Township council has agreed to allow a Moorefield business to install an additional water meter for manual calculation of wastewater discharge at a second location.
Council agreed on Aug. 8, to allow Spectrum Feeds relief from wastewater charges at their second Moorefield facility at 58 McGivern Street.
On July 11 council approved an exemption from the wastewater billing process for Spectrum’s facility at 33 Booth Street. The approval was based on the premise that the business’ production process, although it consumes water from the municipal system, does not generate discharge to the wastewater system.
“Based on the same analogy, the owners of this feed production facility are requesting an exemption from the wastewater collection system usage charges at their second Moorefield facility at 58 McGivern Street,” stated public works director Sam Mattina in a staff report.
In both cases, staff recommended maintaining the status quo to avoid setting precedents and inspiring similar requests from other businesses or individuals.
“Reductions in revenue to one party will result in the necessity to increase rates to one or more other parties,” the report cautions.
“I don’t think anything’s changed” since the last request, said councillor Michael Martin. “I would like to see council continue with our support.”
Council defeated a resolution to maintain the status quo regarding wastewater charges.
A resolution was then passed to support the installation of a separate water meter, paid for by Spectrum Feeds at 58 McGivern Street to calculate wastewater discharge.
