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0Et4vOFCMy� U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br />pw National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <br />NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE <br />s WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE TWIN CITIES <br />�perr,T`s Gf '+�F <br />1733 Lake Drive West <br />Chanhassen, MN 55317-8581 <br />June 5, 2023 <br />Chris Sumstad I Tom Geiser <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />1705 Main St. <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />Dear Chris and Tom, <br />I wanted to express our sincere gratitude to your staff for installing a conduit to make it possible <br />for the National Weather Service COOP station temperature sensor to be sited on the northeast <br />side of the property after construction was complete at the new municipal utilities' facility. <br />Dan Plude, Curt Arndt, Russell Stuhr, Luke Hafften, and Jeremy Lindberg installed a <br />conduit from the temperature sensor post on the northeast side of the property all the way <br />underground to the basement floor of the new building, allowing the data box to be placed in the <br />break room. This made it possible for the temperature sensor to be placed in an area where the <br />most accurate measurements would be possible after the initial plan to install the sensor on the <br />west side of the building was changed due to concerns with locating it near the irrigation system. <br />I want to especially thank Dan Plude for his help with locating an alternate location for the <br />temperature sensor and offering to put in the conduit to make the installation possible at the new <br />location. Dan also helped us place the wiring in the break room to make sure that the data box <br />was in a convenient location for the staff to take daily weather observations. <br />I also wanted to thank Katy Olson, for providing valuable feedback with finding an alternate <br />location for the equipment, as well as serving as the main contact for the COOP weather station. <br />We really appreciate our partnership with your office on the official weather observations for Elk <br />River via the COOP program. The measurements your staff provides make it possible for us to <br />provide weather records for the area, as well as monitor real-time and long-term climate trends. <br />With gratitude, <br />Michelle Margraf <br />Observing Program Leader <br />National Weather Service Twin Cities <br />187 <br />