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Elk River -= <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />April 8, 2009 <br />TO: Elk River Utilities Commission <br />John Dietz <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />Daryl Thompson <br />FROM: Wade Lovelette <br />SUBJ: Technical Services Department Staff Update <br />• We have been using the infrared camera on our system. <br />• We have also been working on updating the spec books. <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />• We received the Fuel Analysis Control Testing Report from Titan Laboratories and <br />everything looks good. This test is done by sending a sample of the fuel in the tanks and <br />they test for bacteria, sulfur, water, etc. <br />• On March 19`h and April 8`h we had the Math Mentor program. <br />• We are controlling the level of Lake Orono with the gates. During the week of March <br />22"d the lake began to rise. <br />• We will need to change the oil on Engine #2 because of high concentrations of copper <br />and lead per Titan Laboratories oil test results. <br />• Steve is performing Web deflections on the engines this month. <br />• The number of locate tickets are steadily increasing for the Locating Department. <br />• We had 7 sales and 23 service calls for the Security Department. <br />• Metering Department -Adam attended a Product Introduction seminar put on by Electro <br />Industries. Most of the off-peak customers on our system use their products and it's nice <br />to know how the equipment works. He learned how the equipment responds to different <br />temps and wiring methods for trouble shooting. Now we can help our customers know <br />how to turn their systems on so we can test our off peak equipment. They are also testing <br />an "MC Light" (meter reading device). <br />