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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: FROM: <br />ERMU Commission Dave Ninow – Water Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />March8, 2022 6.1j <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Delivered fifteennew water meters. <br /> Sealed the water meter, installed an encoder receiver transmitter, and took curb stop <br />ties from tenwater services. <br /> Completed 15 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples <br />o All confirmednegative for Coliform Bacteria <br />o Bacteriological/Disinfectant Residual Monthly Report submitted to the MDH <br /> Completed 19 routine fluoride samples <br />o All samples met MDH standards <br />o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report <br />o Completed one MDH validation fluoride sample <br /> Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the diesel generation plant to the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br /> Submitted Tier II Annual Reports to the Department of Homeland Security for the diesel <br />generation plant and all the water treatment plants. <br /> <br /> On February 20,a customer reported pink colored water coming from their facuet, we <br />quickly discovered and correctedan overfeed of sodium permanganateat the water <br />treatmentplant for well #6. Staff flushed fire hydrantsin the area toremoveallpink <br />water in the water mains. Theoverfeed was a result of the permanganatepump feed <br />ratebeing mistakenlychanged the priorweek. <br /> T-Mobile/Sprint is finishing upgrades to antenna equipment on Auburn Street Water <br />Tower. They will also be upgrading equipment on Johnson Street Water Tower in March. <br />Elfering & Associates sent a letter to the contractor for the County Road 13 <br />rehabilitation project informing them of the quantities ERMU has approved for the <br />water main lowering and insulating work that has been done. If they do not schedule a <br />meeting to discuss those quantities by March 9, we will consider the lack of response an <br />acceptance of the terms presented. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />February2022 Pumping by Well <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />221 <br />