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��i <br />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 />January 14, 2025 <br />6.1h <br />SUBJECT: <br />Staff Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• Delivered a water meter, installed a Smart Point module, and took curb stop ties for 15 <br />new water services <br />• Completed 20 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 for the Diesel Generation Plant to the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />• Work continues switching the water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) <br />system from radio communication to fiber optic communication utilizing our fiber ring. <br />The controls for wells #5 and 7, Auburn Street Water Tower, and Johnson Street Water <br />Tower are now switched over to fiber communications. <br />• The National Weather Service plans to deliver an award to recognize ERMU for <br />partnering with them for the past 75 years. Since August 1, 1949, we have supported <br />NWS on the COOP Weather Station by reporting daily weather observations in Elk River. <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 />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• December 2024 Pumping by Well <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />93 <br />