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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.9 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent September 8, 2020 Amanda Erickson, Environmental Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Water Quality Testing at Lake Orono Beach Brandon Wisner, Stormwater Coordinator <br />updated for 2021 <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the updated Water Quality Testing at Lake Orono Beach Policy <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Water quality has been tested at Lake Orono Beach during the summer months since 2011 to ensure bacteria levels <br />are within safe levels for people utilizing the public beach. In 2018, Elk River began monitoring E. coli bacteria <br />rather than fecal coliform, based on Minnesota Pollution Control Agency guidance. These standards produce <br />better quality results, lower costs and greater efficiency. <br /> <br />Beginning in 2021, Orono beach will be tested twice per week from Memorial Day through Labor Day by taking <br />three samples. If a high reading is recorded, additional sampling will be done every day until results meet acceptable <br />limits. Caution will only be posted if a high reading is recorded for at least two consecutive days. Caution will be <br />removed after results return to acceptable limits. The complete policy and notification process are detailed in the <br />Water Quality Testing Policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None, water quality lab fees continue to be a yearly budgeted item. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Provide information to the public regarding safety of public beach, opportunity to live, work, and play <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Water Quality Testing at Lake Orono Beach Policy <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />