Utility Commission Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)

WATERFORD UTILITY COMMISSION 
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1.
Citizens Session  –
2.
Secretary’s Report – Approval of March 11, 2020 Regular Meeting minutes, and March 26, 2020 
Special Meeting minutes
3.
Accounts Adjustments – As per list
4.
Expenditures – Approval of Bill List
5.
Old Business –  Reports and Updates
•
Financials - WW Fund Revenues / Expenditures Report / Collections
•
Municipal Complex Rehab – Verbal Status Update
•
Waterford/East Lyme/New London Wastewater Agreement & Wtfd/EL Sewer Agreement - Verbal
•
Pumping stations – Flood Insurance discussion

REGULAR  MEETING  AGENDA 
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DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 
PLACE: 1000 HARTFORD TPKE., WATERFORD, CT 
TIME: 6:00 PM     
ZOOM REMOTE ACESS ONLY  
6.
Unfinished Business  -
7.
New Business

Governor’s Executive Order 7S

COVID-19 – Office and Field Staff Safety measures (PPE and schedules)
WATER –   Veolia Report - No report this month 
8.
Correspondence – As noted on correspondence list. - None
9.
Plans Review – None
10. Personnel – Verbal Update
11. Other –
12. Adjournment
All requests for items to be considered by the Utility Commission must be received at least 
seven (7) days in advanced. 
Neftali Soto, P.E. – Chief Engineer 










Month Ending
Revenues FY 20
Expenditures FY 20
Actual Collections FY 20
Rev FY 19
Exp FY 19
7/31/19
$23,981
$110,914
$695,689
$35,191
$116,618
8/31/19
$40,299
$291,616
$834,268
$48,322
$288,871
9/30/19
$27,971
$1,015,091
$874,785
$60,904
$402,928
10/31/19
$999,673
$1,168,315
$1,636,562
$1,251,548
$1,032,499
11/30/19
$1,013,082
$1,365,066
$1,777,971
$1,122,326
$1,196,006
12/31/19
$1,027,038
$1,730,566
$1,819,750
$1,095,751
$1,623,009
1/31/20
$1,950,795
$1,945,572
$2,530,327
$2,006,367
$1,785,621
2/29/20
$1,972,295
$2,072,289
$2,760,028
$2,032,486
$1,968,801
3/31/20
$1,984,582
$2,228,364
$2,820,744
$2,047,489
$2,131,401
4/30/20
$2,917,195
$2,849,448
5/31/20
$2,933,359
$3,008,809
6/30/20
$3,828,644
$3,241,761
Wastewater Enterprise Fund FY 2020 - Performance - Cummulative
April 21 - 2020 Regular ZOOM Meeting

$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
Dollars
Month Ending
Performance to Wastewater Enterprise Budget FY 2020
Revenues FY 20
Expenditures FY 20
Actual Collections FY 20
Rev FY 19
Exp FY 19
April 21 - 2020 Regular ZOOM Meeting

$320,321
$62,631
$1,018,250
$68,178
$121,970
$17,518
$79,554
$19,381
$951,198
$304,005
$71,626
$25,723
$10,651
$295,500
$63,000
$1,200,000
$100,000
$125,000
$20,000
$70,000
$20,000
$1,093,077
$310,000
$87,204
$46,843
$20,000
$203,014
$74,926
$632,444 
$73,908
$124,018
$9,727
$28,003
$8,561
$646,059
$242,536
$48,517
$19,320
$1,324
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
FY 2020 Utility Commission
Major Expenditure Items
FY 2019 Actual
FY20 Budget
To 03/31/2020

$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
$1,600,000
$1,800,000
$2,000,000
51000 - Salaries and Benefits
52000  - Services
53000 - Materials and Supplies
54000 - Equipment and Parts
Dollars
Series and Description
Expenditures by Series FY20
FY 20 Budget
To March 31 -2020



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Neftali Soto
From:
Kimberly Allen
Sent:
Monday, April 20, 2020 2:30 PM
To:
Neftali Soto
Subject:
RE: Various wastewater pumping stations - Flood insurance
Tali, 
 
I reviewed the commission’s requests and have also contacted insurance carrier to raise some of the questions.  Please 
see the responses below in RED. 
 
I have to research why the flood insurance was moved out of the Town budget and onto the commission.  I’ll get back to 
you with more data on why the changed occurred. 
 
 
 
Kimberly Allen 
Finance Director 
Town of Waterford 
15 Rope Ferry Road 
Waterford, CT 06385 
kallen@waterfordct.org 
860.444.5840  (direct) 
860.440.0579 (fax) 
 
 
 
From: Neftali Soto  
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 3:53 PM 
To: Kimberly Allen <kallen@waterfordct.org> 
Subject: Various wastewater pumping stations - Flood insurance 
 
Hi, Kim. 
During the Utility Commission meeting of March 11, the commissioners asked me to discuss with you the following: 
 
the possibility of [flood] insuring only the electronics at our stations. 
The pump stations are in flood zones and must carry full insurance per law.  We cannot only insure the contents 
and/or electronics. 
 
Shop around for better premiums.  
Our insurance broker, HD Segur, quotes the flood insurance annually to various vendors and awards the 
insurance to best quote on the premiums. 
 
The attached graph, which I need to update, shows the stations that require flood insurance.  Once the current situation 
settles down and once the budget process is taken care – Can we get together and discuss flood insurance for our 
pumping stations?  Also, it has been the discussion among the commissioners that flood insurance should be the 
responsibility of the town, same as any other insurance, including schools … since the buildings and the infrastructure is 

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owned by the town, not the utility commission.  It was always that way until about three years ago.   This is something 
that we can talk about later on.  
Thanks and be safe. 
Tali  
 
Neftali Soto, PE 
Chief Engineer/Director – Utility Commission 
Mail - 15 Rope Ferry Road 
Waterford, CT 06385 
Address – 1000 Hartford Tpke. 
Waterford, CT 06385 
nsoto@waterfordct.org 
860-444-5886 
Fax- 860-442-9037 
 

STATE OF CONNECTICUT 
BY HIS EXCELLENCY 
NED LAMONT 
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 7S 
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND 
RESPONSE - SAFE STORES, RELIEF FOR POLICYHOLDERS, TAXPAYERS, AND 
TENANTS 
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, I issued a declaration of public health and civil preparedness 
emergencies, proclaiming a state of emergency throughout the State of Connecticut as a result of the 
corona virus disease 2019 ( CO VID-19) outbreak in the United States and confirmed spread in Connecticut; 
and 
WHEREAS, pursuant to such declaration, I have issued seventeen (17) executive orders to suspend or 
modify statutes and to take other actions necessary to protect public health and safety and to mitigate the 
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and 
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that spreads easily from person to person and may result 
in serious illness or death; and 
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic; and 
WHEREAS, the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 appears to be higher for individuals 
who are 60 years of age or older and for those who have chronic health conditions; and 
WHEREAS, to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the United States Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Connecticut Department of Public Health recommend implementation of community 
mitigation strategies to increase containment of the virus and to slow transmission of the virus, including 
cancellation of gatherings of ten people or more and social distancing in smaller gatherings; and 
WHEREAS, my Executive Order No. 7N imposed certain safety restrictions and mandates on retail 
establishments in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 among customers, employees, and others entering 
such establishments; and 
WHEREAS, there exists a compelling state interest in a consistent and easily understandable statewide 
approach to reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 among customers, staff, and other persons 
entering retail establishments, to limit community transmission of COVID-19 statewide, and to ensure the 
continuity of essential retail services and safe conduct of permitted non-essential retail services; and 

WHEREAS, widespread financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and necessary 
responses to it may prevent policyholders from timely payment of insurance premiums, and any 
resulting penalties, including cancellation or non-renewal of policies, create additional hardship, cause 
further damage to the economy, and endanger property and public health; and 
WHEREAS, to encourage social distancing and protect public health and safety, my Executive Order 
7D, dated March 16, 2020 and Executive Order 7G, dated March 19, 2020, closed bars and restaurants 
to all on-premise service of food and beverages; and 
WHEREAS, many businesses may be experiencing lost revenue from the prohibition of on-premise 
food and beverage sales, which will hinder their ability to make timely payments to their creditors; and 
WHEREAS, the State of Connecticut serves many elders and disabled individuals through multiple home 
and community based services waivers and Medicaid state plan benefits under the Medicaid program, 
including clients of the Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health and Addiction 
Services and the Department of Developmental Services, who rely upon these home-based services to 
remain in their homes, avoid institutionalization and achieve maximum independence and functioning, 
and certain adjustments to the provision of services under these various waivers are necessary to ensure 
continuity of services and provide greater flexibility during COVID-19; 
WHEREAS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has advised the Department of Social 
Services that it may, on an expedited basis, and without providing a notice and comment period, take 
advantage of opportunities included in Appendix K to the Home and Community Based Waivers under 
Section 1915(c), as well as Sections 1115 (a) and 1135, of the Social Security Act, and also including, as 
applicable, amendments to Medicaid state plan provisions under other relevant provisions, such as sections 
1915(i), 1915(k) and 1945 of the Social Security Act, in order to act quickly to address critical health 
needs of Medicaid beneficiaries and others in Connecticut in response to COVID-19; and 
WHEREAS, Chapter 204 of the Connecticut General Statutes sets forth tax collection deadlines that will 
be difficult for residential and commercial property owners to meet in light of the significant job and 
economic losses experienced by Connecticut residents and businesses; and 
WHEREAS, municipalities have sought relief on behalf of taxpayers who are struggling due to business 
operations being suspended or ceased, layoffs and other complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 
and 
WHEREAS, certain municipal charters, ordinances or resolutions require critical town fiscal and 
budgetary decisions to be voted on by referendum or town meeting that create a risk to public health; and 
WHEREAS, Sections 12-170aa(e) and (f) and Sections 12-129b and 12-129c of the Connecticut General 
Statutes require municipalities to conduct specific duties, including but not limited to processing tax relief 
claims that require in-person meetings and application filing requirements for taxpayers who have attained 
age sixty-five or over or are totally disabled; and 

WHEREAS, Section 12-62 of the Connecticut General Statutes requires municipalities to conduct in­
person inspections which will create increased risk of transmission of COVID-19; and 
WHEREAS, Section l 2-63c of the Connecticut General Statutes requires taxpayer filings based on 
information in Income and Expense Statements by Assessors, which were previously extended under 
Executive Order 71, Section 15; and 
WHEREAS, it will promote the public health and safety of all Connecticut residents to prohibit evictions 
during the public health and civil preparedness emergency; and 
WHEREAS, the Judicial Branch has suspended all evictions and ejectment proceedings and Executive 
Order No. 7G suspended non-critical court operations; 
NOW, THEREFORE, I, NED LAMONT, Governor of the State of Connecticut, by virtue of the 
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Connecticut, do hereby ORDER 
AND DIRECT: 
1.
Safe Stores Mandatory Statewide Rules, Amending Executive Order No. 7N, Sec. 3.
Effective upon the opening of each retail establishment for the first time on April 3, 2020, every
retail establishment in the State of Connecticut shall take additional protective measures to reduce
the risk of transmission of COVID-19 between and among customers, employees, and other
persons such as delivery drivers or maintenance people. The Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall issue
mandatory statewide rules prescribing such additional protective measures no later than 11 :59
p.m. on April 1, 2020. Such rules shall be mandatory throughout the state and shall supersede and
preempt any current or future municipal order and shall supersede the requirements of Executive
Order No. 7N, Sec. 3, providing that nothing in this order shall eliminate or reduce the
requirements of Executive Order No. 7N, Sec. 3 regarding firearms transactions.
2. 60-Day Grace Period for Premium Payments, Policy Cancellations and Non-Renewals of
Insurance Policies. Beginning on April 1, 2020, for a period of sixty (60) calendar days ending
on June 1, 2020, no insurer may, without a court order, lapse, terminate or cause to be forfeited a
covered insurance policy because a covered policyholder does not pay a premium or interest or
indebtedness on a premium under the policy that is due except as provided hereunder. This grace
period shall apply to entities licensed or regulated by the Insurance Department including
admitted and non-admitted insurance companies that provide any insurance coverage in
Connecticut including, life, health, auto, property, casualty and other types of insurance as
follows:
a.
Insurers shall provide such 60-day grace period to individuals that have individual
insurance policies who, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, were laid off, furloughed,
or fired from employment or otherwise sustained a significant loss in revenue. Such
individuals may be required to provide an affidavit or other statement acceptable to their
insurance carrier, explaining that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic they were laid

off, furloughed, or fired from employment or otherwise sustained a significant loss in 
revenue. 
b. Insurers shall provide such 60-day grace period to businesses that are group policyholders,
have group insurance and/or have property/casualty insurance that were required to close
or significantly reduce operations or suffered significant revenue loss as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Such businesses may be required to provide an affidavit or other
statement acceptable to their insurance carriers, explaining that as a result of the COVID-
19 pandemic, they were required to close or significantly reduce their business operations
or suffered a significant revenue loss.
c.
This 60-day grace period is not automatic. To be eligible, affected policyholders must
provide the information outlined above in an affidavit or other statement acceptable to
their insurance carriers. Carriers shall provide instructions on how policyholders are to
provide such information.
d. Policyholders are advised that this grace period is not a waiver or forgiveness of the
premium; it is only an extension of time in which to pay premiums. Policyholders are
advised that they may be subject to restrictions if they are in receipt of state or federal
stimulus funding relating to COVID-19.
e.
Individuals or businesses that do not meet the criteria for the 60-day grace period set forth
above, will need to contact their insurance carrier should they wish to discuss a premium
deferral.
f.
This order does not apply to self-funded health plans.
g. If a carrier has already provided a policyholder with a 60-day grace period for March and
April 2020 premiums, or offers to provide a 60-day grace period for that time frame and
it is accepted, the carrier will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this
Executive Order with respect to that policyholder.
h. This 60-day grace period shall only apply to policyholders that were in good standing with
their insurance carrier on March 12, 2020, and shall only apply to premiums due after the
initial premium has been made to secure coverage.
1.
This 60-day grace period applies only to cancellation or non-renewals attributed to a
failure to pay premiums during the applicable 60-day grace period. If a policy is to be
cancelled or non-renewed for any other allowable reason, the cancellation or non-renewal
may be made pursuant to statutory notice requirements and for legally recognized reasons.
3.
Extension of 30-Day Period of Credit for Liquor Permittees. Section 30-48(b) of the
Connecticut General Statutes and Sections 30-6-A36 and 30-6-A37a of the Regulations of
Connecticut State Agencies, which permit no more than a thirty-day period of credit, from

manufacturers, wholesalers, or others specified in such statute and regulations, is modified so 
that the maximum period of credit shall be ninety days after the date of delivery for all 
permittees prohibited from engaging in on-premise sales per Executive Order No. 7D, as 
amended by Executive Order No. 7H. The extension of credit shall not apply to permits that 
were delinquent at the time Executive Order No. 7D became effective on March 16, 2020. The 
period of delinquency shall begin on the ninety-first day after the date of delivery. All other 
requirements under the above-referenced statute and regulations shall apply, except as modified 
to reflect the increased period of credit, and the standard thirty-day period of credit shall 
continue to apply to all permittees whose businesses who were not engaging in on-premise sales 
at the time Executive Order No. 7D became effective. The credit extension shall remain in 
effect for any delivery made prior to the time Executive Order No. 7D expires or is terminated, 
or if extended or renewed, through any period of extension or renewal. 
4.
Daily Payment of Certain Taxes Changed to Weekly. Section 12-575 (h) of the Connecticut
General Statutes is modified so that the licensee authorized to operate off-track betting in
Connecticut shall file with the Department of Consumer Protection: a daily electronic report of
the amount of wagers collected; and, no later than 12:00 PM every Tuesday, the tax filing and
payment for the week preceding.
5. Flexibility to Amend Medicaid Waivers and State Plan. Section 17b-8 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, to the extent that it requires: the submission of proposed applications to
submit waivers or make certain amendments to Medicaid waivers or the Medicaid state plan
(for such amendments that would have required a waiver but for the Affordable Care Act) to the
joint standing committees having cognizance of matters relating to human services and
appropriations; a 30-day public notice and comment period prior to submission of the proposed
amendments to said committees; the holding of a public hearing by said committees; and the
approval of the applications for amendment by said committees, is modified retroactive to the
declaration of public health and civil preparedness emergency on March 10, 2020, to authorize
the Commissioner of Social Services, on an expedited basis, to exercise the waiver flexibilities
provided in response to COVID-19 and afforded by Appendix K to the Home and Community
Based Waivers under Section 1915(c), as well as Sections 1115 (a) and 1135, of the Social
Security Act and also including, as applicable and in response to COVID-19, amendments to
Medicaid state plan provisions under other relevant provisions, such as sections 1915(i),
1915(k) and 1945 of the Social Security Act The suspension of the aforesaid requirements is
limited solely to emergency waivers related to the COVID-19 declared public health and civil
preparedness emergencies.
6. Suspension and Modification of Tax Deadlines and Collection Efforts.
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of Chapter 204 of the Connecticut General Statutes or
of any special act, charter, home-rule ordinance, local ordinance or other local law, there shall be
established two programs to offer support to eligible taxpayers, businesses, nonprofits, and
residents who have been economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such programs
shall be known as the "Deferment Program" and the "Low Interest Rate Program." Each

municipality, as defined in section 7-148 of the general statutes, by determination of its local 
legislative body, or, in any town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, by a vote of the 
board of selectmen, shall participate in one or both programs and shall notify the Secretary of the 
Office of Policy and Management no later than April 25, 2020, about which program or 
programs it is electing to participate in. 
a.
Deferment Program. During the period of March 10, 2020, the date that I declared the
public health and civil preparedness emergency, through and including July 1, 2020,
municipalities participating in the Deferment Program shall offer to eligible taxpayers,
businesses, nonprofits, and residents a deferment by ninety (90) days of any taxes on real
property, personal property or motor vehicles, or municipal water, sewer and electric
rates, charges or assessments for such tax, rate, charge, or assessment from the time that
it became due and payable. Eligible taxpayers, businesses, nonprofits, and residents are
those that attest to or document significant economic impact by CO VID-19, and/ or those
that document they are providing relief to those significantly affected by the COVID-19
pandemic. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall issue guidance as 
to which taxpayers, businesses, nonprofits, and residents shall be considered eligible for
the Deferment Program, but participating municipalities may, upon approval of its local
legislative body, or, in any town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, by a
vote of the board of selectmen, extend eligibility for the deferment program to other
categories of taxpayers, businesses, nonprofits, and residents.
b.
Low Interest Rate Program. For municipalities participating in the Low Interest Rate
Program, notwithstanding Section 12-146 of the General Statutes, (i) the delinquent
portion of the principal of any taxes on real property, personal property or motor vehicles,
or municipal water, sewer and electric charges or assessments or part thereof shall be
subject to interest at the rate of three (3) per cent per annum for ninety days from the time
when it became due and payable until the same is paid, for any such tax, rate, charge, or
assessment due and payable from March 10 through and including July 1, 2020, unless
such delinquent portion is subject to interest and penalties at less than three (3) per cent
per annum. Following the ninety days, the portion that remains delinquent shall be
subject to interest and penalties as previously established; and (ii) any portion of the
principal of any taxes on real property, personal property or motor vehicles, or municipal
water, sewer and electric rates, charges or assessments or part thereof that had been
delinquent on or prior to March 10, shall be subject to interest at the rate of three (3) per
cent per annum for ninety days from this Order, unless such delinquent portion is subject
to interest and penalties at less than three (3) per cent per annum. Following the ninety
(90) days, the portion that remains delinquent shall be subject to interest and penalties as 
previously established.
c.
Eligibility of Landlords. In order for a landlord, or any taxpayer that rents or leases to
any commercial, residential, or institutional tenant or lessee, to be eligible for the
Deferment Program, said landlord must provide documentation to the municipality that
the parcel has or will suffer a significant income decline or that commensurate

forbearance was offered to their tenants or lessees. Any taxpayer that rents or leases to 
any commercial, residential, or institutional tenant or lessee shall only be eligible for the 
Low Interest Rate Program if said landlord offers commensurate forbearance to tenants or 
lessees, upon their request. 
d.
Escrow Payments. Financial institutions and mortgage servicers that hold property tax
payments in escrow on behalf of a borrower shall continue to remit property taxes to the
municipality, so long as the borrower remains current on their mortgage or is in a
forbearance or deferment program, irrespective of the borrower's eligibility for or
participation in the Deferment Program or the Low Interest Rate Program.
e.
Liens Remain Valid. Nothing in this order affects any provision of the Connecticut
General Statutes relating to continuing, recording and releasing property tax liens and the
precedence and enforcement of taxes, rates, charges and assessments shall remain
applicable to any deferred tax, rate, charge or assessment or installment or portion
thereof.
7. Allowance of Suspension of In-Person Voting Requirements for Critical and Time
Sensitive Municipal Fiscal Deadlines. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the
Connecticut General Statutes, including Title 7, or any special act, municipal charter, ordinance
or resolution that conflicts with this order, the legislative body of a municipality, or in a
municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting other than a representative town
meeting, the board of selectmen, and the budget-making authority of said municipality if
different from the legislative body or board of selectmen, by majority vote of each such body, as
applicable, may authorize (i) any supplemental, additional or special appropriations under
Section 7-348 of the Connecticut General Statutes or comparable provisions of any special act,
municipal charter or ordinance, (ii) any tax anticipation notes to be issued under Section 7-405a
of the Connecticut General Statutes or comparable provisions of any special act, municipal
charter or ordinance, or (iii) municipal general obligation bonds or notes to be issued in
anticipation of such bonds to be issued pursuant to Chapter 109 of the Connecticut General
Statutes for capital improvement purposes, without complying with any requirements for in­
person approval by electors or taxpayers, including but not limited to, annual or special town
meetings requiring votes or referenda. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the legislative body
and budget-making authority, if they are separate entities, are taking any action specified in (ii)
or (iii) above, or any action under (i) above, which involves an appropriation in an amount in
excess of 1 % of the current year's total municipal budget without complying with any in-person
approval requirements normally required by statute, special act, municipal charter, ordinance or
resolution, such body(ies) shall make specific findings that such actions are necessary to permit
the orderly operation of the municipality and that there is a need to act immediately and during
the duration of the public health and civil preparedness emergency in order to avoid
endangering public health and welfare, prevent significant financial loss, or that action is
otherwise necessary for the protection of persons and property within the municipality. In so
acting, the legislative body and, if different from the legislative body, the budget-making

authority of the municipality, shall comply with open meeting requirements set forth in 
Executive Order No. 7B. All conditions precedent to any such approval, including without 
limitation, public notices, hearings or presentations, shall proceed in a manner as closely 
consistent with the applicable statutes, special acts, town charters, municipal ordinances, 
resolutions or procedures as possible, and in compliance with the open meeting provisions set 
forth in Executive Order 7B. Nothing in this order shall be construed to prohibit a municipality 
from conducting any in-person meeting, approval process, or referendum, provided such 
municipality first consults with local or state public health officials and conducts such meeting, 
approval process, or referendum in a way that significantly reduces the risk of transmission of 
COVID-19 
8. Suspension of Reapplication Filing Requirement for the Homeowners' Elderly/Disabled
Circuit Breaker Tax Relief Program and for the Homeowners' Elderly/Disabled Freeze
Tax Relief Program. The biennial filing requirements under Sections 12-170aa(e) and (f) and
Sections 12-129b and 12-129c of the Connecticut General Statutes for any taxpayers who were
granted the benefit for the Grand List year 2017 and who is required to recertify for the Grand
List year 2019, are suspended and such taxpayers shall automatically maintain their benefits for
the next biennial cycle ending in Grand List year 2021.
9. Substitution of Full Inspection Requirements Pertaining to October 1, 2020 Grand List
Revaluations. The requirement set forth under Section 12-62 of the Connecticut General
Statutes pertaining to October 1, 2020 Grand List revaluations that require a full interior
inspection of property, for which such interior inspection that has not yet been completed, is
suspended and replaced with the alternative requirement to send a questionnaire to the owner as
outlined in Section 12-62(b)(4).
10. Extension of Deadline to File Income and Expense Statement. The taxpayer filing deadline
set forth under Section 12-63c of the Connecticut General Statutes is extended to August 15,
2020.
11. Suspension of Non-Judicial Tax Sales. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the
Connecticut General Statutes, including but not limited to Section 12-157 or Section 7-258, or
any special act, municipal charter or ordinance that conflicts with this order, (1) no municipality
nor water pollution control authority may conduct any sale pursuant to General Statutes Section
12-157 or Section 7-258, until thirty days after the end of the public health and civil
preparedness emergency, including any period of renewal or extension of such emergency. Any
sale for which notice had been filed prior to March 10, 2020 shall be adjourned by operation of
law to a date to be determined by the tax collector. Such adjourned date shall be no earlier than
thirty days after the end of the public health and civil preparedness emergency; and (2) For any
sales held under Section 12-157 or Section 7-258 that were conducted prior to March 10, 2020,
any six-month redemption period in General Statutes Section 12-157 shall be extended for the
number of calendar days the public health and civil preparedness emergency remains in effect.
The time period from March 10, 2020 to the end of the emergency shall be considered a

"holding period." Redemption interest during said holding period shall be charged at a monthly 
rate equivalent to three per cent per annum. 
Unless otherwise specified herein, this order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect for 
the duration of the public health and civil preparedness emergency, unless earlier modified or terminated 
by me. 
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 1st day of April, 2020. 
B}l-fis Excellency's Command 
ii,...:_ Al/ -
Denise W. Merrill 
Secretary of the State 
Ned Lamont 
Governor 

 
 
April 15, 2020 
 
 
Mr. Thomas J. Dembek, Moderator 
Representative Town Meeting 
Town of Waterford 
15 Rope Ferry Road 
Waterford, CT  06385 
 
RE:  Waterford Utility Commission Recommendation Regarding Governor Lamont’s   Executive 
Order No. 7S, Financial Relief to Tax and Rate Payers 
 
Dear Moderator Dembek, 
 
On April 1, 2020, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order No. 7S (EO7S) intended to provide 
some financial relief to taxpayers and ratepayers consequential to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  
EO7S provides for two programs to be considered by our legislative body – Sec. 6(a) - Deferment 
Program and Sec. 6(b) – Low Interest Rate Program.   The RTM has the option to adopt one or both of 
these programs.   
 
After evaluating the conditions of each of the programs, it is my recommendation for the RTM to 
adopt EO7S Sec. 6(a) as the manner by which the Town of Waterford will offer some financial relief to 
our tax and rate payers. This program provides the most significant benefit to our tax and rate payers. It 
would be our intent to implement this relief program with the July1, 2020 Sewer Bill, extending the 
payment period to 90 days through October 1, 2020. 
 
It should be noted that this extension has a potential short-term cash flow impact of up to $1.12 
million which represents the estimated operating costs of the Waterford Sewer System during July-
September 2020.  This is a worst case scenario as it is anticipated that some revenue would be received 
during this 90 day payment period. 
 
On behalf of the Waterford Utility Commission,  
 
Respectfully Submitted, 
 
 
Peter M. Green – Chairman 
Waterford Utility Commission 
 
Cc: 
Rob Brule, First Selectman 
Nick Kepple, Town Counsel 
 
Utility Commission 

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Neftali Soto
From:
Jim Bartelli
Sent:
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:20 AM
To:
Neftali Soto
Cc:
Peter Clark; Amy Windle
Subject:
FW: WEF Publication on COVID-19
Attachments:
WEF_COVID_19.docx
Tali, 
For your information, Below is the directive I executed. 
 
James A. Bartelli 
Assistant Director 
Waterford Utility Commission 
860-444-5886 
860-460-9108 (Cell) 
 
 
 
From: Jim Bartelli  
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 12:25 PM 
To: Peter Clark (PClark@waterfordct.org) <PClark@waterfordct.org> 
Cc: Robert Brule (rbrule@waterfordct.org) <rbrule@waterfordct.org>; Peter Green <pmgreen1940@gmail.com> 
Subject: FW: WEF Publication on COVID-19 
 
Peter, 
 
In light of the recent circumstances, until further notice please inform your maintenance staff to cease all routine 
functions that requires direct contact with the waste water conveyance system, including CCTV of our infrastructure 
,Jet Rodding, Impeller adjustments and any other intrusive work.  Follow routine practices to prevent exposure to 
wastewater, including using the engineering and administrative controls, safe work practices, and PPE normally 
required for work tasks when handling untreated wastewater in the event the need arises to conduct an emergency 
repair. 
 
Please contact me with any questions. 
 
James A. Bartelli 
Assistant Director 
Waterford Utility Commission 
860-444-5886 
860-460-9108 (Cell) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please see the publication below for further information: 

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Is COVID-19 present in wastewater? 
Recent information suggests that COVID-19 may be transmitted through the fecal-oral route. The virus RNA 
was detected in patient stool after scientists noticed that some patients infected with the COVID-19 virus 
experienced diarrhea in the early stages of infection instead of a fever, the latter being more common. A recent 
paper, “First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States,” in the New England Journal of 
Medicine also confirmed the virus RNA detection in feces. OSHA recommends that workers handle solid waste 
contaminated with COVID-19 as they would other regulated Category B medical waste, corresponding with the 
recommendations of other organizations. If the recovery of infectious particles from feces or wastewater at 
potentially infective doses is confirmed at a future date, this recommendation may have to be revised.  
 
Detection of viruses by molecular techniques provides no indication that the virus is infectious. It remains to be 
seen if infectious virus particles are excreted in patients' feces and urine, and if so, how well the viruses are 
able to survive in wastewater.  
Previous studies investigating persistence of coronavirus surrogates and SARS in wastewater highlight that in 
the absence of disinfection, the virus can survive in wastewater from hours to days. In 2003, research on 
SARS had suggested that sewage was implicated in the infection of a cluster of cases in the Amoy Gardens 
apartment block in Hong Kong. A recent report indicated possible COVID-19 transmission through sewage 
pipes in a building in Hong Kong, but this remains to be confirmed. 
However, previous work also highlights that SARS can readily be disinfected when chlorine dosing produces a 
free chlorine residual between 0.2 and 0.5 mg/L for municipal wastewater. While Ebola virus is different, it is 
reassuring that the article, “Persistence of Ebola Virus in Sterilized Wastewater,” similarly showed that no virus 
was recovered at doses of 5 and 10 mg/L of chlorine and a 3.5 log reduction was achieved in the presence of 
free chlorine residual of 0.16 mg/L for 20 seconds. These results imply that standard municipal wastewater 
system disinfection and hyper (or shock) chlorination practices may be sufficient to control the virus provided 
utilities monitor free available chlorine during treatment to ensure it has not been depleted. 
Wastewater Treatment and COVID-19 
Disinfection systems at water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) and the associated regulatory requirements 
were developed to be protective of a broad spectrum of potential pathogens. The recent coronavirus serves as 
another example of the importance of this infrastructure for protecting public health. 
On Feb. 5, 2020, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its new wastewater 
worker guidance stating that current disinfection conditions in WRRFs, such as oxidation with hypochlorite or 
peracetic acid, and inactivation by ultraviolet irradiation, are expected to be sufficient to protect wastewater 
workers and public health. The recommendation is based on coronavirus disinfection data from healthcare 
settings and corresponds with OSHA’s position on the susceptibility of coronaviruses to disinfection. 
These recommendations are likely to be broadly applicable, although more research may be warranted for 
disinfectants such as peracetic acid and combined chlorine (chloramines), where coronavirus specific data is 
lacking or evidence suggests higher bacterial susceptibility to disinfection compared to viruses. Although 
coronaviruses have not been tested, peracetic acid has been found to have some efficacy against some non-
enveloped viruses (e.g., Norovirus) that are known to be more resistant than enveloped viruses. 
Chlorine is extensively used for wastewater disinfection due to its effectiveness, low cost, and ease of 
application. It typically reacts with ammonia present in wastewater to form combined chlorine (chloramines), 
which behaves differently than free chlorine during disinfection. Thus, it is important for each facility to 
understand the chlorine species that are present and their relative abundance within the disinfection 
process. Additional research could provide reassurance on the effectiveness of wastewater disinfection 
processes, specifically against coronaviruses and at lower doses and contact times. 
 

The Water Professional’s Guide to COVID-19 (WEF, 2020) 
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness, 
referred to as COVID-19. It was first detected in Wuhan, China on Dec. 12, 2019. Because this 
disease already has begun to spread worldwide, it is important that water sector professionals 
keep informed on the attributions of this virus and any measures needed to protect both workers 
and public health, in general. 
This virus is a member of the Coronavirus family. On Feb. 5, 2020, the World Health 
Organization reported 24,554 cases and 492 deaths in 25 countries worldwide, with the vast 
majority (24,363 cases and 491 deaths) in China. As of February 17, 2020, this number has 
globally increased to 71,429 confirmed cases, 70,635 of which are located in China. This large 
increase in case numbers is mainly due to a change in reporting by the WHO.       
The U.S. reported its first confirmed case of person-to-person spread with this virus on Jan. 30, 
2020. As of Feb. 16, 2020, there were 15 confirmed cases in the US. The most up-to-date CDC 
data are available online. 
In Canada, eight cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed as of Feb. 16, 2020. Canadian case 
numbers are being updated daily by the Public Health Agency of Canada. 
Based on the sharp increase in number of COVID-19 infections, on Jan. 30, 2020, the World 
Health Organization (WHO) declared the current outbreak to be a public health emergency of 
international concern. 
Have we seen this virus before? What do we know about its origin? 
The virus, technically named SARS-CoV-2, is a newly identified virus, but it is the seventh 
Coronavirus known to infect humans. The resutling illness is referred to as COVID-19. This virus 
is in the same Coronavirus family as severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-
CoV or SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV or MERS), 
which caused the two previous Coronavirus outbreaks in 2003 (SARS) and 2012 (MERS). 
Since SARS and MERS are from the same family of coronaviruses, they have similar physical 
and biochemical properties and comparable transmission routes as COVID-19. In the absence 
of COVID-19 specific data, we rely on SARS, MERS, and coronavirus surrogate data to 
extrapolate, assess, and manage risk. See a comparison with these viruses. 
In addition to the seven coronaviruses known to infect humans, many other coronaviruses are 
known to infect animals. Viruses that infect animals do not normally infect humans and vice 
versa, but mutations in the viral genetic material can occur naturally and lead to animal-to-
person spread, formally known as zoonotic transmission. 
Initially, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan reportedly had some link to a large 
seafood and animal market suggesting animal-to-person spread. Later on, an increasing 
number of patients with COVID-19 had no exposure to animals, indicating person-to-person 
transmission is occurring. 
This has occurred with other Coronaviruses such as SARS and MERS, which originated from 
animal reservoirs, spread into the human population, and then continued to spread by person-
to-person contact. A recent publication links COVID-19 to bats. The CDC posts updated 
information on this topic. 

How is COVID-19 transmitted, and how contagious is it? 
While many questions remain regarding transmission of COVID-19, most often Coronaviruses 
spread from person-to-person during close contact — about 2 m (6 ft). Person-to-person spread 
is thought to mainly occur via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or 
sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens spread. These droplets can 
land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. 
Close contact generally does not include brief interactions, such as walking past a person. 
With most respiratory viruses, people are thought to be most contagious when they show 
symptoms of infection. However, some viruses can be contagious prior to symptoms 
development, and the COVID-19 has been reported to have spread from an asymptomatic 
infected patient to a close contact. 
The rate at which a person can get COVID-19 by touching a contaminated surface or object 
(i.e., fomites) and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes is unclear. We 
also do not know if viral particles can be aerosolized from water or suspended into air after 
settling and remain infective. While such routes can occur for other coronaviruses, the 
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control states that there is currently no evidence 
to support airborne transmission of the novel Coronavirus. A precautionary approach should be 
taken until studies eliminate other routes of transmission. Epidemiological studies also suggest 
that transmission rates of COVID-19 currently might be higher than those of SARS and MERS. 
Scientists have estimated that each person with the new Coronavirus could infect somewhere 
between 1.5 and 3.5 people without effective containment measures, according to “Early 
Transmissibility Assessment of a Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China,” in the Elsevier SSRN 
(Social Science Research Network). 
Is COVID-19 present in wastewater? 
Recent information suggests that COVID-19 may be transmitted through the fecal-oral 
route. The virus RNA was detected in patient stool after scientists noticed that some patients 
infected with the COVID-19 virus experienced diarrhea in the early stages of infection instead of 
a fever, the latter being more common. A recent paper, “First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus 
in the United States,” in the New England Journal of Medicine also confirmed the virus RNA 
detection in feces. OSHA recommends that workers handle solid waste contaminated with 
COVID-19 as they would other regulated Category B medical waste, corresponding with the 
recommendations of other organizations. If the recovery of infectious particles from feces or 
wastewater at potentially infective doses is confirmed at a future date, this recommendation may 
have to be revised.  
 
Detection of viruses by molecular techniques provides no indication that the virus is infectious. It 
remains to be seen if infectious virus particles are excreted in patients' feces and urine, and if 
so, how well the viruses are able to survive in wastewater.  
Previous studies investigating persistence of coronavirus surrogates and SARS in wastewater 
highlight that in the absence of disinfection, the virus can survive in wastewater from hours to 
days. In 2003, research on SARS had suggested that sewage was implicated in the infection of 
a cluster of cases in the Amoy Gardens apartment block in Hong Kong. 
A recent report indicated possible COVID-19 transmission through sewage pipes in a building 
in Hong Kong, but this remains to be confirmed. 

However, previous work also highlights that SARS can readily be disinfected when chlorine 
dosing produces a free chlorine residual between 0.2 and 0.5 mg/L for municipal wastewater. 
While Ebola virus is different, it is reassuring that the article, “Persistence of Ebola Virus in 
Sterilized Wastewater,” similarly showed that no virus was recovered at doses of 5 and 10 mg/L 
of chlorine and a 3.5 log reduction was achieved in the presence of free chlorine residual of 0.16 
mg/L for 20 seconds. These results imply that standard municipal wastewater system 
disinfection and hyper (or shock) chlorination practices may be sufficient to control the virus 
provided utilities monitor free available chlorine during treatment to ensure it has not been 
depleted. 
Wastewater Treatment and COVID-19 
Disinfection systems at water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) and the associated 
regulatory requirements were developed to be protective of a broad spectrum of potential 
pathogens. The recent coronavirus serves as another example of the importance of this 
infrastructure for protecting public health. 
On Feb. 5, 2020, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its 
new wastewater worker guidance stating that current disinfection conditions in WRRFs, such as 
oxidation with hypochlorite or peracetic acid, and inactivation by ultraviolet irradiation, are 
expected to be sufficient to protect wastewater workers and public health. The recommendation 
is based on coronavirus disinfection data from healthcare settings and corresponds 
with OSHA’s position on the susceptibility of coronaviruses to disinfection. 
These recommendations are likely to be broadly applicable, although more research may be 
warranted for disinfectants such as peracetic acid and combined chlorine (chloramines), where 
coronavirus specific data is lacking or evidence suggests higher bacterial susceptibility to 
disinfection compared to viruses. Although coronaviruses have not been tested, peracetic acid 
has been found to have some efficacy against some non-enveloped viruses (e.g., Norovirus) 
that are known to be more resistant than enveloped viruses. 
Chlorine is extensively used for wastewater disinfection due to its effectiveness, low cost, and 
ease of application. It typically reacts with ammonia present in wastewater to form combined 
chlorine (chloramines), which behaves differently than free chlorine during disinfection. Thus, it 
is important for each facility to understand the chlorine species that are present and their 
relative abundance within the disinfection process. Additional research could provide 
reassurance on the effectiveness of wastewater disinfection processes, specifically against 
coronaviruses and at lower doses and contact times. 
••• 
How Can I Stay Informed? 
The organizations below are reputable and reliable sources that are frequently updated. 
WHO, CDC and OSHA. 
Is this virus an occupational health concern to wastewater system workers? 
Wastewater treatment and collection system workers are commonly exposed to untreated 
wastewater that contains disease-causing organisms that could result in an infection. While the 
risk of infection may increase during some outbreaks, thus requiring additional protective 
measures for workers, this is not the case for COVID-19 based on the new OSHA guidance. 

These findings are bolstered by what we know about disinfection and persistence of 
coronaviruses and their surrogates in the environment. 
WRRF operations should ensure