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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 /> February 9, 2016 2.4 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> 2015 Elk River Municipal Utilities DNR Water Use Report <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> Every year we are required to report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(DNR) <br /> the amount of water we pump, sell, and use for our own purposes. In this report the DNR can <br /> track the amount of unaccounted for water that is possibly due to line loss. <br /> In 2015 we accounted for roughly 94.6%of the water we pumped. That means we had 5.4%loss. <br /> The DNR mandates that you remain below a 10% loss each year. We are in a pretty good <br /> position with our 5.4%. <br /> This year we will be implementing a leak detection program to either locate leaks, or verify that <br /> our system is in great working condition. <br /> I have attached the 2015 DNR Water Use Report. The report shows how many gallons we sold <br /> for residential, commercial, irrigation, and the amount we used. The amounts we used are mostly <br /> for hydrant flushing, water tower maintenance, and for filter backwashing. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • 2015 ERMU DNR Water Use Report <br /> [P—OIVEREI 81 <br /> IER <br /> Page 1 of 1 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public' <br /> Power Provider P 0WE 0.E D T O S ERV E <br /> 50 <br />