Sewer Commission 04/09/2026

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A car wash wants to take over an old restaurant, and the headline isn’t soaps or vacuums, it’s wastewater. We walk through how the Raynham Board of Civil Commissioners thinks about sewer capacity, change of use, and what “8,600 gallons per day” really means once recycling and discharge are on the table. Along the way, we dig into practical due diligence like camera-scoping an older sewer service before anyone assumes the existing pipe can handle a new operation.

We also share a detailed superintendent report that reads like a real-time snapshot of municipal sewer operations: new sewer connections, pump station spring cleanup, storm-related repairs, and the kind of modern equipment headaches towns now face, including multiple software-driven vehicle recalls. On the infrastructure side, we talk about the Route 44 pump station control project, VFD cabinet replacements, manual operations during the switchover, and why operator training and collection system certification is part of keeping wastewater systems reliable.

Then we shift to the governance decisions that keep projects moving: reviewing a wide spread of bids for a manhole lining project, discussing procurement confidence, and setting direction for budget articles, capital planning, and GIS work. We close with the human side of public works leadership as we discuss screening applicants and lining up interviews for the next sewer superintendent.

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