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4r,;.Z, <br />Elk Riv <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 />January 9, 2024 <br />6.1h <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Delivered 5 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 19 routine fluoride samples <br />o All samples met MDH standards <br />o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report <br />• Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report for the Diesel Generation Plant to the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />• John Thom, Water Operations Specialist with Short Elliot Hendrickson will be conducting <br />a water treatment system operations course with the Minnesota Department of Health <br />at our new field services building. This course will consist of classes each Monday <br />evening for 10 weeks starting February 5, 2024. <br />• The programable logic controllers (PLC) have been replaced for wells 5, 7, and 9 to allow <br />for transitioning our Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system from <br />communicating through radio to fiber optic. The PLCs have also been replaced at the <br />Auburn and Johnson water towers for the SCADA communication switch to fiber along <br />with the new Advanced Metering Infrastructure meter reading equipment at those <br />locations. <br />• The water operators continue to perform preventative maintenance on the water <br />treatment plants. We are also repairing or upgrading any items requiring attention. <br />• Following up from questions at the December meeting, staff has done some research on <br />regulations and found no requirement for tiered water rates. However, ERMU is <br />required by the DNR to have water conservation measures in place and tiered water <br />rates count towards that. The MDH also highly encourages having them to provide <br />incentives for customers to conserve water. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• December 2023 Pumping by Well <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />m <br />