Description of Our Services
Water Distribution
The Town of Wolfeboro’s water distribution system consists of approximately 57 miles of pipeline, 260 fire hydrants, 2000 service connections to include residential and commercial, 200 seasonal connections, a pressure reducing station located on Pine Hill Road, a 1,000,000 gallon storage tank located on North Line Road, a 500,000 gallon storage tank on McManus Road and a small booster pump station at the end of Middleton Road. Maintenance of the system is very extensive to include hydrant flushing in the fall and spring, leak detection and repair, seasonal line maintenance and reading meters. The division currently has (5) full-time employees which also have maintenance responsibility for the sewer collections systems. The State of NH mandates the system to have at least one certified operator to run the system and encourages all to
be certified. We currently have (5) certified operators in our system:
Scott Pike Assistant DPW Director, NH Grade III Distribution
Mike Potenza Water and Sewer Foreman, NH Grade II Distribution
Mike Potenza is also a certified Backflow Preventer Tester
Randy Lampron Meter Reader, NH Grade II Distribution
Janine Gillum Chief Operator of the Water Treatment Plant, NH Grade I Distribution
Jason Emert Maintenance, NH Grade I Distribution
Any questions or concerns about water quality please feel free to contact our staff at 569-8155.
Sewer Collections
The Town of Wolfeboro’s sewer collections system consists of approximately 14 miles of pipeline, 243 manholes and 7 pump stations. Maintenance on the system is performed by our (5) full-time distribution and collection system employees. Maintenance consists of pump station operation and repairs, mainline cleaning and repairs, manhole repairs and closed circuit video recording to inspect pipelines. We also have (3) unique “Siphon” pipelines where gravity does not permit free flow. These are located on Bay Street by the new bridge, the North Main Street Bridge and under Back Bay. The State of NH does not mandate the system to have a certified operator, however, they do have a National voluntary certification program and we currently have (2) certified operators in our system:
Scott Pike Assistant DPW Director, Grade III Collection
John Donnelly Water and Sewer Crew Leader, Grade II Collection
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