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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities Phone: 763.441.2020 <br /> 13069 Orono Parkway a P.O. Box 430 Fax: 763.441.8099 <br /> Elk River,MN 55330-0430 www.elkritiTerutilities.com <br /> The City of Elk River October 13, 2014 <br /> Attn: Mr. Cal Partner—City Administrator <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> Subject: Request for Approval of Trunk Utility Funding for Filter Plant Project Engineering, <br /> Mr. Portner, <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities requests funding from available water trunk utility funds for the <br /> engineering of a new Well #9 Water Filtration Plant be included for Council approval in the <br /> City's 2015 Capital Improvement Plan. The engineering has been estimate at$60,000. <br /> In 2012 ERMU began implementing a water distribution system upgrade to more efficiently <br /> utilize the capacity of our current wells and improve water distribution to the southeastern area of <br /> the urban service area. Specifically, the improvements are designed to provide additional water <br /> capacity to the new Natures Edge Business Park area. For the first phase of this project the <br /> Council approved the use of water trunk funds for a water main improvement project that <br /> rerouted water from Well #8 to connect with the water distribution system at Well #9 located on <br /> Twin Lakes Parkway. This project then rerouted the water output from Well#9 to the Well#7 <br /> Filtration Plant located on Twin Lakes Road. <br /> In 2013 the Council approved the use of water trunk funds for the second phase of this project for <br /> a 2014 water main improvements project that will add over 2,700 additional feet of water main on <br /> Twin Lakes Road from the Well 47 Filtration Plant to County Road 12. This project is currently <br /> under construction. <br /> The final phase of this project is to construct the Well#9 Filtration Plant adjoined to the Well 97 <br /> Filtration Plant. This project is projected for construction in 2016 with the engineering to be <br /> completed in 201 S. The funding for the filtration plant addition will likely be through the <br /> issuance of bonds in 2016. ERMU would like to utilize water trunk utility funds to pay for the <br /> 2015 engineering costs. This project is proposed as part of the 2015 ERMU capital budget and <br /> will be presented for final approval in December by the Utilities Commission contingent upon <br /> City Council approval of the use of trunk funds. <br /> Best Regards: <br /> Tray Adams, P.E. <br /> General Manager <br /> Cc: Eric Volk—Water Superintendent <br /> .Tustin Femrite, P.E.--City Engineer <br /> �, ; Tim Simon—City Financial Director p p N E 8 E U B T <br /> rA Am n F 3!4 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public <br /> Power Provider P o W F R F o To S E R V E <br />