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Elk River <br />Munici~ al Utilitie s <br />13069 Orono arkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />763.441.2020 <br />Education /Seminar Report <br />Name: Troy Adams Date: October 1 2007 <br />Dates Attended: September 17-20, 2007 Location: Seattle, WA <br />Title of education /seminar: Constructing, Operating, and Maintaining Underground <br />Distribution Systems. <br />Organization Sponsoring Education /Seminar: APPA <br />Why did the employee choose to attend?: <br />ERMU General Manager Bryan Adams recommended that he and I attend this course to <br />obtain an overview of underground distribution design and learn current industry trends. <br />What information was learned by attending?: <br />This course ag ve a general introduction to underg,Lound distributions s~planning <br />design components, and reliability. Comprised of a diverse group including <br />management engineers, linemen, and a commissioner, this class provided a valuable <br />experience from the discussion of system design and other tangent utility topics. Some <br />noted topics include: XLPE vs EPR conductor, conduit vs direct buried, inspection <br />program and documentation, fault current and fuse coordination, XFMR sizing and <br />system XFMR loading analysis, The concepts learned during this course have been <br />immediately beneficial to me at ERMU. <br />Was the information conveyed to your supervisor and co-workers?: <br />The information was discussed with Bryan and Glenn Sundeen and later discussed with <br />the linemen as a group. <br />~~ ~ <br />Employee Signature• " l <br />