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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 Page 3 Silencing the Sound WIN Waste Innovations offi cial credits a new silencer system with keeping the noise level down in recent turbine shutdown By Mark E. Vogler S augus Board of Health members are happy about what they are hearing – or not hearing – this summer related to the noise emanating from the WIN Waste Innovations trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 in Saugus. Usually in the past, the board would fi eld numerous neighborhood complaints about disruptive noise every time a turbine tripped and had to be shut down for maintenance at the former Wheelabrator plant. But things have been quiet so far this summer – even after the recent tripping of a turbine at the plant – an incident that would draw numerous neighborhood complaints in recent years. The installation of the new silencer at a cost of $750,000 is responsible for the lack of noise from the plant and the absence of complaints from the neighborhood, according to WIN Waste Innovations’ VP of Waste to Energy, Peter DiCecco. “The newly installed silencer worked very well – worked like a charm,” DiCecco told the Board of Health during a Wednesday night (July 14) meeting conducted virtually via Zoom videoconferencing. DiCecco told the board that there were “no audible sounds from that silencer.” “It’s good seeing the investment there coming to fruition and doing its job,” DiCecco said. “Probably a year ago, you would probably be talking about it right now,” he added. Board of Health Chair William Heff ernan was pleased with the progress the company has made in drastically reducing the sound. “Kudos to your team,” Heff ernan told DiCecco. “I heard about it,” he said of the recent turbine shutdown. “I did not receive any phone calls, which is odd when the turbine seems to go down,” Heff ernan said. “I just want to say ‘thank you’ to you and your entire team. That was a worthwhile investment and it seems to be paying off already. So, thank you very much,” he said. A consultant hired by WIN Waste Innovations determined that the new silencer installed at the plant this past spring could reduce the noise level from 96 decibels to 70 decibels – roughly the difference between the sound of a power mower and a vacuum cleaner. WIN Waste InnoRevereTV Spotlight L et’s introduce RevereTV’s four summer interns! Arianna Sweeney is a Revere High School student who is interning at the studio to explore her interests in digital media and television. Chris Fortin is heading to Emerson College in the fall, majoring in Media Production, and hopes to get some hands-on experience around the studio this summer. Isabella Pino, already a community volunteer at RevereTV, is studying at UMass Boston with a major in Communications. Angelina Gallarelli has also volunteered at RTV in various studio and member productions, and is now pursuing her interests in fi lmmaking. RevereTV is a great place to be introduced to all sorts of production skills no matter what route these students hope to take in the future. All four have already taken the core production classes RTV off ers to all community members. With the new equipment and studio this year, even current community members will need a refresher when they come back! These classes include studio directing, fi lm composition, fi eld production, and editing. The RTV interns participated in a few productions last week. vations learned of the less-noisy alternative as a result of an ongoing consultant’s engineering study being performed as a condition of a state Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) consent order in response to numerous citizen noise complaints and enforcement action initiated by the Saugus Board of Health about two years ago. The noise emanating from the plant generated frequent complaints from Saugus, Revere and Lynn. But the Board of Health received no recent complaints from people in the three communities who were irked by the noise in the past, according to Heff ernan. In his briefing of Board of Health members, DiCecco noted other improvements at the plant, including a new fi re alarm system call box that has been programmed and is scheduled to be tested next week by the Saugus Fire Department. Heff ernan asked DiCecco for the company’s explanation of another recent instance of a company hauling low level radioactive wastes to the Saugus plant. DiCecco deferred to Plant Manager Chris Bourque for an explanation. Bourque told the Board of Health that censors at the plant detected the presence of a radioactive material – probably iodine – and the material was removed from the truck and processed. “I’ve seen two of these incidents in the last six months,” Heffernan said. “The censors worked as necessary,” he said. “It’s nice to know that when something gets in there before it gets into the plant, that you are able to fl ag it,” he said. $2.39 GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net Lawrence A. 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These PSAs are recorded in four languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic, and are posted to the RTV Facebook and YouTube pages as well. The Revere Farmers Market is opening this month. Stay on the lookout over the next few weeks for an intern-produced video package about the Farmers Market. This takes place on the lawn of American Legion Hall on Broadway every Friday in July and into the fall. These highlights will soon be posted to RevereTV’s social media accounts, and will be playing on the Community Channel throughout the week. A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Same Location * Same Service for over 49 Years! CIGAR GIFT PACKS UNDER $50 Accessories ---------Cigar Chris Dan Steve GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE Summer Is Here & So Are We! 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