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,,/ Elk River Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Eric Volk- Water Superintendent John Dietz—Chair Al Nadeau—Vice Chair Daryl Thompson—Trustee MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: September 13, 2016 6.1e SUBJECT: Staff Update DISCUSSION: • Delivered seven new water meters. • Sealed the water meter, and took curb stop ties from ten water services. • Went on seven service calls. • Completed 25 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples o All confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria. • Completed 20 routine fluoride samples o All samples met MDH standards. • Completed one validation fluoride sample mandated by the MDH. • The water operators have completed the work on all of the hydrants that were scheduled for maintenance this year. Upon that completion,the 1,200+hydrants in our system have had preventative maintenance performed on them within the past four years. The private hydrants have had maintenance completed three times. • The WTP#7 Expansion is on schedule. Some of the piping has been removed from inside the building. All of the footings and beams have been poured. The filter is scheduled to be set in place by the 9th of September. • The 2016 leak detection survey has been completed. It was discovered that ten fire hydrants were leaking which required repairs. We also discovered two water main breaks that have never surfaced; one break is located on the corner of County Road 30 and Macon Street and the other one is located in West Oaks. As the West Oaks break is on a private main it will be repaired by the association. ATTACHMENTS: • July Pumping by Well • July 2016 Accumulated Precipitation Graph • July 2016 Daily Temperature Graph POWERED 111BY 0 Page 1 of 1 NATURE Reliable Public Power Provider POWERED To S E F,E 148