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~i \ <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />July ] 8, 2006 <br />Mr..1oe Richter <br />DNR Water <br />500 Lafayette Road <br />Box 48 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155-4048 <br />Subject: Water Appropriation Increase <br />Dear Mr. Richter; <br />phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />Our current water appropriation permit # is 7~-3215. The quantity is limited to 6800 gpm and <br />87~ million gallons per year. llue to the growth in Elk River, we desire to increase our water <br />appropriation to 1400 million gallons per year, which will accommodate approximately 5 years <br />of growth. We are also studying the potential of adding an additional Mt. Simon Hinckley well <br />in 2007. <br />Enclosed is the following information for your review as justification to increase the annual <br />allocation: <br />1) Elk River Municipal Utilities water statistic graphs <br />a) Peak day pumpage graph from 1991 to projected 2015 <br />b) Annual water pumpage from 1991 to projected 2015 <br />Elk River continues to be a fast growing community. Currently there are <br />approximately 17 commercial/Industrial buildings under construction that are <br />not yet on the water system. A couple of these will be large water users in the area <br />of ~0 million gallons per year each. <br />2) Elk River Municipal Utilities water sales reports reflecting residential and <br />commercial/Industrial sales, revenue and number of water meters. The increase <br />in meter again reflects Elk River's fast growth rate. <br />