Public Meeting Notice  Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities Meeting - 8.14.26

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In accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that the Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities will be convening their monthly meeting. 

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, please reach out to Cheryl Yebba at 617- 701-8711. The Agency will make best efforts to accommodate requests received in a timely manner.  

In accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that the Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities convened a regular monthly meeting on:

Microsoft Teams meeting August 14, 2026

The topics shown below were discussed at the aforementioned meeting: At 11:05 A.M. Acting Chair B. Lukis called the open meeting to order.  

Informational note: All votes were taken by roll call. Where each member voted in favor, the vote will be reported as unanimous.

Board members present: 

• Mr. Blake Lukis, Acting Chair
• Ms. Erin Graham
• Ms. Parker Honey
• Mr. Andrew Reid

Board members absent:

• Mr. Michael Celona, Chairman
• Mr. David Coppes

DOL Staff present: 

• Ryan Doherty, Executive Director  
• Aashna Alim, Program Coordinator  
• Sharlia Bennett, Program Coordinator
• Peter Kelley, Esq., Board Counsel
• Salvatore Ciulla, Board Counsel

Acknowledged public attendees:

1. Reviewed July 10, 2026 meeting minutes.

a. A. Reid made a motion, and it was seconded by E. Graham, and the members present by majority VOTED: to approve the minutes as written.

b. Motion Passed - Roll Call:

2. Executive Director Reported:

a. The number of OIT applications processed and licensed since the July 2026 meeting:

b. Executive Director R. Doherty briefly discussed personnel changes within the licensing Unit, noting that A. Alim had been temporarily reassigned to a different licensing Unit and therefore will not be a point of contact for Board matters, and asked that these matters be sent to the Board email address drinkingwaterboard@mass.gov.

3. Board Counsel Reported:

a. P. Kelley, Esq. introduced S. Ciulla and noted that he may be taking over as counsel in the near future, but that nothing has been made official yet.

4. Discussed:

Exam course waiver request - N. Tranghese

A. Reid made a motion to request more information for his water treatment background and to require him to take the T1 exam in sequential order; and it was seconded by E. Graham, and the members present by majority VOTED: to approve the motion.

5. Discussed other matters not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of meeting:

No matters presented.

6. Training Contact Hour Applications:

7. Temporary Emergency Certificate & Provisional Certificate Status:

8. Reciprocity Application Review:

a. A MOTION was made by A. Reid, and it was seconded by E. Graham, and the members present unanimously VOTED: to deny the D1-Full Reciprocity due to insufficient experience and approved Ms. Rodgers for D1-Operator in Training license instead.

9. Application Review:

*Member Coppes recuses himself from any MWRA license applications.
**Member Lukis recuses himself from any Dedham-Westwood Water District license applications.
***Member Celona recuses himself from any Lynn Water & Sewer Commission applications.
****Member Reid recuses himself from any Weston & Sampson applications.

a. A MOTION was made by E. Graham, and it was seconded by A. Reid, and the members present unanimously VOTED: to approve all the decisions reflected above.

10. Adjournment

The next meeting is scheduled for September 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM.

a. A. Reid made a motion, E. Graham seconded, and the members present unanimously VOTED: to close open meeting and move to executive session and close the meeting after.

Documents relied upon during the open meeting:

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes of June 5, 2026
• Applications for review pending decisions

It is anticipated that the topics shown below will be discussed at the aforementioned meeting:

1. Review Minutes of the following meetings: 

• July 10, 2026

2. Executive Director Report:

• Number of OITs issued since July 2026 meeting:

3. Board Counsel Report 
4. Discussion

• Exam course waiver request – N. Tranghese

5. Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours in advance of the meeting
6. Training Contact Hour applications:  

7. Temporary Emergency Certificate and Provisional Certificate Status applications: 

8. Reciprocity applications:  

9. Application review: 

*Member Coppes recuses himself from any MWRA license applications. 

**Member Lukis recuses himself from any Dedham-Westwood Water District license applications. 

***Member Celona recuses himself from any Lynn Water & Sewer Commission applications. 

****Member Reid recuses himself from any Weston & Sampson applications.  

10. Executive Session (M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(1)) 

• To discuss individuals’ character, rather than competence 

11. Closed Session (M.G. L. c. 112, § 65C – Investigative conferences and settlement conferences) 

• Discuss complaints prior to the issuance of an order to show cause 
• Discuss terms of a negotiated settlement of complaint case 

12. Closed Session (M.G.L. c. 30A, § 18 ¶ 5(d)-Adjudicatory conferences)   

Adjournment – the next scheduled meeting is September 4, 2026