Sewer Panel Applies $60,000 Credit To Bills

Sewer Commission · Meeting of September 30, 2026

Groton's Sewer Commission banked a $60,000 credit from Pepperell's wastewater true-up. Paul Brinkman of the Pepperell Department of Public Works, which runs Groton's regional treatment plant, said the preliminary true-up showed Groton's costs ran well under budget, and the commission plans to apply roughly $8,000 of the credit to each of its next several monthly payments rather than hold it in reserve. Member Bruce Eason said he preferred that approach "because I think that's more transparent." Commissioners also discussed a flow spike of up to 125,000 gallons in a single day in mid-September, which Brinkman attributed to "rain-induced infiltration" rather than illicit inflow.

The board separately voted unanimously to commit up to $3,000 toward a new town hall service window and approved its September 16 minutes.

In the full story:

• Pepperell True-Up Credit And Tank Replacement Planning
• Flow Data And The September 12-13 Spike
• Partridgeberry Woods Pump Station And Backup Power
• Development And Connection Updates
• Boston Road Units A And C: Change-Of-Use Review
• Weston & Sampson On-Call Engineering Contract
• Four Corners Rate Transfer And Fall Town Meeting Preview
• New Town Hall Service Window: The Vote
• Administrative Business: Minutes And Scheduling
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,290 words

Source: the Sewer Commission meeting of September 30, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.