LISBON Filtration system being considered

Council also is looking for a chairman for the annual Christmas parade.
By SUE DROTLEFF
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
LISBON -- Village council is considering purchase of a microfiltration system to help clean the raw water coming into the village's treatment plant.
Council heard sales representative Ed Pelton of Pall Water Processing of East Hills, N.Y., talk about the system, which would involve installation of two modular units at the plant. The raw water would pass through the modular units before entering the plant, Mayor Jeff Snyder said at Monday's council session.
Earlier this year, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued a warning about the possibility of bacteria in the village's well-fed water system. The state agency recommended the village find an alternative water source until a viable treatment solution could be found.
The OEPA has given the village a year to study the problem and six months to rectify it.
Village officials said they have not been able to find another water source. Recent tests, however, show the treated water from the plant is safe to use.
Snyder said the village does not expect to change its water source.
The mayor said the modular filtration system would be significantly less costly than a whole plant filtration system, which the village's engineers had estimated would cost $1.8 million.
He didn't have the final cost figures but speculated the modular system cost would be about half the price of the whole plant system.
Council will have a special meeting today at 6:30 p.m. with the engineering firm DLZ Corp. of Columbus to discuss the treatment plant and possible remedies.
Other issues
In other action, council authorized municipal attorney Scott Washam to draw up legal documents to give up ownership of an unused alley off Pendleton Street, as requested by neighboring property owners.
The alley would be divided among the owners. Washam will have the ordinance ready for the next council meeting.
Lawmakers are also seeking someone to serve as chairman of the village's annual Christmas parade. The parade is scheduled for the first Saturday in December, Snyder said.
Cheryl Mills, former parade chairwoman, indicated that she was stepping down after coordinating last year's event, the mayor said.
Snyder said anyone interested in chairing the event should contact him.