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. Water Conservation Tips <br /> Here at ERMU, we strive to save our customers money. There are <br /> numerous ways to save water so your bill stays low. <br /> Biggest$aver Fixes: <br /> • Running Toilets: A toilet can run over 12,000 gallons in a day if <br /> there is a leak.That's more than double the typ ical use for an entire <br /> household in a month. Be sure your toilet isn't running. If you . \- <br /> need help identifying a leak, you could take a couple of drops of <br /> food coloring and put them in the tank of the toilet. If, after a few ;!:;:?1-7 <br /> minutes, no food coloring has seeped into the toilet bowl, there is <br /> no leak. If the food coloring transfers into the bowl, there is a leak. <br /> Some toilets are intermittent with their leaks. If you hear running <br /> water longer than a minute after a flush,you may want to investigate. <br /> • Leaking Faucet:This may seem minimal, but it can add up fast!Get <br /> those drips fixed.At least put a cup below it to pour on your thirsty plants. <br /> • Overirrigation:This is the number one waste of water, but it's generally the easiest to fix.You <br /> can have green grass without excessive watering. Check out our Web site for irrigation tips and <br /> other information on our SMART Irrigation Rebate. <br /> --a <br /> \`Z,\, ' I ELK RIVER, MINN. <br /> Elk River's Water Source <br /> & System \ ! ,� ., ,.w <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities <br /> (ERMU)customers are supplied r�J�\ -- <br /> with water from eight wells ranging h1 I H ' 1 !II- <br /> I <br /> from 225 to 454 feet in depth. 11lL J err le <br /> Our wells draw ground water from �` ]� 1.�" <br /> the Mt. Simon Hinckley aquifer. \� 1 <br /> ERMU's water system contains i'17711:,,fri <br /> � 1i � °``" a _'=more than 109 miles of water \ _ r `> ' <br /> mains, which serve approximately "`: <br /> . 4,700 customers. Our treatment 1 <br /> facilities provided more than 782 <br /> million gallons of clean drinking <br /> water in 2014. We currently have <br /> four water towers that have a total storage capacity of 4,000,000 gallons of water.There are 1,210 <br /> hydrants in our water system that are used for fire protection and water quality. <br /> 260 <br />