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~/ <br />Elk River <br />Municip al Utilitie s <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />August 9, 2006 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />Jerry Takle <br />Jim Tralle <br />John Dietz <br />From: Bryan Adams <br />Subject: Miscellaneous Issues <br />phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.491.8099 <br />Enclosed is the packet for the Tuesday, August 22, 2006 commission meeting at 4:OOpm. <br />As seen by the graphs in the financial section, July was a peak month for electric and water <br />production. The August sales graphs next month will reflect July's consumption. <br />Our large electric projects continue to make good progress. We will update you at our <br />meeting. <br />As we start the budgeting process, we are starting to look at next years electric and water <br />load increases. Residential load increase will continue to be slow due to building slow down <br />and high gas prices, although Liberty Heights Estates development is moving forward. This <br />development has 469 lots per the attached drawing. The commercial/industrial development <br />remains very strong. The attached sheet titled `2007 Commercial/Industrial Electric Growth' <br />reflects estimated projects and electric load growth. This is an approximate 15% increase for <br />commercial/industrial electric load. This project will probably require an additional well for <br />the 2008 watering season with construction in late 2007. <br />Copper and aluminum metal prices continue to remain high. The attached article titled <br />"Price of scrap includes Death" explains what happens to thieves taking copper out of <br />transformers. <br />Attached is a copy of a letter dated 8-4-06 to ISD 728 concerning the use of an irrigation well <br />at Twin Lakes Elementary School. <br />