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Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Dave Ninow —Water Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />December 12, 2023 <br />6.1h <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Delivered 13 new water meters, installed a Smart Point module, and took curb stop ties. <br />• Completed 15 BACTI/Total Chlorine Residual Samples <br />o All confirmed negative for Coliform Bacteria <br />o Bacteriological/Disinfectant Residual Monthly Report submitted to the MDH <br />• Completed 20 routine fluoride samples <br />o All samples met MDH standards <br />o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report <br />• Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the Diesel Generation Plant to the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />• The pump that was removed from Well #4 for inspection was in poor condition and <br />needed replacement. The new pump, motor, and drop pipe have been reinstalled. <br />Because Well #4 is a naturally flowing well water flows over the top of the well casing <br />once the cap has been removed. The fire department brought a pumper truck to keep <br />the water at bay during the removal, televising, and reinstallation process. A big thank <br />you to the fire department for their assistance. <br />• The panel view operator interface terminal that failed has been replaced at the water <br />treatment plant for Wells #7 and #9. The programable logic controller (PLC) was also <br />replaced to allow for transitioning our Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) <br />system from communicating through radio to fiber optic. This project has been <br />identified in the water capital budget. <br />• The water operators have started annual maintenance of the water treatment plants. <br />This process includes inspecting and recharging the iron and manganese removal <br />pressure filters. <br />Page Iof2 <br />190 <br />