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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Eric Volk - Water Superintendent <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> April 8, 2014 6.1E <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Staff Update <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> • Delivered 6 new residential water meters. <br /> • Sealed the water meter and took curb stop ties from 4 water services. <br /> • Shut off 2 water services and 2 electric services, also turned on 8 water services and 3 <br /> electric services. <br /> • Went on 4 Water Meter Service calls. <br /> • Completed 25 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples; all confirmed negative for <br /> Coliform Bacteria. <br /> • Completed 20 routine fluoride samples. All samples met MDH standards. <br /> • Completed 2 Radiochem samples for the Minnesota Department of Health. Radiochem <br /> samples are completed annually. The tests are conducted to determine how much radium <br /> and gross alpha is in our drinking water. <br /> • We ended up with a total of 42 frozen water services. Approximately 24 inches of frost <br /> has come out of the ground,but the frost still remains to be over 6 feet deep. <br /> • Mike, Angela, Pete, and Steve replaced all of the backwash valves at Well #7. This was <br /> done to repair the backwash system at Well #7. They also have replaced 2 air actuators <br /> with gear actuators and repaired one valve that was thought to be failing. By doing this <br /> they saved the water department roughly$16,000.00 in parts and labor. <br /> • Sprint is nearly complete with their antenna upgrades at the Gary and Johnson Street <br /> Towers. We are still in talks and plan reviews with Verizon to install antennas on the <br /> Gary and Johnson Street Towers. We have now started talks with Sprint to complete <br /> another antenna upgrade to the Gary and Auburn Street Water Towers. <br /> ,:. ► IIEIEI II <br /> ® /� <br /> E , 1 Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> E <br /> Reliable Reler POV/ER ED To SERVE <br /> 151 <br />