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The regularly scheo~led monthly meeting of the Village Board of Trustees was held c~ Wednesday, June 10, 1992 at the Village Hall on Spring St. Present: Mayor .Hinzmann, Trus ~tacs, Bain, D~zio, F~mornik, Napoleon, Shay, and Usavich; also present, Att'y Viglotti, Water Ccemisioners Alfonso, Capar~o, and Mazochi Mayor Hinzmann stated that Donald Mazochi, Chairman of the Board of Water C~,,,~ssioners would like to address the Board. Mr;M~zochi introduced Jay Paggi, Engineer for the Water Board, whcm he had requested to speak to the Village Board relative to a suggestion to locate a salt storage shed at the site of the abandoned "black tarks" on Hillside Avenue. Engineer Paggi stated that he had ~ asked to inform the Board of the Water Cu~,Ltissioners position regarding the proposed refurbishing of one of the ground level water storage facilities as a salt storage facility. He stated that fron a water supply perspective, they recc~l~-~d against it, frcm the view tb~t the proposed storage of salt on this site would not be compatible with the present use, tbmt of a water storage and supply tank, due to the po~_ntial of contamination of the water supply. The Mayor asked where was this proposm]. Mr. Paggi ind~ ~.cated tb~t it bad been brought to his attention by the Water Board. Mr. Paggi referred to the Watershed Rules and Regulatic~s which require the refraining frcm.any act which may result in contamiD~tion of the water supply. He also made reference to Part 5 of the NYS Sanitary Code which require water suppliers to exercise due care and diligence to prevent pollution and depletion. He said the effe~ of locating a salt :storage facility on that - site could be significant, due to potential spillage or leakage lemding to increased corrosion of the exis~_~ng tank, resulting frcm ground contamination. Engineer Paggi also expressed concern regarding th~ possibility of comtamination by airborne particles decreasing the useful life of the e~isting waker tank. He stated that the D.C. Health Dept. had expressed sons concerns a~d offered to make a field inspection upon request fro~ the Water ~oard. Mr. Paggi stated that the ~development of that site as a salt storage facility w~uld limit its potential for expansion as a water storage site. He concluded that since the proposed site was within ninety (90) to 100 feet from the existing water tank, it ~0uld appear not to be in the best interests of the Village. Trustee DiDomizio asked Engineer Paggi how he could reconcile his statement with cot~m~nications received from NYS/DEC which had made an on site inspection? Mr. Paggi stated that he did not find the cc~ceptual approval by DEC inconsistent with his statement, inas much as he is s~m~cing frcm the par=~pective of protecting the water supply rather than the feasibility of that site as suitable for salt storage. He stated that he did believe it addressed the cu,~atability issue.