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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 />February 11, 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 7 <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 21 routine fluoride samples <br />o All samples met MDH standards <br />o Submitted MDH Fluoride Report <br />• Submitted Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) to the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />Agency (MPCA) for the Water Treatment Plants. <br />• Submitted DMR to the MPCA for the Diesel Generation Plant. <br />• Completed and submitted the Water Treatment Plant Residual Solids Annual Report to <br />the MPCA. <br />• The pump, motor, shaft, and pipes that were removed from well #3 for preventive <br />maintenance and inspection have been reinstalled. The existing sections of pipe were <br />worn and needed to be replaced with new pipes. <br />• Work on switching the water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system <br />from radio communication to fiber optic communication utilizing our fiber ring <br />continues. The controls for well #4 are now switched over to fiber communications. <br />• Water Operator Derek Palmer was offered and has accepted the lead water operator <br />position. <br />• A job posting for an additional water operator has been advertised. The additional water <br />operator position is identified in the 2025 budget. <br />• The water operators continue to perform preventive maintenance on the water <br />treatment plants. We are also repairing or upgrading any items requiring attention. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• January 2025 Pumping by Well <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />126 <br />