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• <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />(763) 441 -2020 <br />• <br />C <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />David Berg — Water Superintendent <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Daryl Thompson, Vice Chair <br />Allan Nadeau, Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />March 19, 2013 16.1 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The Water department has been busy finishing cleaning the last well filter and has been <br />rebuilding all of the chemical pumps. We have also started painting pressure filters at a well and <br />are replacing chemical lines. <br />The contractor will start prepping the Freeport St. water tower for painting soon so we have been <br />going through and making sure all of the lights and outlets work and that the tower is completely <br />cleaned out before they start their work. <br />I have attached a letter from Jake Mathre, Sales Manager at Conserva Irrigation, complementing <br />our Water and Conservation departments on our passion and commitment to our community. <br />I have also attached a few articles regarding the water drought concern. We will provide more <br />information as it comes. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• Letter from Jake Mathre, Sales Manager at Conserva Irrigation <br />• Star Tribune article by Josephine Marcotty titled "State draining water supplies as nature <br />can't keep up with demand" <br />O <br />Reliable Public <br />Power Provider <br />P 0 V f A f 0 e r <br />NATUREI <br />P o w F R F D T o S F R v F <br />