Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board – Oct 20, 2026

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50 Arlington Avenue, Beverly, MA 01915

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The meeting covers an engineering agreement for Canal Pump Station redundancy, the North Shore Water Resilience Task Force charter and negotiation terms, and FY 2028 flow apportionment percentages. It also covers legal services rates, litigation strategy in executive session, and old, new, and on-going business.

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  • Executive session to discuss litigation strategy: Notice of Claim filed with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of Appeals and Dispute Resolution (OADR Docket No. 2023-029)
  • Executive session to discuss litigation strategy: In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Products Liability Litigation, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, Master Docket No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG
  • Executive session to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law; review and approve executive session meeting minutes
  • Old, New, and On-Going Business

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SALEM AND BEVERLY WATER SUPPLY BOARD

50 ARLINGTON AVENUE, BEVERLY, MA 01915-1035

Tel. (978) 922-2600 Fax (978) 921-4584

Received and recorded: CITY OF BEVERLY, City Clerk's Office, 2026 OCT 16 A 10:24

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD

DATE: October 20, 2026

TIME: 10:00 A.M.

PLACE: 50 Arlington Avenue, Beverly, MA 01915

The following is a list of the topics reasonably anticipated to be discussed at the Meeting as of the date of this notice. The order in which the topics will be discussed may change. Other items that arise between the date of this notice and the meeting date may also be discussed.

  1. Approve Minutes of September 10, 2026 Meeting

  2. Review and Sign Warrants

  3. Review/Approve Engineering Agreement for Contract 2026-1: Canal Pump Station Redundancy

  4. Review/Approve Participation in North Shore Water Resilience Task Revised Charter

  5. Review/Approve Negotiation Terms with North Shore Water Resilience Task Force Participants

  6. Review/Approve FY 2028 Flow Apportionment Percentages

  7. Report of the Executive Director

  8. Report of General Counsel

a. Review/Approve Rate Adjustment for Ongoing Legal Services

b. Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation.

  i. Notice of Claim filed with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of Appeals and Dispute Resolution (OADR Docket No. 2023-029)

  ii. *In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Products Liability Litigation*, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, Master Docket No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG

c. Executive Session to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law. Review/Approve Executive Session Meeting Minutes

  1. Old, New, and On-Going Business

Bruce D. Thibodeau, P.E.

Chairman

By: Jeannine Nash, Administrative Assistant

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executive session
A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.

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