Utilities 5 pm — Minutes

Village of Whiting Utilities Committee Meeting August 4th, 2026 Place of Meeting: Whiting Municipal Center 1. Roll Call – Meeting called to order by Chairman Lutz at 5 PM. Committee members Kevin Lutz, Jeanna Trzebiatowski, Karen Curtis, and Mark Zalewski were present. Mike Daniels was absent. Superintendent of Utilities and Public Works, Jake Wilcox, and Village Resident; Diana Szymkowiak, and Sara Brillowski were also present. 2. People wishing to address the committee. - As Needed. 3. Approval of July meeting minutes. – Minutes were not available. 4. Discussion and possible action re. Multiple vouchers. - Motion made by Curtis to approve multiple vouchers for July as presented. Second, by Trzebiatowski. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 5. Operations and Maintenance report. Supt. Wilcox submitted the following report: • The water and wastewater treatment plant did meet all requirements for July. • Village of Whiting Pumpage: ▪ Treated – 5,321,000 Total – 7,833,000 • Neenah Paper Pumpage: o #5 – 16,294,984 o #6 – 37,789,000 o Total – 54,086,984 • We received the final disbursement from the DNR for the Nitrate Tank Replacement Project. This project is now officially complete. • The final disbursement request for the Sherman Avenue Sewer Replacement Project was submitted to the DNR. • LW Allen has been onsite several times to diagnose the repair control issues we’ve been experiencing with the influent screen at the wastewater treatment facility. • The private well permitting program is underway with positive participation so far. • JG Ahern was at the water treatment facility to replace a leaking flange and pipe fitting on the treatment system piping for Tank 4. • Superintendent Wilcox and staff have been preparing for Lead & Copper sampling as required by the US EPA. This will occur during the second week of August. • The WI DNR recently added PFAS testing requirements for our wastewater sludge through a statewide general permit. Superintendent Wilcox is working with the DNR to ensure all requirements of the new permit are understood and met. • We received notification that our WPDES permit for the wastewater treatment facility is due for renewal in 2027. Over the next few months, we will be working to complete all of the required additional testing and reporting that is needed to renew the discharge permit. • T-Mobile has submitted an application to replace failed radio units that were installed on our water tower as part of their recent upgrade project. • Salt was delivered to the water treatment facility. • The engineers for the Sludge Replacement project are currently working to finalize the design for the project and everything for that project remains on schedule. 6. Correspondence. None. 7. Such other matters as permitted by law. Lutz questioned how our Cyber security was looking in light of the current Water and Waste Water attacks that have occurred recently. Superintendent Wilcox is currently checking with our provider. 8. Adjourn. Trzebiatowski made a motion to adjourn. Second by Curtis. Motion carried by voice vote to adjourn at 5:14 pm. Respectfully Submitted Kevin Lutz Recording Secretary