levels at the town line were measured at 66 UGL, significantly higher than the permitted 18.2 UGL limit. The board is currently investigating whether aging pipes, pH levels, or road salt are responsible. Finally, the Commission addressed a situation on Burke Avenue where a homeowner has been pumping septic effluent into the municipal sewer system. This poses a direct risk to the plant's biological processes. The Commission noted that legal correspondence has been issued to address this violation. We will continue to monitor how these issues are resolved. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/water-sewer-commission/2026-04-30/ #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH