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Micro-trenching Construction Agreement

This Micro-trenching Construction Agreement ("Micro-trenching Agreement") is entered into by and between the Village of Red Hook ("Village") a municipal corporation with office located at 7467 S Broadway, Red Hook, New York and Archtop Fiber LLC ("Archtop") a New York limited liability company with offices located at 300 Enterprise Drive, Kingston, New York 12401. Village and Archtop are referred to collectively herein as the ''Parties"·and individually as a “Party”.

RECITALS

  • a. WHEREAS, Archtop seeks to provide high-speed broadband Internet service to the Village and ubiquitously to all the residents and businesses in the Village ("Project"); and.

  • b. WHEREAS, Archtop and the Village agree on the objectives of the Project and desire to make available high-speed broadband service ("Service'') to all residents and businesses in the Village in a timely manner; and,

  • c. WHEREAS, Archtop has perfected a micro-trenching construction application that, though more costly than attaching fiber to utility poles, can deploy fiber in the Village In a more timely and less obtrusive manner; and,

  • c. WHEREAS, the village streets measure approximately 44,352 linear feet. Archtop is proposing to utilize a micro-trenching program for burying its fiber in certain village streets; and,

  • f. WHEREAS, Archtop is proposing to pay a fee that is based on the dramatically reduced impact to the Village's right of way because of the micro-trenching. Most trenches for utility companies are dug at dimensions of 36" x 48" or 1.728 sq in. Archtop's micro-trenching dimensions are l" x l 2"or 12sq in. or 144 times less than utility trenches in area.

NOW THEREFORE. for value received and in consideration of the covenants and conditions set forth below, the Parties agree as follows:

1. ROW Fees -- Archtop recognizes that right of way (ROW) use fee's help to support the work that the Village's Department of Public Works does each year to maintain and repair its infrastructure in the Village's public right of way and is willing to pay a fee to support such activities at $.30 per linear foot of trenched installation.

  1. ROW Maintenance – To further limit the burden to the Village and its Department of Public Works. Archtop will provide a five-year guarantee on the workmanship of the micro-trenching. Archtop agrees to be responsible for maintenance related issues relative to their microtrenching during that time period.

3. Services Agreement -- In recognition of the Village's willingness to partner with Archtop to ensure that their construction of a next-generation fiber network in Red Hook is economically viable and timely, Archtop is prepared to offer a deep discount of 20% for any telecommunications services purchased by the Village.

  1. Additional Services - Understanding that there are Village facilities that have not yet been served by the incumbent provider and lack critical broadband connectivity, Archtop agrees to build fiber to the following Village facilities at no cost to the Village:

    • a. Veterans Memorial Park

    • b. Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park

    • c. Municipal Parking Lot on Prince Street d. WWTP

  2. Compliance with Law - The Village and Archtop shall comply with applicable law in the performance of their respective obligations and the use of any funding obtained pursuant to this Micro-trenching Agreement.

Consistent with applicable law, each Party agrees to treat as confidential any books, records or maps that constitute proprietary or confidential information and to usesuch confidential information only for the purposes of this Agreement. Each Party shall label or mark such proprietary or confidential information. Consistent with applicable law, if either Party believes it must release any such confidential books, records, or maps to comply with applicable law, it shall advise the other Party in advance so that the non-releasing Party may take appropriate steps to protect its interests. Until otherwise ordered by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, each Party agrees that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, it shall deny access to any of the other Party's books, records, or maps marked confidential, as set forth above.

  1. Independent Contractor - Each Party under the Micro-trenching Agreement shall be for all purposes an independent contractor. Nothing contained herein will be deemed to create an association, a partnership, a joint venture, or a relationship of principal and agent, or employer and employee between the parties. Archtop shall not be, or be deemed to be, or act or purport to act, as an employee, agent, or representative of the Village for any purpose.

  2. Entire Agreement - All prior understandings and agreements in connection with or relating to this settlement are merged into this Micro-trenching Agreement, which supersedes all prior understandings and agreements. Each of the Parties agree, represent, and warrant that in entering into this Micro-trenching Agreement, it is not relying upon any representation, promise, understanding, statement or inducement not expressly set forth in this Micro-trenching Agreement

  3. Successors and Assigns - This Micro-trenching Agreement governs the rights of and binds and inures to the benefit of the Parties and each of their respective heirs, legatees, devisees, executors, successors, administrators, and assigns.

  4. Authority to Execute and Bind - Each of the Parties represents and warrants that each of the persons executing this Micro-trenching Agreement on its behalf has full and complete legal authority to do so and thereby binds the Party on behalf of which this Micro-trenching Agreement is executed by them.

  5. Necessary Acts - The Parties agree to perform any further acts and execute and deliver a n y further documents that may reasonably be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Micro-trenching Agreement.

  6. Severability - In case any part, term, portion, or provision of this Micro-trenching Agreement is or shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining parts, terms, portions, and provisions shall not be affected or impaired, unless an arbitrator or tribunal with jurisdiction over the matter concludes the material purpose of this Microtrenching Agreement would be frustrated by such an interpretation.

  7. Amendment of Micro-trenching Agreement - This Micro-trenching Agreement may only be amended by written agreement, executed by both Parties, which expressly amends this Micro- trenching Agreement.

13. New York Law - This Micro-trenching Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, notwithstanding the operation of any conflict or choice of law statutes or decisional law to the contrary.

  1. Counterparts, - This Micro-trenching Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which sha1l be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

15. Term; Effective Date. - This Micro-trenching Agreement shall be effective upon execution by both Parties hereto and shall continue until such time as either Party provides the other with sixty (60) days prior written notice of termination.

SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Micro- trenching Agreement on the date and year set forth below,

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Signature: ____________________________ Printed Name: Karen Smythe Title: Mayor

Dated; ___________, 2024 Archtop Fiber LLC

Signature: ____________________________ Printed Name: Leonard Higgins Title: President & COO

Changes between versions

2025-04-14→2025-04-14
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The document was transitioned from a summary report to a formal NYS DEC Wastewater Facility Operation Report, adding specific operational data and odor complaint remarks.

  • Title changed from 'Village of Red Hook Wastewater System Report — February 2025' to 'NYS DEC Wastewater Facility Operation Report — February 2025 (Village Plant)'
  • Removed summary table containing 'Red Hook Commons' and 'New Plant' comparative metrics (CBOD, TSS, NH3, Fecal Coliform, Dissolved Oxygen, TKN)
  • Added specific operational data including '30 Day Quantity' (18.65 lbs/day and 33.09 lbs/day)
  • Added facility contact information: 'FACILITY MAILING ADDRESS: 14 Old Route 199 Red Hook, NY 12571', 'TELEPHONE NUMBER: 845-244-0129', and 'CHIEF OPERATOR'S NAME: C3ND ENVIRONMENTAL'
  • Added detailed remarks regarding odor complaints: 'customer complaints referencing odor... some odors are coming from odoris wastewater discharge, while other investigations have found that the odor seems to be coming from the facilities EQ tank vent.'
  • Added specific UV status remark: 'Red Hook Commons UV'S not currently working & in need of replacement of Bulb's.'
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||Na<br>38"‘onmental<br>Consulting||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**_Village of Red Hook Wastewater System_**||||||||| ||||**_Red Hook Commons_**|||||||**_Village of Red Hook_**|||| |_Average Daily Flow :_|||_0.007 MGD (Million Gallons per Day)_|||||||_0.036 MGD (Million Gallons per Day)_|||| |||||**_Required Samples_**|||**_Result- Old Plant_**|||**_Result- New Plant_**||**_Compliance_**|| |||||_CBOD_||||15 mg/L||62 mg/L||5 mg/L|| |||||_TSS_||||13.7 mg/L||110 mg/L||10 mg/L|| ||_February 2025_|||_NH3_||||4.9||58.2|0.98 mg/L (June 1 - Oct 31) 1.81 mg/L (Nov 1 - May 31)||| |||||_Fecal Coliform_||||2420/100 mL||2420/100 mL||200/100 mL|| |||||_Dissolved Oxygen_||||2.0 mg/L||2.3 mg/L|7.0 mg/L Minimum||| |||||_TKN_||||7.8mg/L||58.2mg/L|0.4 mg/L Minimum||| |||||||**_Deficiencies_**|||||||| _Sand Filter - Red Hook Commons Sand Filters have never been rebuilt or media replaced. To be reviewed and incorporated into the planning for the Sewer Phase II project._ _Backflow Prev. Replacement - Facilities backflow Preventor in need of replacement. Red Hook Commons_ _UV'S - Red Hook Commons & 1 UV on at new plant. C3ND will provide village with pricing on upgraded power supply for the UV system. Ethernet cable was tested and found to be unable to support the energy supply. Awaiting further guidance from Village of Red Hook Enaqua._ _Treatment Plant Cleaning Work Completed by Village & C3ND_ _**Additional Notes:**_ 92-15-7 (7/91)-27c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL CONSERVATION |**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025|**WASTEWATER FACILITY OPERATION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF**<br>February<br>2025| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |SPDES PERMIT NO.<br>FACILITY NAME<br>FACILITY OWNER<br>FACILITY LOCATION<br>**NY--** 0271420<br>Village of Red Hook Sewer<br>Village of Red Hook<br>7467 S Broadway Red Hook, NY12571|||||||||||||||||| |Day|Date|Daily<br>Precip<br>in/day|Village of Red Hook Sewer<br>VOLUME OF SEWAGE TREATED|||Village of Red Hook Sewer<br>Village of Red Hook<br>TEMPERATURE (ºF.)||Village of Red Hook<br>7467 S Broadway Red Hook, NY12571<br>pH (S.U)||||7467 S Broadway Red Hook, NY12571<br>SETTLEABLE SOLIDS||7467 S Broadway Red Hook, NY12571<br>B.O.D.5||SUSPENDED SOLIDS|| ||||Inst.Max.<br>MGD|Daily<br>Average<br>MGD|Inst. Min<br>MGD|Influent<br>(2)|Effluent<br>(2)|Influent<br>Minimum|Influent<br>Maximum|Effluent<br>Minimum|Effluent<br>Maximum|Influent<br>Maximum|Effluent<br>Maximum|Influent<br>Type|Effluent<br>Type|Influent<br>Type|Effluent<br>Type| |Sat|01|0.52||0.033||46|48||7.1||7.3|30|<0.1||||| |Sun|02|0.00||0.004)||48|47||7.3||7.5|30|<0.1||||| |Mon|03|0.14||0.031)||46|47||7.3||7.4|28|<0.1||||| |Tue|04|0.00||0.035)||47|49||7.1||7.5|3|<0.1||||| |Wed|05|0.00||0.042)||48|47||7.4||7.7|2|<0.1||||| |Thur|06|0.00||0.035)||48|47||7.5||7.5|40|<0.1||||| |Fri|07|0.22||0.054)||49|48||7.0||7.4|25|<0.1||62||110| |Sat|08|0.00||0.034)||48|48||7.6||8.0|35|<0.1||||| |Sun|09|0.38||0.031)||48|46||8.2||7.8|40|<0.1||||| |Mon|10|0.00||0.053)||50|49||7.7||7.5|80|<0.1||||| |Tue|11|0.00||0.031)||49|48||7.7||7.6|70|<0.1||||| |Wed|12|0.00||0.036)||48|47||7.8||7.4|65|<0.1||||| |Thur|13|0.11||0.044)||47|47||7.6||7.5|75|<0.1||||| |Fri|14|0.00||0.024)||48|47||7.8||7.4|110|<0.1||||| |Sat|15|0.00||0.026)||47|47||7.6||7.5|130|<0.1||||| |Sun|16|0.11||0.021)||48|47||7.7||7.7|140|<0.1||||| |Mon|17|0.62||0.006)||48|48||7.7||7.5|200|<0.1||||| |Tue|18|0.82||0.052)||47|47||7.8||7.6|200|<0.1||||| |Wed|19|0.00||0.042)||48|47||7.8||7.4|330|<0.1||||| |Thur|20|0.00||0.046)||47|47||6.7||7.3|360|<0.1||||| |Fri|21|0.00||0.053)||47|47||6.7||7.4|15|<0.1||||| |Sat|22|0.00||0.030)||53|54||6.6||7.7|0|<0.1||||| |Sun|23|0.00||0.044)||48|49||6.5||7.7|0|<0.1||||| |Mon|24|0.00||0.041)||50|48||6.9||7.7|130|<0.1||||| |Tue|25|0.00||0.040)||48|48||7.4||7.5|25|<0.1||||| |Wed|26|0.00||0.040)||48|49||6.7||7.4|6|<0.1||||| |Thur|27|0.02||0.038)||46|48||6.6||7.3|0|<0.1||||| |Fri|28|0.30||0.044)||48|50||6.6||7.5|5|<0.1||||| ||01||||||||||||||||| ||02||||||||||||||||| ||03||||||||||||||||| |Total<br>Precip.<br>Monthly<br>Average<br>Average<br>Influent<br>Average<br>Effluent<br>Minimum<br>Maximum<br>Minimum<br>Maximum<br>3.24<br>0.036<br>48<br>48<br>6.5<br>8.2<br>7.3<br>8.0||Total<br>Precip.<br>3.24||Monthly<br>Average<br>0.036||Average<br>Influent<br>Average<br>Effluent<br>48<br>48||Average<br>Minimum<br>Maximum<br>Minimum<br>Maximum<br>6.5<br>8.2<br>7.3<br>8.0||||Monthly<br>Maximum<br>360.0|Monthly<br>Maximum<br><0.1|30 day flow-weighted avg (1)<br>Inf.(mg/l) Eff.(mg/l) Rem.%<br>62<br>#DIV/0!||30 day flow-weighted avg (1)<br>Inf.(mg/l) Eff.(mg/l) Rem.%<br>110<br>#DIV/0!|| |||||||||||||30 Day Quanity||18.65<br>lbs/day||33.09<br>lbs/day|| ||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |FACILITY MAILING ADDRESS (Street, City, State, Zip code)<br>14 Old Route 199 Red Hook, NY 12571||||||TELEPHONE NUMBER<br>845-244-0129||CHIEF OPERATOR'S NAME<br>C3ND ENVIRONMENTAL|CERTIFICATION GRADE<br>2A| |||TOTAL PHOSPHORUS(mg/l)||Ultra Violet||FECAL COLIFORM|REMARKS<br>Enter any other comments, observations, operating problems, equipment failure, etc||| |Day|Date|Influent<br>Type|Effluent<br>Type|MW/CM2<br>#1<br>#2||Effluent<br>MF or MPN/100ml|||| |Sat|01|||100%|0%||Red Hook Commons UV'S not currently working & in need of replacement of Bulb's.||| |Sun|02|||100%|0%||There has been customer complaints referencing odor from wastewater treatment plant, intial investigation<br>found that some odors are coming from odoris wastewater discharge, while other investigations have found that<br>the odor seems to be coming from the facilities EQ tank vent. The village is aware & are working on a<br>remdiation for the odors from the EQ vent line.||| |Mon|03|||100%|0%||||| |Tue|04|||100%|0%||||| |Wed|05|||100%|0%||||| |Thur|06|||100%|0%||||| |Fri|07|||100%|0%|24196|||| |Sat|08|||100%|0%||||| |Sun|09|||100%|0%||||| |Mon|10|||100%|0%||||| |Tue|11|||100%|0%||||| |Wed|12|||100%|0%||||| |Thur|13|||100%|0%||||| |Fri|14|||100%|0%||||| |Sat|15|||100%|0%||||| |Sun|16|||100%|0%||||| |Mon|17|||100%|0%||||| |Tue|18|||100%|0%||||| |Wed|19|||100%|0%||||| |Thur|20|||100%|0%||||| |Fri|21|||100%|0%||||| |Sat|22|||100%|0%||||| |Sun|23|||100%|0%||||| |Mon|24|||100%|0%||||| |Tue|25|||100%|0%||||| |Wed|26|||100%|0%||||| |Thur|27|||100%|0%||||| |Fri|28|||100%|0%||||| ||01||||||||| ||02||||||||| ||03||||||||| |||30 day flow-weighted avg.(1)<br>Influent(mg/l) Effluent(mg/l)||Monthly<br> Minimum(1) Maximum<br>0<br>1||30 day Geometric Mean (1)<br>24196|||| |||lbs/day|||||||| ||||||||||| (1) Refer to current edition of "Notice to SPDES Permitees Regarding Use of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Discharge Monitoring Report Form" for procedures to calculate loadings, flow-weighted average, geometric mean, maximum minimum, percent removal, etc. Note: Refer to current SPDES permit for specific monitoring requirements. Sample type for chlorine residual and fecal coliforms is grab. |58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2|58.2| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||FIXED MEDIA<br>PROCESS CONTROL||ACTIVATION SLUDGE<br>PROCESS CONTROL||||| |||Dissolved<br>Oxygen||Ammonia as<br>Nitrogen||TKN as Nitrogen||Ulimate Oxygen<br>Demand||Recirculation<br>Rate|Media Effluent<br>Settleable<br>Solids|Mixed<br>Liquor<br>S.S. (MLSS)|Settleable Sludge<br>Volume (SSV) ml/l||Return Act.<br>Sludge<br>(RAS)|Waste Act.<br>Sludge<br>(WAS)| |Day|Date||Effluent||Effluent||Effluent||Effluent|M.G.D|ml/l|mg/l|30Min|60 Min|M.G.D|Gallons| |Sat|01||7.0|||||||||||||| |Sun|02||7.0|||||||||||||| |Mon|03||7.0|||||||||||||| |Tue|04||6.0|||||||||||||| |Wed|05||5.0|||||||||||||| |Thur|06||5.0|||||||||||||| |Fri|07||6.0||45.2||58.2||354|||||||| |Sat|08||7.0|||||||||||||| |Sun|09||6.0|||||||||||||| |Mon|10||5.0|||||||||||||| |Tue|11||5.0|||||||||||||| |Wed|12||5.0|||||||||||||| |Thur|13||6.0|||||||||||||| |Fri|14||6.0|||||||||||||| |Sat|15||6.0|||||||||||||| |Sun|16||7.0|||||||||||||| |Mon|17||5.0|||||||||||||| |Tue|18||5.0|||||||||||||| |Wed|19||5.0|||||||||||||| |Thur|20||5.0|||||||||||||| |Fri|21||5.0|||||||||||||| |Sat|22||3.0|||||||||||||| |Sun|23||5.8|||||||||||||| |Mon|24||5.9|||||||||||||| |Tue|25||5.0|||||||||||||| |Wed|26||5.0|||||||||||||| |Thur|27||3.3|||||||||||||| |Fri|28||2.3|||||||||||||| ||01|||||||||||||||| ||02|||||||||||||||| ||03|||||||||||||||| ||||5.4|||||||||||||| |||||lbs/day||lbs/day||0.000<br>lbs/day||||||||| ## **Effect on Receiving Stream** ||||| |---|---|---|---| |**Effect on Receiving Stream**<br>Name and amount of chemicals used in treatment process<br>Sludge Removal from Plant:|||| |NAME OF RECEIVING STREAM|||<br> <br>during month.<br>a. Amount<br>gallons<br>a. Chlorine<br>lbs.<br>b. Solid Content<br>%<br>b. Sodium Hypochlorite<br>gal.<br>c.<br>Volatile Solids Content<br>%<br>c. soda Ash<br>lbs.<br>d. Disposal Site<br>Superior Sanitation<br>d.<br>lbs.<br>e.<br>lbs.<br>f.<br>lbs.<br>Amount of electrical power consumed<br>Other Solid Waters:<br>a. Commercial<br>kilowatt hours<br>a. Screening<br>cubic feet<br>b. Stand-by<br>kilowatt hours<br>b. Grit<br>cubic feet<br>c.<br>Ashes<br>tons<br>Amount of fuel consumed<br>d.<br>a. Natural Gas<br>cubic feet<br>e.<br>b. Oil<br>gallons<br>f.<br>c. Gasoline<br>gallons<br>g. Disposal Site Private hauler<br>d. Coal<br>tons<br>e. Digester Gas<br>cubic feet<br>f.<br>Propane<br>gallons<br>Digester Gas Wasted<br>cubic feet<br>Labor expended:<br>POSITION NAME<br>NUMBER FULL TIME<br>NUMBER PART TIME<br>TOTAL HOURS<br>Supervisor<br>Chief Operator<br>Operator<br>Mechanic<br>I hereby affirm under penality of perjury that information proided on this form is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. False statements made<br>herein are punishable as a Class A misdemeanor pursuant to Section 210.45 of the Penal Law.<br>Signature of Chief Operator or Designated Facility Representative| |DATE<br>STATION|PARAMETER|RESULT|| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||

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